The 11 Best Bike Pumps of 2022
The 11 Best Bike Pumps of 2022
The bike pump is the unsung hero of cycling. You wouldn’t get very far without one, whether it’s a mini pump that goes along for the ride or a hard-working floor pump in the garage. Either way, both serve the same purpose: to inflate your tires. A floor pump typically does its job faster and with better accuracy, while a mini pump can get you out of a jam and back in action until you’re home again, where you can top off your tire pressure with a floor pump.
Freestanding pumps inflate faster and with less effort than a mini pump for more reasons than just size. A sturdy, wide base provides a platform on which you can stand and hold the pump still, and a wide handle allows you to engage the plunger with both hands for better leverage. Look ahead to find the pump (or pumps) that are best for you.
1) Vibrelli Bike Floor Pump
Vibrelli
amazon.com
$34.31
At 2 feet tall, the Vibrelli is a few inches shorter than the average floor pump, making it a more convenient travel companion. And since it’s so light (2.75 pounds), it won’t push your checked baggage over the airline’s weight limit. This pump is best for road and thin gravel tires. Although you can fill fat tires with the Vibrelli, it’s not a high-volume pump, so you’ll get a tricep workout filling mountain bike tires.
2) LEZYNE CNC Drive Floor Pump Silver
LEZYNE
amazon.com
$109.99
This pump has extra-long, nylon-reinforced hose wraps over the handle and secures to the base, which serves two purposes: It keeps the plunger from extending when not in use and prevents the hose from flopping around. The oversize gauge—the housing for which is integrated with the base—is easy to read and replace, should it someday become inaccurate or stop working altogether.
3) Topeak Mini Mountain DA
Topeak
amazon.com
$27.95
Despite being best-suited for high-volume tires, it also does a solid job getting road tires back to serviceable riding pressure. And since it’s a dual-stroke type, it inflates tires extremely fast.
4) Topeak RaceRocket MT
Topeak
amazon.com
$39.84
This pump is a great tool for riders who typically rely on CO2 cartridges but also like to have manual insurance. Its best feature is a long rubber hose that lives inside the pump when not in use and works with both Schrader and presta valves. That flexible hose makes the Race Rocket MT much easier to pump vigorously without fear of damaging the valve stem than pumps without a rubber hose.
5) SILCA Tattico Mini Pump
SILCA
amazon.com
$64.99
This Tattico mini-pump has a highly accurate (+/- 0.5 psi) electronic pressure sensor and a Bluetooth radio that lets the pump pair to the iGauge smartphone app which displays pressure in huge, easy-to-read numbers. The locking, lossless air chuck (presta or Schrader) is connected to a flexible hose that stores inside the pump when not in use.
6) Planet Bike ALX Bike Floor Pump
Planet Bike
amazon.com
$60.00
This 2.89-pound aluminum floor pump stands ready to fill tires on the road, mountain, and even electric bikes. This inflates up to 160 psi and can be used for basketballs, air mattresses, or inflatables, with the included needle adaptor.
7) BEELORD Aluminium Bike Foot Pump
BEELORD
amazon.com
$52.99
If hand pumps are hard on your shoulders and arms, you can control the pressure of inflation on your tires with this easy-to-operate foot pump. With a large digital display, you'll be able to spot the air pressure in real-time, and while it's too large to take on a ride, this pump folds down for compact storage in a garage or closet.
8) Airshot Tubeless Tire Inflator
Airshot
amazon.com
$63.99
Stop fiddling with small C02 cartridges, and worrying about disposing them or misfiring them. The Airshot is designed to easily refill your tubeless tires and is compatible with mountain, road, and fat bikes.
9) Specialized Air Tool Comp V2 Floor Pump
Specialized
jensonusa.com
$69.99
The Air Tool Comp V2 has a dual-range pressure gauge: Half of the gauge is for low pressures and runs from zero to 30 psi in one-psi gradients, while the other half is for high-pressure tires and runs from 30 to 120 psi in two-psi gradients. That means it’s easy to read for almost any tire without the hassle of a digital gauge and batteries.
10) Specialized Air Tool MTB Floor Pump
Specialized
competitivecyclist.com
$90.00
This high-volume pump is made specifically for filling mountain bike tires. The three-inch gauge goes up to only 40 psi, with big, easy-to-read markings in one-pound increments. Of all the pumps on this list, this one has the gauge that’s the easiest to use for setting a precise tire pressure.
11) Bontrager TLR Flash Charger Floor Pump
Bontrager
summitbicycles.com
$154.99
The TLR Flash Charger is a good alternative to an air compressor when it comes to installing tubeless tires. The large vertical tank can be pressurized to 160 psi, the maximum pressure read by the digital gauge. The TLR Flash Charger also works well as a traditional high-pressure pump.
We tested and reviewed the best bike pumps. These are our top bike pumps for reliability, durability, accuracy, features, price, and, of course, aesthetics.