Bike pump

Teach

I'm looking for a cheapish, but quality pump for my bike, for days out. I hope I never have to use it, but I know the p*** word is likely to happen. I am also looking at something that would be suitable for triathlons and sportives etc, so I assume something that would take a gas cartridge. I've read a lot of reviews, but I am non the wiser. Just wondered if there were some types that you all swore blindly by, or other brands that you would all say, stay well clear.
Cheers

furrag

These two fit in a jersey and have replaceable parts available:

Lezyne road drive - 160psi

Topeak Minimorph - gets it up to 120psi

Teach

Thank you, but which do you have? And if you have both which do you prefer?

Unclemonty121

I brought one of these

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MAX-Micro-100-P ... 29&sr=8-14

I haven't had to use it yet, but it's tiny and feels very powerful.

furrag

I have the Topeak mini morph and am delighted with it having used it a few times to deal with punctures, not taking long to reach 100 psi. I saw the Lezyne pump being used on Saturday, and it's a little bit more powerful, needing less pumps to reach 100 psi.

Teach

Do you think a hand pump needs a pressure gauge?

sparkins1972

I have one of these and I swear by it - it's expensive but fits on the frame OK, gets track pump pressures and doesn't snap valves like my old push on type mini pumps. It's expensive but I had a number of rides ruined and aborted by not being able to get my tyres back to decent pressures after a puncture, and then suffered subsequent pinch punctures or snapped the valves off using press on pumps.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lezyne-micro-floor-drive-hpg-pump-with-gauge/

Headhuunter

I've got the Topeak Road Morph, it looks like the Mini Morph but it's got a pressure guauge. It's fantastic.... Can get up to 120psi without too much problem...

keef66

+ wot he said. I managed without a track pump for 2 years cos I got the road morph

antfly

I have the lezyne road drive, it's pretty good and attaches to the bike very securely. You don't really need a gauge, they are a bit cumbersome. If you want co2 also just get a seperate one such as this.
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... 2000000000

T-Rekster

second for the Toppeak road morph, excellent high pressure pump suitable for the high pressures in road tyres, compact and sturdy, excellent bracket for fixing to the bike and personally I have found the pressure gauge essential..

T-Rekster

Monty Dog

For something reliable and effective get a frame-fit pump like a Blackburn, Topeak or the like - the longer barrel takes a fraction of the time of any minipump. You don't need a gauge when a squeeze with your fingers is enough. Lezyne are one of the few mini-pumps worth considering - the vast majority are pointless bike decoration IME and rarely can get anything over 80psi before your forearms expire. For faster pit-stops, then a CO2 like the Innovations Airchuck are good, but not 100% reliable.

Headhuunter

antfly wrote:

I have the lezyne road drive, it's pretty good and attaches to the bike very securely. You don't really need a gauge, they are a bit cumbersome. If you want co2 also just get a separate one such as this.
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... 2000000000

The guauge on the Road Morph is tiny, it's built into the flexi hose thing. Although it's so small that you may need glasses to read it properly. I find it very useful - you just fix yuor puncture, whack the pump on the valve and keep pumping til it hits 120, no fiddling about squeezing the tyre to work out if yuo've got it hard enough...

ilm_zero7

Teach

I have two of these - they are fantastic
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/innovations-sec ... road-pump/

CO2 gas speed and pressure - and even the manual gives really good pressure - comes with a water bottle clip, but equally small enough for a pocket

Headhuunter

Felt so Good wrote:

Teach

I have two of these - they are fantastic
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/innovations-sec ... road-pump/

CO2 gas speed and pressure - and even the manual gives really good pressure - comes with a water bottle clip, but equally small enough for a pocket

I've got one of those too. Glad it works for you but I found the manual pump pretty useless. It was nowhere near as easy to get decent pressure into the tyres as it is with the Road Morph and it hasn't got a flexi hose to attach to the valve so you run the risk of snapping the valve off if you pump too furiously....

antfly

Headhuunter wrote:

antfly wrote:

I have the lezyne road drive, it's pretty good and attaches to the bike very securely. You don't really need a gauge, they are a bit cumbersome. If you want co2 also just get a separate one such as this.
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... 2000000000

The guauge on the Road Morph is tiny, it's built into the flexi hose thing. Although it's so small that you may need glasses to read it properly. I find it very useful - you just fix yuor puncture, whack the pump on the valve and keep pumping til it hits 120, no fiddling about squeezing the tyre to work out if yuo've got it hard enough...

Fine for commuting or touring but not needed for weightweenie roadies. It's just a matter of putting in as much air as you can and it will be around 100psi.

Headhuunter

antfly wrote:

Headhuunter wrote:

antfly wrote:

I have the lezyne road drive, it's pretty good and attaches to the bike very securely. You don't really need a gauge, they are a bit cumbersome. If you want co2 also just get a separate one such as this.
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-t ... 2000000000

The guauge on the Road Morph is tiny, it's built into the flexi hose thing. Although it's so small that you may need glasses to read it properly. I find it very useful - you just fix yuor puncture, whack the pump on the valve and keep pumping til it hits 120, no fiddling about squeezing the tyre to work out if yuo've got it hard enough...

Fine for commuting or touring but not needed for weightweenie roadies. It's just a matter of putting in as much air as you can and it will be around 100psi.

Oh no, if you're a weight weenie I wouldn't go for anything on the Morph series, I would be getting some stubby little 2 inch long carbon thing that weighs about 50 grammes! The weight difference between the Morph with the guage and the one without must be about 20 grammes I should think. The whole pump itself, with or without the guage, weighs about 230 grammes...

antfly

The lezyne is about 100g and a lot neater. I wouldn't bother with anything smaller than that, but hey, let's not argue about the merits of pumps, the sun's out after all and spring is here. It's a fine day for a ride.

Headhuunter

antfly wrote:

The lezyne is about 100g and a lot neater. I wouldn't bother with anything smaller than that, but hey, let's not argue about the merits of pumps, the sun's out after all and spring is here. It's a fine day for a ride.

Not an argument really, just a civilised discussion AFAIC.... I suppose where pumps are concerned it's a toss up as to whether you want to save 100g or so in weight or whether yuo want ease and efficiency in being able to get your tyres up to full pressure very quickly out in the field. I've been on club runs with weight weenies with these silly little pumps that weigh as much as a sheet of paper and after a couple of minutes they give up and borrow someone's CO2 pump or a decent pump like the Topeak Road Morph....