Bontrager TLR Flash Charger

It’s the setting up that’s the problem, a real challenge at times; one that can make many a rider give up and stick with tubes. It can be less hassle. A compressor is your friend here, along with soapy water and a good dose of patience.

The Bontrager Flash Charger is a game changer. This is a portable track pump designed specifically for the mounting and inflation of tubeless tyres on a mountain bike. Looking like a normal workshop floor pump, the Charger has an additional oversized secondary barrel that you initially charge to around 160psi in the normal manner (around forty strokes of the lever). You then release the compressed air with the pump’s control lever into the tyre. The rush of air is more than enough to mount even a loose fitting tyre onto a tubeless rim. Add the sealant, re-inflate, check it’s seated correctly and you’re done, ready to ride. No fuss, no stress.

More portable and quieter than a compressor; take the Charger pump on a road trip or to a race weekend. It’s a well built, innovative piece of kit. You’ll wonder how you got by without one.