Significant Details: the Manufactum racing compressor.

After experiencing many annoying incidents with air pumps, we drew the line and simply developed our own. Here come the details: a strong cast-iron base that can accommodate even a rather large foot. Because of its length (50 cm) and small diameter (30 mm), the long, nickel-plated steel tube enables one to create a pressure of 16 bar just with bodily strength. The large base and long cylinder bring the compressor up to the unusual height of 72cm, to great comfort of the back.

Totally unusual:
a really precise manometer that is also steady on the legs. A real, grown-up industry manometer specially made for our purpose by the specialist manufacturer Wika. You can see the difference on the inside where an intricate mechanism of solid brass is operating. Its outside is also remarkable, though: chromium-plated steel case, aluminium scale and fingers.

All connections aboard.
Any car and bicycle valve (Dunlop, Schrader, Sclaverand) will fit at least one of the two adapters included. Fixed to the side of the head of the high-pressure tube, they are always at hand. On Sclaverand valves, the pressure can even be reduced with a deflating mechanism. (Unfortunately, this does not work on Dunlop and Schrader valves, due to their different construction type.) The base includes a rebound valve – a matter of course, really, where a maximum pressure of 16 bar is concerned. We have the unusual instrument produced in Saxonia.