mini pump or co2 for weight saving.

BOYDIE
BOYDIE Posts: 528
edited June 2010 in XC and Enduro
Hi all,
Im racing in August but Im wanting to save weight and not use my camelback,is there a good very small pump or is co2 the way to go,and are they reliable.

Cheers

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  • Wooliferkins
    Wooliferkins Posts: 2,060
    CO2 work fine, but looking at this from the road end of things pressure management might be an issue. One cannister, one fully inflated road tyre at around 100psi. But your pressures off road will vary on conditions I presume and although some come with a gauge compressed gas wants to decompress. I suspect it's only practice though.
    Neil
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  • MikeWW
    MikeWW Posts: 723
    Forget a pump for a race(assuming its XC and not Enduro) Its worth taking
    1) a cannister which includes sealant-quickest optiion for anything but a pinch flat
    2) A CO2 cannister

    Make sure you have ditched valve caps and the threaded rings on the tubes
    www.lichfieldccc.org.uk
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    The sealant/CO2 cannister things are very hit and miss IME, I've used 5 or 6 and had an equal number fail and succeed! I go for normal CO2 and a new tube. Slightly inflate the tube in your back pocket so you can just stuff it in, should be able to be back on the bike within 90 seconds or so without too much trouble.

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