Compact pump with flex?
I currently use a Specialized mini pump, which has been OK. It's small and well built but not the best to use.
But in the last month or two I've the puncture fairy has been following me, and a couple of times I've ripped the valve off my spare tube while inflating the tyre, leaving me in a sticky spot. I'm happy to put this down to buffoon like coordination rather than a flaw in the pump, but the effect is the same.
Can anyone recomend a small pump which either has a flex to attach to the valve or is otherwise kinder to the valve than normal? It doesn't need to be tiny, but should fit in a small backpack. I'll happily pay a bit more for something that's good quality.
Thanks,
Ed.
But in the last month or two I've the puncture fairy has been following me, and a couple of times I've ripped the valve off my spare tube while inflating the tyre, leaving me in a sticky spot. I'm happy to put this down to buffoon like coordination rather than a flaw in the pump, but the effect is the same.
Can anyone recomend a small pump which either has a flex to attach to the valve or is otherwise kinder to the valve than normal? It doesn't need to be tiny, but should fit in a small backpack. I'll happily pay a bit more for something that's good quality.
Thanks,
Ed.
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If you're talking roadbikes, those flexible connectors will not take the pressure needed to inflate the tyre properly. Why not carry a Co2 inflator if you feel you're pumping technique is a bit clumsy?0
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Well, you can go with C02 if you like. I'm not a big fan, but it works. Recently I bought
a Topeak Road Morph pump. It's like a small floor pump that mounts on your frame.
It's a bit bigger than the average frame pump but works great and can reach about
130 psi. It has a flex hose. Don't know if it's available across the big duck pond.
www.topeak.com
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Thanks for the suggestion - I am talking road tyres here, but I don't really like the idea of throw-away CO2 cannisters.
Which flexible connectors do you mean? The flexible tube on my track pump seems to take enough pressure....0 -
edeverett wrote:Thanks Dennis - that's the sort of thing I'm looking for. Good to know it's recommended by the forum's biggest(?) skeptic too ;-)
They are available here: froogle
It's not perfect but you can stand it on the ground and get a hell of a lot more leverage
on it than by holding each end in a hand and trying to get high pressure that way.
Plus it has a pressure guage on it. Works for me.
Dennis Noward0 -
dennisn wrote:Recently I bought
a Topeak Road Morph pump. It's like a small floor pump that mounts on your frame.
It's a bit bigger than the average frame pump but works great and can reach about
130 psi. It has a flex hose. Don't know if it's available across the big duck pond.
www.topeak.com
+1 for the Topeak Road Morph - a really nice bit of kit - I have the "G" version that has a gauge on the flex. The gauge is accurate, and the pump will reliably go to the 110/120 I use in my tyres every time.
The only thing I can think of the criticise is the frame mount, which doesn't go to the side of a bottle cage like other pumps (it mounts in front, meaning that if you use bottle cage bosses to mount the pump, you give up a bottle cage). However, Topeak supply good quality zip ties and rubber plugs allowing the pump bracket to mount elsewhere on the frame securely.0 -
People knock Co2 pumps, but having punctured on Sunday in the pouring rain I was glad of it. The tyre was at full pressure in a couple of seconds, though I also carry a mini pump to get the tyre round and make sure the tube is not pinched before I fire up a cannister.0
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Another vote for the Road Morph (from the forum's second biggest sceptic?) have used it to get up to 130psi in the tandem tyres (though I find the gauge stops working reliably before that). I wonder if they've changed the bracket or I'm simply using one from a different pump, as it fits on the same set of bosses as a cage on the tandem.0
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I'm sure for time critical stuff, CO2 is the way to go. But by the time i've unbolted my (single speed) wheels, dug my tool kit from the bottom of my bag, got the tyre off, found the problem etc., being another few minutes late for work doesn't bother me.
I can certainly see how they could be good when you 'just want to ride', but that topeak pump seems to be what I need for now.0 -
@ aracer Sorry, I didn't mean to dent your skeptic pride ;-) Thanks for the recomendation.0
