Originally Posted by
mrfish
Few people seem to know this technique ...
I didn't even realize it qualified as a technique; I've always thought that's quite simply the only logical way to use a frame pump.
Sure, it looks as queer as can be to passing motorists as you brace the head of the pump against your thigh (valve stem at the top of the wheel) while driving the pump handle in and out with purposeful enthusiasm using the right hand and steading the pump head and valve with the left... but as noted, it gets the job done.
Perhaps this is the appeal of the Topeak Morph with it's little foot and articulating handle, in that it replicates the action of a track pump, albeit with a very small air chamber.