bottle cage and mini pump?

mkviken
mkviken Posts: 217
edited July 2012 in Road buying advice
can anyone recommend a decent presta mini pump and also a decent water bottle and cage?

as light/cheap/good quality as possible please

also where do you mount a pump on a road bike? my mountain bike one velcro's onto the bottle cage or seat tube

thanks

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  • mkviken
    mkviken Posts: 217
    this is the pump i already have

    http://www.topeak.com/products/Pumps/MiniG

    is it adequate/small enough for a road bike?

    I've used it a few times on my MTB and endure motorbike and thought it was poor to be honest.
  • lc1981
    lc1981 Posts: 820
    Lezyne make some nice pumps and they also do a couple of bottle cages that incorporate pump holders, depending on your taste and bike frame: http://www.lezyne.com/bottle-cages-category (the ones with models names ending HP and HV). The pumps also come with a plastic holder that fits under a regular bottle cage, as with your Topeak - or at least my one did.
  • mkviken
    mkviken Posts: 217
    Cheers they look pretty descreet.

    I think I will try my topeak one and see how it goes unless I see a much smaller/lighter one.

    I suppose they don't look too bad or get in the way on the down tube.

    I found my old pump does do presta fittings too by swapping the inside spacer the other way round.

    I bought an elite bottle cage and bottle. Seems to match my bikes colour so hopefully should be ok.


    I think I will invest in a large pump for at home too - or are the presta adapter hoses ok to use with a regular foot pump?
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    Topeak Mini Morph pump
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/topeak-mini-morph-pump/

    Elite Cage, in matt black
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-custom-ra ... cage-2012/
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    Your pump goes in your middle jersey pocket
    Tacx tao's are good bottle cages
  • mkviken
    mkviken Posts: 217
    maddog 2 wrote:
    Topeak Mini Morph pump
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/topeak-mini-morph-pump/

    Elite Cage, in matt black
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/elite-custom-ra ... cage-2012/

    i bought the blue and black elite cage and bottle earlier. both were about £10 in evans sale.
    ShutUpLegs wrote:
    Your pump goes in your middle jersey pocket
    Tacx tao's are good bottle cages

    ah right thanks - some of my jerseys back pockets don't have zips. will this still be ok?

    does hard stuff in your back pockets not irritate?
  • Pumpkin Positive
    Pumpkin Positive Posts: 392
    sticking your mini pump in your jersey pocket just lets others know you're a "proper" cyclist. Mine goes on my frame behind my bottle cage, that way I know that it's with me EVERY time I go out for a ride. The one time you forget to stick it in your pocket will the time you pun*ture.
  • stueys
    stueys Posts: 1,332
    ShutUpLegs wrote:
    Your pump goes in your middle jersey pocket
    Tacx tao's are good bottle cages

    I must admit to having mine on a holder attached to the bottle cage. It doesn't look great on the bike I have to say but I genuinely don't like the thought of a piece of metal resting against my back if theres an off. Maybe I'm overly cautious but it seems like a good way to make sure of a good back injury.
  • mkviken
    mkviken Posts: 217
    i tried this to peak pump mini pump again tonight to top up my MTB tyre and it just doesn't work. pumping away like a lunatic and it just doesn't make a difference

    I've tried it many times on various bikes/motorbike and it never seemed to work - i just thought it must need ALOT of pumping to work


    looks like I'm going to bin it and try a different one
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    "proper cyclists' don't use pocket-size mini-pumps as experience has taught them they're useless bike ornaments. Either go for a frame-fit pump or something more substantial like a Lezyne Micro-drive.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • Gizmo_
    Gizmo_ Posts: 558
    Monty Dog wrote:
    "proper cyclists' don't use pocket-size mini-pumps as experience has taught them they're useless bike ornaments. Either go for a frame-fit pump or something more substantial like a Lezyne Micro-drive.
    I'm probably not a 'proper cyclist' but I am a sucker for shiny shiny things, so I carry two CO2 canisters and an adaptor.
    Scott Sportster P45 2008 | Cannondale CAAD8 Tiagra 2012
  • jomoj
    jomoj Posts: 777
    lezyne road drive is a good mini pump that you can actually get a decent pressure with but it's too expensive to put in an open pocket and risk losing so I use the frame clip.
  • mkviken
    mkviken Posts: 217
    i stripped my topeak pump down yesterday and noticed the seal on the piston was pinched a bit and was letting air escape thru the bottom of the pump

    i greased all the o rings, greased the piston and squeezed a load of 3 in 1 oil in the cylinder and it works fine now.

    looks like there was a leak and thats why it never worked from day 1!

    i think i will just keep this on my mountain bike and get a new one for my new road bike as it looks a bit too 'used' to fit on a nice new road bike and i think its too big to fit in my back pocket

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