Spec me a bike pump.

freehub

As above, I want a bike pump to take on rides.

I want one that is lightweight, is happy in the wet, and does a good job.

My current one, the tube that goes through the middle has rusted and it is siezed up, results in me not being able to pump my tyre up to any decent pressure.

So yea.

Lightweight
Not massive
Does not rust in the rain
Does a decent job of pumping tyres up
pref one that is side mounted on the frame, seat tube or down tube I think it is.
Not too expensive, maybe 30 quid MAX.


Thanks
Will.

neninja

Currently use a Topeak pocket rocket - it's never let me down

verloren

Specialized Air Tool Road - I have the older version (in fact I have three!) and like it because it's light, but is a full-size pump that doesn't wear me out getting a tyre to pressure.

Pirahna

The daddy of frame mounted pumps is the Zefal HPX.

For mini pumps I'm currently using a Lezyene Pressure Drive Mini. It takes around 200 strokes to put 100psi into a 23mm road tyre. Comes with a mount that fixes to bottle cage bosses but is small enough to put in a jersey pocket.

Also good are the Innovations Road Air, the long one. Again around 200 strokes for 100psi in a 23mm tyre. They do a short version which, when I tried it had a tyre up to about 40psi with 200 strokes, so a bit crap. The long one is too long to go in a pocket but comes with bottle boss mounts.

I also use CO2.

These are the only things I'll recommend from experience, I've tried a lot of crap pumps though.

If you're buying from a shop rather than the internet and they tell you a particular pump will hit X ammount of PSI, ask them to prove it. Most will give it a go and it's a sure way of finding out which pumps actually do what they say.

If you buy from the Internet, test it when it arrives. If it doesn't do what it claims send it back.

glauciaregina9

I use one of these:

http://www.cyclaire.co.uk/

Although it doesn't quite fit your criteria for mounting, it does come in a pouch with velcro straps that enable you to fix it under the top tube where it meets the seat tube.

After years of huffing and puffing to get sufficient pressure in my tyres, I found this pump to be so much easier, and pretty quick...

DaSy

After having been let down by so many mini pumps, I eventually made a move to C02 which I find much easier and more convenient.

All the mini pumps (mainly the pocket sized ones) I have either owned or tested have quoted the ability to reach 100 plus psi, but in the reality of a roadside repair have been lucky to reach much over 75psi. It is usually arm strength that lets me down, I just cannot push the piston down to reach higher pressure. I have owned or tested pumps from Topeak (micro rocket) Crank Bros, Lezyne (pressure drive) and a few others, and all only reached 75psi without needing the strength of 10 men.

I now have an SKS airgun C02 inflator which has a release valve rather than the ones that just fire all the c02 out as soon as you pierce the cartridge. It costs around £15 and a box of 10 x 16g carts can be had from www.tyreinflators.co.uk for about £6.

A 16g cart will get a 700x23 tyre to about 100 psi with no faffing, so with one cart on the pump and a spare or two in your jersey your are laughing.

Rich Hcp

I have a Specialized Air Tool.

I've used it two or three times.

I use a track pump to keep the tyres to pressure

Mog Uk

verloren wrote:

Specialized Air Tool Road - I have the older version (in fact I have three!) and like it because it's light, but is a full-size pump that doesn't wear me out getting a tyre to pressure.

+1

Wamas

Toepeak Mini Road morph, fantastic and so easy to get to 100 psig with.
It is basically a tiny track pump.

rolf_f

Leyzne Pressure drive - nothing else gets such good reviews and they are beautifully made as well.

Dunno about the CO2 option. Vaguely tempted for Sportives but you'd be a little bit mad to carry CO2 without a mini pump as backup anyway so they really only save a bit of time.

Wouldn't frame mount it though. Pocket is better.

freehub

Which size for the Lezyne Pressure drive?

Is small good enough or medium?