Looking for a small pump WITH a flex/hose

temple-Lobe

Hi

I'm searching for a low-price, small bike pump with a flex hose (I'm fed up with mini pumps which connect directly to valve!)

My pannier bag can hold a pump 10 inces long so anything at 10 inches or below would fit the bill...

I've come accross the Lezyne HV Drive Mini Pump (chain reaction) which is ideal accept the price (18.99) http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=74109

Anyone know of a cheaper/plastic version

Andy

Anonymous

Maybe look for ones that double as a shock pump as these will need a flex/hose to fit the shocks.

Got a Specialized Windpipe shock/tyre pump. Not the cheapest of things though, and it takes a lot of effort to inflate a tyre. Might find most small pumps take a lot of effort. Mine is nice for the shocks however. Tyre pump part I use for emergencies is no one else has anything better, but I keep a track pump in the car. So much easier.

temple-Lobe

Had a look at some - still a lot to pay for a pump

I'm still scratching my head over this - you can buy a standard 15" bicycle pump for £1.00 on ebay - what's hard to find is the same design of pump, only shorter - I don't mind sweating a bit by pumping more... - it's only going to be used in an emergency so maybe pay about £10 tops.

if you search for "mini bicycle pump" in Google you get reams of pumps but the direct attachment type, no normal pumps with the flex/hose unless you want to pay £20-£30! :x

anyone?

thanx by the way :P

delcol

lezyne or topeak turbo morph..

i have a lezyne pump it been faultless in the 3 years i been using it. our kid has the turbo morph this to has been faultless over the years he had it...

you have to pay for quality...

Anonymous

C02 inflator kit?

Can be had for £15 on ebay it seems and get a few canisters with them depending on which you get.

Okay, they're one shot each, but fast and should take up very little space

temple-Lobe

I've found a solution!

a ball pump, about £2.50 on ebay 8) - if i want to spend a fiver i can get a fancy Nike one which is just like a miniture bike pump - result!! Both come with schrader flexi hose (hurrah!)

only want it for emergencies so it won't be used often (no wear and tear) I think paying £20 for a pump is banannas unless its used often -

what do you think?

cooldad

If they get the pressure you need good luck. Having sat on a Welsh mountain in the rain trying to get a faulty pump to work, I stick with good ones.

temple-Lobe

cooldad wrote:

If they get the pressure you need good luck. Having sat on a Welsh mountain in the rain trying to get a faulty pump to work, I stick with good ones.

Been in a similar situation on ground level but 20+ miles from home so I've been thinking in the similar vein

I'm going to get a Sondico Action Pump (£5 from sportsDirect) - its designed for bike and ball and has a good strong handle http://www.sportsdirect.com/sondico-action-pump-840280

whenyou think about it a ball requires a lot of pressure too - but rather than go dirt cheap and buy a £1 ball pump I think this is the way I shall go, the Sonidico at £5

Thanks for your input...

delcol

just hope when you need it most (far away from home light fading and it's raining) that your pump does'nt give up on you..

£20-£30 is a small price to get you out of trouble,

styxd

Buy cheap, buy twice and all that. I was glad I'd spent £25 on a lezyne when I punctured in the freezing rain on the Fred Whitton last year. Could barely move my fingers but managed to get my tyre back up to 100psi no worries.

DodgeT

My mate got a Topeak Race Rocket, lasted one go, so he took it back and changed it, the new one lasted once too. He's more than competent at using a pump... I have one too but have never bothered taking it out with me after what happened to his, I use a slightly bigger blackburn kamikaze and its been faultless on the numerous times i've used it. Plenty of oomph too to pop a tyre on the rim.

101_North

I've a Race Rocket but unlike above it's been faultless. Used quite a few times recently (hawthorn cutting season) and it's been brilliant. Much better than the CB one I had before which was awful and gave up on me 5 miles from the car!

101

oodboo

Is £18 really a lot of money for something that will last a long time and can be relied on when you need it? I don't think so. Don't be so tight.

temple-Lobe

oodboo wrote:

Is £18 really a lot of money for something that will last a long time and can be relied on when you need it? I don't think so. Don't be so tight.

I slept on it last night and I've gone for the Lezyne at £18.99 - my wife and I will be doing a lot of cycling this year so budgeting on a pump is probably asking for trouble

thanks for everyones input, much appreciated

Andy

hainman

i have the bontrager mini floor pump.folds out with alloy foot rest has the hose and it works a treat.fits in my decathlon hydration pack no bother,tyre inflated in under 10 pumps....

Clank

temple-Lobe wrote:

oodboo wrote:

Is £18 really a lot of money for something that will last a long time and can be relied on when you need it? I don't think so. Don't be so tight.

I slept on it last night and I've gone for the Lezyne at £18.99 - my wife and I will be doing a lot of cycling this year so budgeting on a pump is probably asking for trouble

thanks for everyones input, much appreciated

Andy

I have one, and it's been an excellent purchase.