Mini Pump, Where do you keep it?

Rushmore

Bit of an odd question..

But where do you keep your mini pump while out on the trails?

I used to keep my old one in my saddle bag.. But since buying a new set of wheels, I now have Presta Valves, and my old pump never connected well..

I just bought a new pump. ( Topeak Master Blaster DX ) which is slightly too long to fit in my saddle bag..

i'm a bit dubious however of putting it on my frame... does anyone put theirs on their frame? and do u get problems with catching it??

delcol

carry mine and my others tools in my hydration pack,, fits in no problem.. so do my 2 spare tubes tyre levers chaintool multitool, and what other crap i decide to take out. usually slr camera and lenses/tripod.

cooldad

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Rushmore

u must have quite a bit of room in your hydration pack for all that stuff! i can just about fit my wallet into mine! lol

projectsome

cooldad wrote:

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+1
although I've taken the bladder out to fit more stuff in.

Mojo_666

projectsome wrote:

cooldad wrote:

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+1
although I've taken the bladder out to fit more stuff in.

+2 all in the hydration pack....mine is a Camelback HAWG NV

mrmonkfinger

fits in a pocket on my shorts

cooldad

If this was crudcatcher it would be OBVIOUS.

delcol

22ltr dakine apex hydration pack..

sfichele

delcol wrote:

carry mine and my others tools in my hydration pack,, fits in no problem.. so do my 2 spare tubes tyre levers chaintool multitool, and what other crap i decide to take out. usually slr camera and lenses/tripod.

You carry an SLR camera ? O_o
Do you fall off much?

delcol

of course i fall off,, hence how i killed my nikon camera in 2010.
see here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2cLY3zHzk

i dont carry the slr all the time just if i decide to got out filming ect.. i carry the cannon 7d and lenses in a pelican case/cases to protect them..

sfichele

ouch!

Was thinking of bring my SLR to cannock but dont wanna risk falling off an breaking it. I think the body would be okay, but dont the lenses have delicate springs in them?

Anonymous

Will be fine. Mine's taken reasonable tumbles both on the bike and skiing. SLRs are robust bits of kit and generally the lenses are too. They're made for slinging about and rough use. There's a spring loaded shutter mechanism in the lenses but it's not a really delicate component.

Fits in my HAWG fairly snugly which has a fair amount of padding at the back plus the bladder acts as padding, and I usually have stuff in the front or around the camera that pads it. Never a scratch on it and despite OTB moments it's been fine.

Compact on the other hand - shattered LCD, and that was in a padded bag.

Anyway +1 to pump goes in the HAWG along with everything else.

delcol

my nikon body survived this tumble it was the lens that died. the lens was attatched to the camera at the time of the accident, after the accident it was no longer attached to the body it snapped clean off.. lucky the lens (a shitty nikon kit one) was the weaker part that broke..
i have my canon stuff insured but found it hard to get it insured when out on the bike, by using pelicases (the type the bbc ect use) i could get it insured to take out when biking...
i always have the camera and lenses in peli cases when out on the bike.. and at home when stored.

http://www.peliproducts.co.uk/
i have these 2 for the 7d and canon lenses.
http://www.jitpak.com/peli-casepelican- ... y-21-p.asp

http://www.jitpak.com/peli-storm-case-2 ... -637-p.asp

MountainMonster

I've got a Camelbak, hydration pack goes in one pocket; spare tube, pump, multitool, snacks, and various other small parts go in the main section, and the small section is reserved for wallet/ money and spare phone, and headphone pocket is for GPS enabled phone.

omegas

put it on your frame and you can forget about it until the day you get a puncture be it next week or next year.

Rushmore

delcol wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB2cLY3zHzk

HOLY GUACAMOLE BATMAN! thats one hell of a spill...

Anonymous

Probably something like that when I had my crash earlier in the year onto my head. I'm guessing as I don't remember. Think that's what bust the compact (definitely what bust the back).

That's what keeps me off those skinnies though, of that height anyway. Lost balance and it's a nice tumble.

dhobiwallah

put it on your frame and you can forget about it until the day you get a puncture be it next week or next year.

Or you can use that opportunity do discover you lost it some time in the previous 6 months :x

And no - stuffing your tyres with leaves/grass doesn't work (well not with super tight beads anyway) :roll:

omegas

dhobiwallah wrote:

put it on your frame and you can forget about it until the day you get a puncture be it next week or next year.

Or you can use that opportunity do discover you lost it some time in the previous 6 months :x

And no - stuffing your tyres with leaves/grass doesn't work (well not with super tight beads anyway) :roll:

I have noticed lost pumps scattered on the trails around every bend ..... NOT

Some people have yet to discover what that little velcro strap is for on the pump holder.

Rushmore

To be honest, the strap on my pump look pretty nuke proof. I thought it would stick out and catch various things, but it seems pretty ow profile once fitted...

composite

Since I started using a frame bag for everything else for most rides, I strap the pump to the top tube.

t0pc4t

I keep all my bits in my hydration pack as attaching them to the frame means they get covered with whatever skank I am riding through

cooldad

t0pc4t wrote:

my bits get covered with whatever skank I am riding

timpop

cooldad wrote:

t0pc4t wrote:

my bits get covered with whatever skank I am riding

:P

I keep my pumps etc in my back pack too.

Bikehawk

Usually CO2 pump and canisters in the saddle bag for when the weather's crap (always) and now carrying mini pump as a backup in the hyration pack pushed to one side so that it doesn't get broken when I come off.

cycle monster

In my camelbak, along with bladder full of water, phone, wallet, keys, bars, multitool. Might as well keep the pump in one hand and a spare tube in the other with the number of punctures I have had lately1 :twisted:

Rushmore

Quick Update.

First proper outing yesterday @ Cannock..

I snapped the mount with about an hour...

bennett_346

Well i have a 30L evoc backpack, so it goes in there.