Our minimalist Air Kiss CO2 bike inflator will give you quick and easy inflation when a flat tire strikes. It’s so small you won’t even know it’s along for the ride until you really need it.
13 avaliações para Planet Bike Air Kiss CO2 Bike tire inflator
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D. Selvage (comprador verificado) –
Highly Portable, Works Great
I have owned the Air Kiss for a couple seasons now. I have fixed a few of flats and used this to re-inflate after replacing or patching the tubes. It has worked very well on both Schrader and Presta valves.Something this small has to be clever in how it is implemented. Some of its operation is not immediately obvious and it pays to read the instructions that come with it to make sure that you understand the finer points.A couple of hints here:-Cartridges come in two distinct types: threaded and unthreaded. You need threaded ones with this. They also come in multiple sizes. Get the right size for your tires and pressure requirements.-The cartridge is punctured as it is threaded on. Do not thread the cartridge onto the the Air Kiss until you are ready to use it.-The sleeve that comes with it is important. The cartridges get very cold when when used and this keeps you from freezing your hand. It is a tight fit and the only real inconvenience for me is moving it from a spent cartridge to a fresh one. I normally keep the sleeve on a full cartridge so it is always ready to go at a moments notice.-Take your time to get the Air Kiss firmly on the valve stem. You want it well seated before you inflate – you only really get one chance per cartridge.-You actually inflate the tire by moving the cartridge. The point at which the cartridge threads onto the Air Kiss is a slide valve. You move the cartridge toward the tire (perpendicular to the valve stem) in order to open the valve. This is not intuitively obvious and you should make sure you are comfortable with the operation before you need to use it on the road.I have used this for repairs for my own tires as well as for others stranded on rides. I have had no problem with its operation. I like that it is ultra portable – very little more added beyond the weight of the cartridges.I have found that it is difficult, although not impossible, to fill a tube just enough to diagnose a puncture. The CO2 releases quite quickly and the problem is reacting quickly enough to release just a tiny amount. I carry an ultra-compact frame pump so that I can put enough air to locate the puncture without popping a cartridge. Once the tube is patched, I can then quickly re-inflate using the Air Kiss.
Veterans Post News (comprador verificado) –
Gives You A Lift
In my bike saddle bag I keep a tool kit and a CO2 unit like this fits right into the tool pouch. Since I have two bikes and was always moving items back and forth between them… Decided to just spend a few dollars and make two kits. Since one is a Road Bike and the other an Urban transport, the actual metal tools are also different.Always remember to carry a spare tube as well as a patch kit. If you are short on time, just change the tube, you can patch the old tube after your ride is complete when back home and cooling off with a brew.
ClimberBill (comprador verificado) –
Thumbs Up! Small, superb quality & works great!
This is my 2nd Planet Bike Air Kiss. Although the CO2 does get ice-cold when used, I discard the foam cover and make a little cardboard & duct tape box to hold two CO2s, the inflator and a few “SKAB” patches. It is a very small size & is easy to use. I like the way this unit functions.Step 1. Screw the CO2 fully into the Air Kiss puncturing the CO2 seal.Step 2. Fit the Air Kiss to the inner-tube stem & flip up the red clamp lever.Step 3. Move the “slide-valve” portion of the Air Kiss releasing the CO2 & inflating the tube.It could be a benefit that leaving the Air Kiss attached to the CO2 will retain the remaining gas for a while. I’ve owned my first one for 4 years and used it a few times without any problem. Thumbs Up!
whaler (comprador verificado) –
Great inflator that works well
I have this Inflator on my bike. I have used it on the road twice. It easily brought the tires to pressure and I rode home. I bought two additional units one for each daughter. Easy to use. Lightweight.
Top Dawg (comprador verificado) –
These are great. Compact
These are great. Compact ,uses threaded CO2 cartridges though. And comes with the sponge insulator…a must have as release of the co2 makes it extremely cold to hold the cartridge. I’ve bought many of these over the the years. Makes for a great cycling gift.
Rascal69 (comprador verificado) –
The Air Kiss works great!
So far, the Air Kiss is working perfectly. I have only used this unit a dozen times but it is functioning as advertised. The one thing I love about the Air Kiss is that it seals very well so the CO2 does not leak and you get to use a full cartridge even days after inserting into the Air Kiss.
Amazon Customer (comprador verificado) –
Five Stars
Exactly as described. Received on time, tks.
Bill (comprador verificado) –
Five Stars
Great back up
terry whittemore (comprador verificado) –
One Star
looks great shipped on time does not work junk
flicka222 (comprador verificado) –
works great
needed for emergency thanks price was right
Conrad Huard (comprador verificado) –
Bon
Bon
Cole Meyo (comprador verificado) –
NOT HAPPY
I’ve bought and re bought this hndy little thing for my wheelchair tires and after only a few fills the little rubber o ring cracks and if ya let the pressure Pop the unit off the valve stem, the little puncture part shoots out and done,, buy another.. not happy
Agustin (comprador verificado) –
Spend a little more and get something reliable or at least a different brand.
I am writing this review after having owned the Air Kiss for almost 2 years, in that time frame I used it successfully twice. The third and last time was a few weeks back when I had flat, I found myself unable to inflate my tube because the Air Kiss would not allow CO2 to inflate the tube. Yes, I do know how to use the Air Kiss, I thought I had a faulty CO2 cartridge so I unscrewed it and wouldn’t you know, it was full and all the CO2 escaped. Fortunately I was not alone and friend let me use his inflator to get my tired inflated. I would not recommend this CO2 inflator with all the other units on the market. Once home I tried to use the Air Kiss again thinking I had done something wrong on the road, in the end I spent another two cartridges confirming I had a faulty unit.Items like this should not go bad simply sitting in a saddle bag. Only one star since doing online research has shown that I am not the only one who has had the same experience with the Air Kiss.I own a Genuine Innovations Ultraflate Plus that is going on 5 years, I mainly use that for my mountain bike and it travels in my Camelback. It still works great after all these years.I took apart the AirKiss to see where the point of failure was since these aren’t complicated devices. It turns out one of the internal O-rings disintegrated and a piece of the o-ring clogged the orifice on the outlet. This is what prevented the CO2 from being expelled.