Originally Posted by
Velo Dog
Cut a short section out of an old tube and pull it over the chuck (the "head") on the pump to keep out the crud. i rode for years that way on my mountain bike with the pump mounted head down behind the seat tube. To pump, just slide the tube up the barrel.
Ding Ding Ding. Great idea.
re: what kind of bike.
It's a 520, my first "real" touring/commuter bike. The morph series of pumps are just very awkward to mount but so far I'm very happy having it mounted under the frame.