using a shock pump for tyres?

Cychlo-path said:

It seems that suspension pumps offer a good price:pressure ratio over the
range of floor pumps with portability and inbuilt pressure gauge to boot;
but having never had air suspension i'm in the dark as to these pumps.

Can they be used to inflate tyre tubes?

Yes

Quoted message said:

I understand they can but because
they deliver low volume for fine suspension adjustment it takes a long time
to pump up a tube? If so what is the reality of the time taken to pump up a
tube (road and mtb)? (i'm primarily looking to take with me on my roadbike
as the 100psi is beyond my current array of standard mtb pumps)

Believe me you don't want to use a shock pump for a road tire and
certainly not for a MTB tire. It takes a very, very long time to get the
volume. Pressure is no problem.

Quoted message said:

Also, what valves do these pumps use?

Mine is for a schrader valve.

A brief google sesh revealed a pump

Quoted message said:

which has a schrader and presta adaptor, is this standard? It strikes me as
strange i guess because i assumed schrader valves wouldn't hold the pressure
required of a suspension system? (therefore specific dual design for
fork/tyres?)

You assumed wrong.

Get a decent floor pump, and you are done for life.

Lou
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Quoted message said:

Cychlo-path said:

It seems that suspension pumps offer a good price:pressure ratio over the
range of floor pumps with portability and inbuilt pressure gauge to boot;
but having never had air suspension i'm in the dark as to these pumps.

Can they be used to inflate tyre tubes?

Yes

Quoted message said:

I understand they can but because
they deliver low volume for fine suspension adjustment it takes a long
time
to pump up a tube? If so what is the reality of the time taken to pump up
a
tube (road and mtb)? (i'm primarily looking to take with me on my
roadbike
as the 100psi is beyond my current array of standard mtb pumps)

Believe me you don't want to use a shock pump for a road tire and
certainly not for a MTB tire. It takes a very, very long time to get the
volume. Pressure is no problem.

Quoted message said:

Also, what valves do these pumps use?

Mine is for a schrader valve.

A brief google sesh revealed a pump

Quoted message said:

which has a schrader and presta adaptor, is this standard? It strikes me
as
strange i guess because i assumed schrader valves wouldn't hold the
pressure
required of a suspension system? (therefore specific dual design for
fork/tyres?)

You assumed wrong.

Get a decent floor pump, and you are done for life.

Lou
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And, you'll be walking when you get a flat and you're not in your
driveway - not much fun in cycling shoes. Get a decent portable pump (Road
Morph for me now, Zefal frame pump previously) and you'll be good to go
anywhere.

Cal

Cychlo-path said:

It seems that suspension pumps offer a good price:pressure ratio over the
range of floor pumps with portability and inbuilt pressure gauge to boot;
but having never had air suspension i'm in the dark as to these pumps.

Can they be used to inflate tyre tubes? I understand they can but because
they deliver low volume for fine suspension adjustment it takes a long time
to pump up a tube? If so what is the reality of the time taken to pump up a
tube (road and mtb)? (i'm primarily looking to take with me on my roadbike
as the 100psi is beyond my current array of standard mtb pumps)

volume is less than 100 times that of a standard pump. it'll therefore
take you that many times longer to inflate your tire. unless you have a
leak which needs fixing, you don't need a suspension pump on the trail.

Quoted message said:

Also, what valves do these pumps use? A brief google sesh revealed a pump
which has a schrader and presta adaptor, is this standard? It strikes me as
strange i guess because i assumed schrader valves wouldn't hold the pressure
required of a suspension system? (therefore specific dual design for
fork/tyres?)

Thanks