TestedFloor pump from SKS

Matthias Borchers

 · 01.06.2022

Tested: Floor pump from SKSPhoto: Hersteller

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Floor pumps with digital pressure gauges are available from many brands, but the Air-X-Plorer Digi 10.0 from traditional German manufacturer SKS is the first model to feature this technology. TOUR took a closer look at the pressuriser.

Precise pressure display

The advantages of the Air-X-Plorer Digi 10.0 floor pump from SKS are good readability and a precise display of the air pressure values. We can confirm the former straight away: The orange digits are nice and large and easy to read in any ambient light.

The new SKS floor pump is also impressive in terms of precision, which we tested with a precision manometer. When pumping itself, however, it is annoying that the value fidgets wildly compared to an analogue display and it takes routine to hit the desired pressure value exactly - a disadvantage of all digital pumps.

We liked the pump head with its easy-to-use clamping lever, the relatively long tube and the wide pump handle, which allows you to inflate any tyre up to a maximum pressure of ten bar without leaving pressure marks on your palms. Another positive aspect is SKS's well-stocked spare parts service. The pump is well made, only the transition from the pump cylinder to the base could be a little stiffer.

Air-X-Plorer Digi 10.0 from SKS

Air-X-Plorer Digi 10.0 from SKSPhoto: HerstellerAir-X-Plorer Digi 10.0 from SKS

+ Processing, spare parts service, mechanics

- Fidgety pressure display


Matthias Borchers is an expert for clothing and accessories in the test department of TOUR. As an amateur cyclist, he has completed the TOUR-Transalp and the TOUR-Trans Austria. His reportage trips from San Francisco to Sakai and 17 trips to the Tour de France with around 30,000 motorhome kilometres are also formative.

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