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  • January 31, 2013 at 1:41 pm #961929
    mstone
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    @Dickie 42673 wrote:

    After getting a few flats this week and becoming increasingly bummed about the waste associated with C02 I have decided to buy a mini pump… FINALLY! I mean, really… I have been wearing a backpack for years and never thought to buy one before….any recommendations?

    What kind of bike? You don’t want a road pump for a mountain bike, or a mountain pump for a road bike. (One is high volume, the other is high pressure, the wrong one will leave you feeling deflated.)

    January 31, 2013 at 1:54 pm #961921
    Dickie
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    @mstone 42676 wrote:

    What kind of bike? You don’t want a road pump for a mountain bike, or a mountain pump for a road bike. (One is high volume, the other is high pressure, the wrong one will leave you feeling deflated.)

    Well that’s a shame as I alternate between my road bike and cross bike. The cross bike has pretty aggressive hybrid (closer to mountain) tires on it, and of course my road bike has typical 700 x 23C tires. There has to be a pump out there that accommodates both or at least works for one and suffices for the other.

    January 31, 2013 at 3:15 pm #961896
    Dirt
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    I have three different pumps that I’ve used for different purposes and have proven VERY durable and VERY usable.

    Crank Brothers Power Pump Alloy: http://www.crankbrothers.com/pumps_alloy.php This is the only pump I carry in my pocket. It is AWESOME and has really lasted well. Mine is 3 or 4 years old and has been used hundreds of times.

    ToPeak Mountain Morph pump: http://www.topeak.com/products/Pumps/MountainMorph I also use the Road Morph. Both work wonderfully. These clip nicely to the seat tube of most of my utility bikes.

    Lezyne Micro Floor Drive HP: http://www.lezyne.com/products/hand-pumps/high-pressure#!Micro-Floor-Drive-HP/HPG I confess. I was seduced by the chrome. Shiny…. pretty!!! Works REALLY well too. This is another one that clips to the seat tube of a commuter bike or my cargo bike.

    The thing I like about all of these is that they last and parts are available for them if you need to rebuild them. They’re not disposable. The newest that I’ve got is the ToPeak Morph. I’ve only had it for a year and only had to use it a dozen times. The other two are veterans of probably hundreds of flat repairs. I’m constantly stopping along the trail to help fix flats…. it happens EVERY week and all 3 of these have proven dependable

    Hope that helps.

    Pete

    January 31, 2013 at 3:21 pm #961889
    vvill
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    As long as it works, any pump is better than none. I have 3 or 4 different ones, most of them cheap off brand and they’ve all gotten me home fine in the event of a flat. THe nicest one I have is one of the Topeak Morphs but I’ve never had to use it yet.

    That said… I forgot to bring my pack today! :( No tube/pump/levers/patch kit on me. This is rare. I do keep spare tubes at work though so I’ll throw one in my pocket and if I get a flat at least I’ll only be begging to use a pump/levers.

    January 31, 2013 at 3:24 pm #961891
    RideTheWomble
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    …an added benefit of the Crank Brothers pump I have is that it has a high volume/low volume twist adjustment at the bottom.

    January 31, 2013 at 3:30 pm #961885
    Dirt
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    @RideTheWomble 42717 wrote:

    …an added benefit of the Crank Brothers pump I have is that it has a high volume/low volume twist adjustment at the bottom.

    Hi Mr. Womble-head. You’re awesome, sir. I know that’s off topic. I just haven’t said that in a while.

    Rock on!

    January 31, 2013 at 3:34 pm #961881
    TwoWheelsDC
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    I bought a Specialized Airtool Road mini pump to go in the top tube bag on my road bike. It’s maybe 5 inches long, so it’ll fit pretty much anywhere. I haven’t had to use it, but it supposedly will inflate up to 120psi, although I really don’t want to attempt that. For me, having a pump is more to help seat the tube in the tire to avoid kinks, and I keep a CO2 inflator in my kit to get full inflation. That said, I like the idea of having a pump that, at least theoretically, can get me to 120psi if I have an issue with the CO2.

    January 31, 2013 at 3:51 pm #961876
    bobco85
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    For pumps to carry with you on the bike, I’d recommend getting a mini-pump that has a foot pad so you can put the pump on the ground (they feature a rubber tube that attaches to the tire just like a regular floor pump). Having the pump on the ground prevents you from putting too much torque on the valve when pumping. I have broken Presta valves before when trying to fix a flat, and always choose a pump that has foot pads.

    @Dirt 42710 wrote:

    ToPeak Mountain Morph pump: http://www.topeak.com/products/Pumps/MountainMorph I also use the Road Morph. Both work wonderfully. These clip nicely to the seat tube of most of my utility bikes.

    I’d recommend this one as well.

    January 31, 2013 at 4:25 pm #961869
    Dickie
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    Thanks everyone, much appreciated as always. I am going to look into the Topeak Morph, the Crank bros. and i’ve read good things about the Lezyne HP http://www.lezyne.com/products/hand-pumps/high-pressure#!Pressure-Drive which is available at a LBS.

    January 31, 2013 at 4:30 pm #961871
    jabberwocky
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    Another vote for the Topeak Morphs. I have two mountain morphs (which get a road tire to 110 psi with little difficulty) and a mini morph. All work wonderfully.

    January 31, 2013 at 5:08 pm #961857
    mstone
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    I’ll have to try the mountain morph. My previous experience has been that you either get something that takes a zillion pumps to fill a high volume tire or something that physically can’t get the pressure up. If they’ve solved that, I want one. :)

    January 31, 2013 at 5:47 pm #961856
    thecyclingeconomist
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    @mstone 42747 wrote:

    I’ll have to try the mountain morph. My previous experience has been that you either get something that takes a zillion pumps to fill a high volume tire or something that physically can’t get the pressure up. If they’ve solved that, I want one. :)

    Bump for the morphs. I own both types, and actually have two road morphs. I’ve pumped up my 29er tires that are 2.35’s, and though it took a while, it still did the trick.

    January 31, 2013 at 6:36 pm #961849
    dbb
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    The Topeak pumps are great. The t-bar handle, foot hold down and the hose makes them work like a small floor pump. Iv’e used mine a couple of times on the road helping out someone who ran out of CO2 or didnt have a pump at all. Great purchase.

    January 31, 2013 at 7:54 pm #961827
    JimF22003
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    I like the small Lezyne pump that attaches to the water bottle cage. The flexible hose makes it harder to rip out a valve stem. I’ve only pumped up a tire from empty with it once, but it worked fine. I got up to about 85 PSI I think before I decided that was enough :)

    January 31, 2013 at 10:52 pm #961813
    Jason B
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    Big fan of the Lezyne pressure pump, small, tough, pumps fast. Also, take a look at their trigger co2. For about $15, they are worth have a few around. They have a simple co2 press release that allows you to regulate the flow, which prevents the embarrassing premature inflation that occasionally happens with over excited co2 pumps. Aren’t used co2 cartridges recyclable?

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