Best Portable Pump?

iwearshorts

I've used one of these for about 5 years now, perfect pump. Depending on how strong you are you can get quite decent pressure. And only cost £6.

meanredspider

I've just ordered the road morph

I had a lezyne but the bloody connector just unscrewed valve cores - stupid design.

Use CO2 cannisters - normally great but let me down today - as did my Blackburn Airstick: pumped like a madman only then to not be able to get the forking thing off the valve.

tptvmbircn

ive got one of these http://www.cyclaire.co.uk/ but that road morph does look good! the cyclare takes a bit welly to get upto pressure and is not as fast as the road morph. pros however its small and fitsin my topeak wedge suppose

Headhuunter

Pessable wrote:

I've been through three or four mini-pumps and they've all been poor. I think the fundamental problem is that most use a rubber grip to secure the pump onto the valve. These seem to offer a poor connection which deteriorates over time.

I much prefer the idea of the Lezyne pumps that use a hose with a proper metal screw thread to attach to the valve (and they have presta at one one of the hose and schrader at the other but somehow manage to make both ends securely attach to the pump itself).

That said, I haven't actually used of the Lezyne ones yet - I'm just about to buy one. Will be interesting to compare notes...

To be honest all the pumps I've got (2 track pumps and the Topeak Road Morph) have used a rubber washer to seal the connection with teh valve and I've never had any problems. Anyway, both the Topeak Road Morph and one of my track pumps can be taken apart and the rubber washer replaced if and when it wears out...

al-hardman

Innovations Second Wind Carbon Road Pump £9.50 wiggle mega sale....best of both worlds
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/innovations/co2-pumps/

Headhuunter

al-hardman wrote:

Innovations Second Wind Carbon Road Pump £9.50 wiggle mega sale....best of both worlds
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/innovations/co2-pumps/

I've got that one as well as the Road Morph. Gotta say in comparison to the Topeak Road Morph, it's rubbish. The hand pump bit has a very narrow cylinder so it's an effort to get a decent pressure in the tyre. You can get about enough to limp home perhaps. Also you have to buy the overpriced Innovations brand CO2 cannisters rather than generic cheap ones over the net.

al-hardman

Headhuunter wrote:

al-hardman wrote:

Innovations Second Wind Carbon Road Pump £9.50 wiggle mega sale....best of both worlds
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/innovations/co2-pumps/

I've got that one as well as the Road Morph. Gotta say in comparison to the Topeak Road Morph, it's rubbish. The hand pump bit has a very narrow cylinder so it's an effort to get a decent pressure in the tyre. You can get about enough to limp home perhaps. Also you have to buy the overpriced Innovations brand CO2 cannisters rather than generic cheap ones over the net.

Well i must say i've not tried the road morph but i've found the innovations good enough to do the job. Bike Radar review gave it 4/5 stars...See review below..

http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/tools/cycling-tools/co2-cartridge-pumps/product/second-wind-road-carbon-mini-23366

Innovations 16g Co2 cannisters £9.59 for 6 from wiggle are not much more expensive are they????

Each to their own

mattsaw

After an expensive shipping session on Wiggle last night the road morph is winging it's way to me as we speak