5 Things About the Topeak E-Booster Digital Electric Pump

Seriously, a battery powered compressor that fits in your palm. Who needs this thing? Probably you! Here’s why:

#1. Teeny Tiny: This thing fits in the palm of your hand and weighs about 160g, that’s it. It easily fits in my smallest hip back along with snacks, glasses gloves and tire levers.

#2. Faster than a Mini Pump: Just inflating the tire is way faster, but adding the time saved swapping a pressure gauge back and forth to get your desired psi, it’s WAY FASTER!

#3. Good Battery Life: Topeak claims you can do 4, zero to 20psi inflations of a 2.6” 29er tire. That’s impressive considered the size of the whole unit. Just inflating minor trail head top ups would last much more than 4 times.

#4. Perfect for Top Ups: I used it mostly for quick trail head pressure top ups. Again, this saves me bringing out a pressure gauge AND a mini/floor pump. This little guy does both and does it faster.

#5. Sounds Like Robot Farts: My boys love things thing too. I call it the mini robot pump that farts air into their tires. It’s loud-ish, but all compressors are loud. Again, it doesn’t really run that long when doing top ups, so the noise is fleeting and not actually that bad.

This little gadget seems frivolous, and it probably is for some people. There’s some sticker shock for sure. But it’s pretty cool, and once you get used to it you’ll wonder how you ever did without it.

A couple of Pro Tips though, make sure your valve cores aren’t too clogged with sealant and make sure to thread the pump head onto your valve for hands free operation.