A quick thank you!

MJF01

Hello

I'm a relative newcomer to cycle commuting, travelling 10 miles each way from Hampton to Putney.

This morning I suffered a flat in Richmond Park. Whilst changing my tube, it was great to receive so many offers of help from passing cyclists. At least 10 people out of the 50 or so that passed me checked to see if I needed anything.That's not a bad return for London!

Particular thanks to roadie Chris who kindly offered his pump when I realised mine wasn't fit for purpose. In fact, he pumped the thing up for me. Top man!

Anyway Cyclists of London - you made my day.

Thanks
Martin

p.s. can anyone recommend a decent pump?

bails87

Lezyne pressure drive, it's got a hose so you don't snap the valve off too!

Good to see some cameraderie! (sp?)

SimonAH

For tiny packability for emergencies I'd suggest a Leyzene CO2 micro pump, for normal home duties you can't beat a track pump - Joe Blow or Specialized are both excellent.


.....Oh, and welcome!

il_principe

MJF01 wrote:

Hello

Particular thanks to roadie Chris who kindly offered his pump when I realised mine wasn't fit for purpose. In fact, he pumped the thing up for me. Top man!

I bet this was CJCP...

veronese68

Il Principe wrote:

MJF01 wrote:

Hello

Particular thanks to roadie Chris who kindly offered his pump when I realised mine wasn't fit for purpose. In fact, he pumped the thing up for me. Top man!

I bet this was CJCP...

I thought that too. Hope DDD is reading this.

asprilla

Veronese68 wrote:

Il Principe wrote:

MJF01 wrote:

Hello

Particular thanks to roadie Chris who kindly offered his pump when I realised mine wasn't fit for purpose. In fact, he pumped the thing up for me. Top man!

I bet this was CJCP...

I thought that too.

My first thoughts as well.

Takes me back a few years when he did the same for me.

notsoblue

Veronese68 wrote:

Hope DDD is reading this.

Pfft, you think this is proof of anything? Its all just anecdotal...

meanredspider

MJF01 wrote:

p.s. can anyone recommend a decent pump?

Topeak Road Morph - hose like the Lezyne but won't unscrew your valve when you undo it :roll: . Also operates like a track pump and has a pressure gauge.

Best bet is to go on Wiggle and read the reviews though. I hate the Lezyne so I'm biased.

asprilla

meanredspider wrote:

MJF01 wrote:

p.s. can anyone recommend a decent pump?

Topeak Road Morph - hose like the Lezyne but won't unscrew your valve when you undo it :roll: . Also operates like a track pump and has a pressure gauge.

Best bet is to go on Wiggle and read the reviews though. I hate the Lezyne so I'm biased.

I've got both of those and a CO2 pump.

I find the Road Morph too big and the Lezyne does indeed unscrew the valves when you take it off. I only carry it so as not to tempt fate and because it looks pretty.

meanredspider

Asprilla wrote:

I've got both of those and a CO2 pump.

I find the Road Morph too big and the Lezyne does indeed unscrew the valves when you take it off. I only carry it so as not to tempt fate and because it looks pretty.

Yup - I have both and carry neither The Road Morph is at work - loads of people have borrowed it and love it.

The Lezyne is in the back of a cupboard somewhere after it:
a. Unscrewed a valve several times after one repair
b. The stupid hose fell out *somewhere* on the last 5 miles of my commute. I walked 10 miles (5 out 5 back) to find it.

I use a CO2 inflator (Guine Innov Nano) and have a stupid AirStik for dire, life-threatening emergencies (it's that bad - but very small) and for putting air in to find the hole.

cjcp

Yep, that was me. :oops:

Hi Martin,

No problem. Good to hear so many people asked how you were getting on (by London standards, of course ).

Fwiw, I've got a Topeak something or other. Cost about £19. I upgraded from one that cost about £14 when I discovered last year that it didn't stand up to the rigours of a hissy fit I threw after getting a flat in a spot about 200 yards before you did.

Might see you again on that route.

Cheers, and welcome to the forum!

gbsahne001

I carry the road morph with me and it's great, except for the time when it wasn't i.e. by the side of the road on a small country road. After 13months the internal seal or valve had disintegrated leaving me with a useless bit of plastic. Thankfully or so I thought, I carried a spare pump with me, although that too broke at the same spot, which meant I had a partially inflated rear tyre on the MTB. Was about to set off very carefully when a group of MTBs went past and one of the riders offered me a working pump.

Email to CRC and they replaced it under warranty, even though it was 1 month outside of it and the new one seems to be lasting.

DonDaddyD

cjcp wrote:

Yep, that was me. :oops:

Hi Martin,

Cheers, and welcome to the forum!

I blow my own trumpet a lot but you sir are a legend.