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Portland Design Works Shiny Object CO2 Inflator Head

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Review by gravel epic

Reviewed 6/2/2018
by gravel epic
Cycling Enthusiast
Eugene, Or
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simple effective tool

I have 2 of these and using them could not be easier. Fast and light.

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Review by Phil W

Reviewed 4/23/2018
by Phil W
Cycling Enthusiast
Southern Indiana
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Easy to Use With Control

The Shiny Object is an easy to use device that attaches to a threaded CO2 cartridge for the purpose of inflating a tire. The dial allows the user to control the amount of CO2 released instead of the all-or-none release of some similar units. It's small and easy to carry in a seat bag along with the CO2 cartridges instead of having to carry a pump along on the ride. There is no pressure gauge on the unit, however, so the user must estimate the desired pressure.

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Review by Curt in California

Reviewed 4/23/2018
by Curt in California
Daily Commuter
Morgan Hill, CA
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The Perfect Inflator

Its small, so its easy to carry in a seat bag. The valve it perfect for modulating your inflation. The small simple device works perfectly and is exactly what you'd want for road side repair work.

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Review by CycleBigI

Reviewed 9/16/2021
by CycleBigI
Cycling Enthusiast
Montgomery, NJ
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Strong, durable CO2 inflator head

Already used it to inflate a fellow cyclist's tire after a flat. worked well

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 2/15/2018
by Anonymous
Dallas
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Inflator head

Great product easy and fast

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Review by Jon

Reviewed 1/1/2018
by Jon
Cycling Enthusiast
Nashville
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PDW shiny object

When you need one of these you need it to work simply, reliably, and with some control. You get all of that with the PDW shiny object CO2 head. If you don't want to worry with carrying the little leather sleeve in your flat kit or saddle bag just use an old inner tube cut to length as a sleeve. This will keep you from freezing your hand. The dial allows you to control the flow of air so that you don't just blow the new tube or pinch flat straightaway. This is the standard for CO2 heads as far as I'm concerned. Get two!

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 11/17/2017
by Anonymous
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Nice and compact

Nice and compact. Great design. Fortunately I havent needed to use it.

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Review by Eddie

Reviewed 10/24/2017
by Eddie
El paso
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Flimsy

Used ut a couole of times,and then the rubber gasket blew apart and i havent been able to get it to stay put to use the inflator again.

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Review by Rylab

Reviewed 9/11/2017
by Rylab
Competitive Racer
Portland
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Lives up to every single claim, flawlessly.

I've had this inflator for over two years now. Looks like it's been to hell and back, because it has, yet still performs flawlessly no matter how beat up it gets. It's the most straightforward, easy to use design out there, it's simple and incredibly durable, and it's super light. There's no reason to even consider a different inflator. Came back to pickup a new one as a backup so I don't have to always remember to swap one between bike bags... because I doubt the older one will ever die.

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Review by BothellBiker

Reviewed 9/8/2017
by BothellBiker
Daily Commuter
Seattle, WA
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Best CO2 inflater...ever

Been using CO2 for a number of years and some of them work better than others. This one is solid - all metal. The ability to gradually feed in the CO2 with the dial makes it much easier to operate. It still gets a bit cold, but all of them do.

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Review by Dave

Reviewed 6/2/2017
by Dave
WA
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Small and effective

Functional minimalism! Portland Design Works has created a simple and effective inflation head. It's everything you need and nothing you don't. It's also durable and easy to use. No complaints at all.

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Review by Dave

Reviewed 6/3/2017
by Dave
WA
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Small and effective

Functional minimalism! Portland Design Works has created a simple and effective inflation head. It's everything you need and nothing you don't. It's also durable and easy to use. No complaints at all.

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Review by russwhitt

Reviewed 3/14/2017
by russwhitt
Daily Commuter
Vancouver, WA
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1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Great performance, low weight and very filling!

Great value. Works amazing. Worked the first time and continues to work everytime. Inflated tube with hand pump, finished with the inflator. No leaks, no trauma, just great results.

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Review by michael

Reviewed 2/17/2017
by michael
Competitive Racer
fort lauderdale fl
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compact excellent to use

nothing to not like! easy to use, size, and performance

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Review by jimCXBoulder

Reviewed 10/27/2014
by jimCXBoulder
Competitive Racer
Boulder, CO
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2 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
Small, very well made. A life saver

I sued this inflator for the first time this weekend. I flatted out in a race, pulled this unit out and was back in the race in less than 30 seconds.

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Review by CLA

Reviewed 6/10/2019
by CLA
Southeast Colorado
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Works like a charm!

Love this little device! Very lightweight and compact. Closes tightly so you dont lose unused CO2 left in the cartridge.

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Review by Beck on Bike

Reviewed 5/16/2019
by Beck on Bike
Cycling Enthusiast
Itasca, IL
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Easy to use but careful

Easy to use but be careful since you need to gently release the co2 otherwise it will brake the valve like I did.

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Review by mag7

Reviewed 4/17/2019
by mag7
Cycling Enthusiast
Oklahoma
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get one

These are the standard. Get one.

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Review by adkmurray

Reviewed 9/15/2014
by adkmurray
Cycling Enthusiast
Adirondack Mtns.
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Works great and controls the flow of the CO2 cartridge.

I found this inflator head to work as advertised.

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Review by Anonymous

Reviewed 10/24/2013
by Anonymous
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Very reliable.... Makes filling a tire a snap!!

Great!!

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