Price: $40
Web site: www.prestacycle.com

The Prestaflator is a new attachment for compressors that is easy to use and provides an accurate pressure reading. The variable-rate trigger allows the user to release as much pressure as desired to reach an optimal pressure and a full squeeze of the lever is enough pressure to seat a tubeless tire. In case of overfill, the Prestaflator has a thumb pressure release button. Designed using brass and aluminum instead of plastic, the Prestaflator is shop-grade and built to last. Max pressure is 174 PSI.

Dear Lennard,
I saw the Prestaflator tool showed on VeloNews.com. Looks cool, but what kind of compressor is reasonable and affordable for road tires?  I have looked at compressors in the past and I generally only find industrial-like ones for nail guns, etc.  Is there an affordable one just for low volume higher pressure road tires?
Samuel

Dear Samuel,
I don’t know what you consider affordable, but at hardware store sales, you can often find a compressor for around $100 that runs on 110V and has a 5- or 6-gallon capacity and 150psi maximum pressure. I have a 6-gallon Porter Cable one that I got at the McGuckin Hardware garage sale for something like $120 last year, but there were a lot of similar ones of different brands for the same or less money. And this is definitely not a nail gun machine — it cannot keep up with a high-volume air tool like a nail gun or a die grinder, but it can certainly pump up bike tires well.
Lennard