self contained tire pumps

the Ferret said:
Obo.... would you be so kind as to report back in after unboxing and testing? Maybe take a tire down to 25# in your garage and blow it up to 42 using the unit and let us know how it goes.

one report I read said they had a 1 year warranty and " should at least last that long" lol
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OK, here's the deets.

As noted earlier, I was looking at the larger Fanttik X8 & smaller X9 previously, before I even saw the Fanttik S100 at Costco. S100 seems to be a Costco specific version, identical to X8 except for the yellow stripe on the case.

Price in Cdn was $59. (Amazon.ca's x8 is $165 on sale right now, x9 is on sale for $90)
Easy to open box, packed fine.
Inside was the pump, air hose, manual, needle vale adapter, schrader-presta valve adapter (for some road bicycles), USBA to C charging cable, small storage tote bag.
Unit was ~3/4 charged from factory.
Has built in LED light, actual pressure indicator, auto off when set pressure is reached, "preset max" values for car, MC, bicycle, ball, and a manual set mode.
Unit shuts off at the set pressure in the preset modes. You can adjust the preset values as it's pumping or beforehand.
Unit charges via the USBC port on the bottom, and has a USBA port to use as a battery bank. Has a cable, but no wall charging brick / 12v charger. 5V/3A USB charger is recommended. Output is 5V/2A.
Battery states 11.1v/28.86Wh
Max pressure 150psi.
Pump sound level under 80db at 1m distance.
Unit can't be used while charging.
Battery indicator is 4 bars: 1 bar flashing = below 20%, 1 bar under 25%, 2 bars 25-50%, 3 bars 50-75%, 4 bars 75-100%
Manual states operating temp 0C to 45C, storage temps -10C to 45C.
Charging time from empty <4 hrs.

For the "test" I used a car tire as it was easiest to get to, given the MC's are all squished in the back garage. Tire size was a 205/55R16 (for a rough volume comparison to a MC tire.)
Tire was not mounted on the car. Temp was 11C. The unit had been sitting charged for in my car for 6 days, with 4 of those days being well below freezing (down to -18C)
Screwing on the air hose did not result in any loss of air from the tire. I was expecting it to, so that was a pleasant surprise.
Turning the unit on showed the tire pressure, battery status, set pressure.
Starting from 25psi, I set it to 38psi. It took 2m 45s to inflate. Battery still showing 4 bars (80-100% per manual)
Let is sit 10 mins, and did the 2nd run, from 25psi to 42psi. It took 3m 45s to inflate. Battery showing 3 bars (50-75%). It dropped from 4 bars to 3 at about 1m15s into the second pumping.

Thoughts... I like it. Should be fine to pump up the tires even if flat, assuming the battery holds a charge. As the hose didn't leak air with install or removal from the tire, and wasn't hard to screw on or off, I don't think I'd buy the longer quick release hose. I'll be using it on my Wing with already has 90* valve stems. A standard valve stem on a ST1300 might be a different story. I'll be using it in the Summer, so will have to see how warmer weather affects usage and storage.

I have no regrets at this point. Being a Costco purchase, should I have issues, a refund or replacement shouldn't be a problem even beyond 1yr. Manual does say 12 month.


Would I recommend based on my usage and what I've seen, read, reviewed and researched on-line? Yes.
 
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Thanks for that great report Obo. Sounds like a nice unit. I dont have a Costco membership, but I think my daughter does. I think I'll ask her to pick me one up.

Edit: texted my son in law and asked him to pick me one up next time he goes to Costco. 10 mins later he texts me back and said it will be delivered to my house Wednesday. How about that lol
 
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Obo said:
Hate to say it, but the good old foot pump can't be beat for simplicity and no power needed.. other than a leg workout!
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Great for use at home but I'm sure it won't pack well in a pannier. At least not without leaving some other stuff out.

I had occasion to use a large double cylinder bike pump on the ST's flat rear tire. Lesson learned –manual pumps are for off the grid Ted Kazinsky types. I have yet to find a battery (as in internal) powered pump that I'd trust.

For home use I have a Ryobi inflater that's a little quieter than several I've tried. Since is can use any Ryobi 18V battery there's no problem of not being able to top of all four car tires and the ST. Dial in the pressure and it stops where you want it. It can use any of their 2-8A batteries. it should pack well though the 6-8A batteries might need a lot of counter rudder to keep from going in circles.

Checking just now it would take up less room than a foot pump depending on the battery used. Charging the battery at a Best Western would be an issue. There's no USB port so a Ryobi charger is needed.

So it's bigger and has more storage demands than any of the compact battery powered pumps and a charger adds bulk. But depending on how many days I'd be on the road I might try a 2-4A battery from their premium battery line.

I think anybody with a Ryobi/DeWalt/Milwaukee battery tool cache should have their inflator especially if they don't have a compressor. I don't and even if I did these inflators are so much more convenient. Depending on what your brand has available it might even pack satisfactorily in a pannier. Unless you've found one of the small types mentioned that work well enough.
 
Bezoville has the Fanttik X8 tire pump for $99 with a $24 coupon discount for for $84.16 out my way. That includes a 10.75% sales tax and yellow racing stripe. I'm tempted.
 
Pop-Pop said:
Yea, a bad feeling. Chinese batteries dont last. Hook up a usb and charge everything! Pump your tires off it. Go buy a little slime pump.
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I have a Dyna Plug 12V pump that runs off my battery tender jr plug see post #13, but I wanted a stand alone unit just in case.
 
:unsure: I'm not sure I understand what you're saying Pop-Pop. If you kill your battery, how can you run anything off of it?
 
the Ferret said:
:unsure: I'm not sure I understand what you're saying Pop-Pop. If you kill your battery, how can you run anything off of it?
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I have a jump kit for batteries that run too low. Its called a noco boost plus. If i leave my lights on and drain a bunch of the bikes battery, i hook it up and give it a jump It also has a safety light and i can use it as a charger for my phone, pumps etc. look it up. Best hundred u can spend if u tour.
 
Pop-Pop said:
I have a jump kit for batteries that run too low. Its called a noco boost plus. If i leave my lights on and drain a bunch of the bikes battery, i hook it up and give it a jump It also has a safety light and i can use it as a charger for my phone, pumps etc. look it up. Best hundred u can spend if u tour.
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Oh yea, I have one of those too
 
If my math is right, this one will fit in the right glove box (and definitely in the left one) and at $26 with a 90° locking chuck, it's hard to argue with.

I used to have a "cigarette lighter" on the right rear fairing panel on my ST, since replaced with a USB port, but it's not a bad place to install one, and you could also modify the cord for the inflator to work with a SAE jack like battery tenders use.
 
tpasco1995 said:
If my math is right, this one will fit in the right glove box (and definitely in the left one) and at $26 with a 90° locking chuck, it's hard to argue with.

I used to have a "cigarette lighter" on the right rear fairing panel on my ST, since replaced with a USB port, but it's not a bad place to install one, and you could also modify the cord for the inflator to work with a SAE jack like battery tenders use.
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On my 1100 i had the “lighter” in my left pocket. I kept the lighter because my slime had the male end
 
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