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Genius or madness? We're not really sold on the idea of mounting a compressor to our front wheel, but the portable aircan thing could be a viable replacement for the pump in your pack, if you charge it at home. What do you think?

More info HERE if you want it.

More info HERE if you want it.
Not sure how many inflation of a tyre you would get out of the can, which is another concern...could you risk leaving your standard pump at home. If the can runs low and you didn't manage to get inflated in time, the rest is useless, you can't cycle the device to charge it up.
If it were attached to the rear wheel, or to the chain, you could flip the bike and hand pedal to get a charge. But not with the front wheel concept.
I think it will be great for commuters and people who just like to cruise and hate hand pumping their flat tires. Maybe older people?
I think the real benefit would be for people riding scooters and such, but then they would lose the ability to charge it by pedal strokes. I guess that's why it has the electric pump charger.
All in all something I'll probably never own.
just don't whack your frame and make it explode.. that would be worse than the potential flat tire..
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