Mini pumps on frame mounts, is it wrong?

tomskelton

Mine is mounted on the frame. Don't be such a ponce and stick it on there.

Anonymous

Ha, not a ponce tomskelton, just getting a diverse amount of answers from opinionated cyclists. Dont like being called a ponce by a stranger, not really on is it?

Mini pump in back pocket rules, ok?

proto

Don't do it. Ever. It's just wrong.

(put a Topeak Master Blaster DX in your back pocket)

Captain Fagor

Well, I'd rather commit aesthetic crimes than have my pockets fouled up by a mini-pump. And in case I should ever end up rolling around on the ground in the event of a crash, I'd rather not have one digging into my back either. Frame mounted for me every time (along with small saddle bag for assorted bits and bobs for self-sufficiency on't road).

I do, however, completely agree that mini-pumps are crap. How Topeak claim that you can get 120psi with ease is beyond me.

Anonymous

Always been ok here.

Smokin Joe

Chicago Dave wrote:

hey,all you Lad's with a little one...here's the final word.

go deflate your tire,then
try getting back up to pressure with your 'little thing'.

you'll be back with a full size under the top tube the next day.

Co2.

tomskelton

dmclite wrote:

Ha, not a ponce tomskelton, just getting a diverse amount of answers from opinionated cyclists. Dont like being called a ponce by a stranger, not really on is it?

Mini pump in back pocket rules, ok?

No offence intended, just a bit of banter.

teagar

My pump is no longer mini.



So on the frame it goes.

Sirius631

At the weekend I found, with dismay, that I couldn't fit my Condor Agio with any of my previous pump solutions. What precipitated this futile invetigation was the fact that, once again, my CO2 inflator body had become unscrewed, thus emptying my second cartridge after only one use.

The frame-fit pump from my 1985 Holdsworth Pro would not fit the downtube because 1) the Condor is a slightly compact frame design and 2) my need for a downtube mounted bottle cage. Although the pump would fit under the crosstube it wouldn't stay there due to the lack of a pump 'pip' on the back of the head tube.

As my Sirius is currently out of regular use, I decided to rob the mini-pump and bracket off it and to install this under the downlube mounted bottle cage. However, the bottle bosses on the Agio do not have threads for the full depth of the boss. The threads seem to be provided by either a tapped plate or weldnuts under the bottom of the boss hole. This means that you need a longer bolt to reach the thread through both the cage and the pump bracket. Did I have any longer bolts to hand? No.

Solution was to stick the mini-pump in my pocket until I could buy a new CO2 cartridge.