Review of Blackburn Airfix Bicycle CO2 Inflator and Multi-Function Tool

Blackburn Airfix Bicycle CO2 Inflator and Multi-Function Tool
By: Blackburn Average Rating: 3.0 Total Reviews: 2
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Wow you can tell who pays him....Blackburn

On: 2007-05-20

Ever since I bought this inflator I have never even got the chance to weigh in the options of the attached parts. It didnt do its original purpose of inflating tires. The poor plastic threads came apart after two or three C02 cartridges. Then the theads didnt line up and the inflator would puncture the 16 gram cartridge before it sealed. Dont be fooled find another inflator.

Well-constructed and clever multi-tool

On: 2007-04-13

A friend who is a successful competition mountain bike rider asked me to weigh the Blackburn Airfix after I bought it. He has had many occasions where his chain has broken, or his tires have punctured, so he wanted to compare the weight of the Blackburn versus the weight of all the individual tools he carried when he rides. The Airfix weighed in at about 245 grams - about 8 ounces - and his tools, including inflator, tire levers, hex wrenches and chain tool (all included in the airfix) tipped the scales at 337 grams - about 11 ounces. I suppose that a multitool may not be as convenient to use as individual tools, but for handiness, this seems hard to beat. The Blackburn lifetime/no-questions-asked guarantee is also very attractive.
So while I have yet had to put this tool into action with either my Trek 2200zr or my Trek 6000, in a world where every ounce of weight is a heavy concern, pardon the pun, I imagine I have made a wise purchase.

Well-constructed and clever multi-tool

On: 2007-04-12

A friend who is a successful competition mountain bike rider asked me to weigh the Blackburn Airfix after I bought it. He has had many occasions where his chain has broken, or his tires have punctured, so he wanted to compare the weight of the Blackburn versus the weight of all the individual tools he carried when he rides. The Airfix weighed in at about 245 grams - about 8 ounces - and his tools, including inflator, tire levers, hex wrenches and chain tool (all included in the airfix) tipped the scales at 337 grams - about 11 ounces. I suppose that a multitool may not be as convenient to use as individual tools, but for handiness, this seems hard to beat. The Blackburn lifetime/no-questions-asked guarantee is also very attractive.
So while I have yet had to put this tool into action with either my Trek 2200zr or my Trek 6000, in a world where every ounce of weight is a heavy concern, pardon the pun, I imagine I have made a wise purchase.