Pump
-
Founded in Italy in 1917, Silca was the first company to put an air gauge on a bicycle tire pump. Now based out of Indianapolis, the manufacturer has sort of come full circle with its Viaggio Bluetooth-equipped floor pump – it's taken the gauge back off, and put it on the user's smartphone.
-
For nursing mothers who don't wish to be tied down to a non-portable breast pump, there are already wearable versions that can be slipped under a bra. Women's tech company Elvie is taking things a step further, by announcing what it claims is the world's first silent wearable breast pump.
-
Serious cyclists typically carry compact hand pumps with them on long rides. Using such a pump to inflate a completely flat tire from scratch, however, can be an arduous process. That's why the foot-operated Stompump was created.
-
When a cyclist has to change a high-pressure tire at the side of the road, pumping it back up using a compact hand pump can be quite the hassle. An alternative was unveiled at Interbike this week, however – the pocketable miniFumpa battery electric pump.
-
Thanks to gravity, fluids flow downwards following the path of least resistance. Now researchers at Brandeis University have mixed biological molecules into a substance that marks the first steps towards developing a self-propelling liquid, that could flow free of human or gravitational influence.
-
Most breast pumps require secluded privacy to use, oftentimes leashing women to wall outlets and/or bulky tote bags. The Willow wearable breast pump, showcased at CES 2017, promises freedom with a wireless hands-free design that slips right under one's clothing.
-
Instead of bothering with a hand pump for refilling flat tires, many cyclists instead just use a compressed air cartridge. That said, they still need a set of tire levers. With that in mind, Bar Fly has created a lever that doubles as a CO2 inflator.
-
Although you certainly can inflate a bike's tires using a hand pump, doing so typically involves some time and effort. Production Functional Factory is attempting to address that situation with Bimp Air, a refillable compressed air system that's charged by the spinning of the bike's front wheel.
-
While there are various ways of stowing a compact tire pump within a bicycle, a full-size model is almost always going to make the pumping easier. That's why Alexander Haager created the AirSupply pump, which doubles as a seatpost.
-
It was three years ago that we first heard about the PumpTire – it was a prototype bicycle tire that used wheel motion to keep itself inflated. Well, its designer has now come up what sounds like a better alternative: the PumpTube.
-
When most of us think of a cycling multi-tool, we picture something that goes in a jersey pocket. The Kickstand Pump, however, mounts on the bike and serves not only as a kickstand and pump, but also a tire lever and tail light.
-
Tubeless mountain bike tires definitely have their good points. In order to seat the things securely on the rim, however, it's often necessary to use a compressor or a CO2 cartridge to deliver a shot of air. That said, there's now another option, in the form of the Airshot.
Load More