Fifty Plus (50+) - easy-to-use mini pump?

I have been using co2 to fill tires on the road, but today it let me down. I was stuck with no back-up mini pump. I am an old woman with tendinitus in my arm and can't get past 60 lbs. pressure with the mini pump I bought yesterday. Can you reccommend a easier mini pump that I could use to inlate the tire to 100 lbs.? Thanks.

Road morph

Road morph

from Topeak

The Quick Pro (http://www.velo-orange.com/quickerpropump.html) is suppose to be good. I am tempted to buy one myself.

Topeak makes a few also that are well regarded.

I'm going to recommend the road morph too and I don't even own one.

The thing that makes it different is it's really a mineaturized floor pump. It has a hose to connect to your tire and a fold out foot peg. It makes you bend over a bit more than a full sized floor pump but it allows you to use the weight of your uper body to work the pump.

The only thing I can see wrong with the road morph is some people (not me of course) say they're ugly.

There's two versions of Topeak pumps I like. The Road Morph is one, with the inline pressure gauge. I recently left it on the top of my spare tire and lost it. I'm left with the other one with a fold down round gauge on it. These mini floor pumps let you put your weight on the handle to fill the tire. Even with tendonitus you should be able to pump your tires up to the pressure you need.

http://www.topeak.com/products/Mini-Pumps/RoadMorphG

This is the one I currently have.

http://www.topeak.com/products/Mini-Pumps/TurboMorphG

Another vote for the Topeak Road Morph. Not exactly a "mini" pump but it is easily carried as a frame pump.

Road morph

Topeak Road Morph or the slightly lighter Mt. Morph.
While not a mini-pump it works the same as a good floor pump. Footpeg folds down. Handle becomes T-handle. Has extendable hose.
Pump away . . . 100 easy pump strokes get you 100 lbs in a 700x25 tire/tube. Almost fun to have a flat!!!

Have not used them, I use co2, but I saw them in the LBS the other day and looked intresting.
http://bontrager.com/products/accessories/pumps

The Air Support or Air Support +

I have been thinking of getting a small pump as well.

I had a "cyclist dream" footpump that was very light, the pressure guage fell to bits the first time I used it but other than thats its being OK. Its small and goes in a saddle bag.

I have four of Performance's Mini Max pumps that have done a great job. They don't have a gauge on them so I now have a Topeak Road Morph and it is the best of all. I use the Road Morph on long tours and it does its job every day.

Road Morph - reaches 100 easily, needs a little effort after that -and because you use it as a floor pump there is less chance of breaking the valve.

One more for the Topeak Road Morph. I'm in a similar situation as you: not as strong at 63 as I was at 23.
This pump is almost a mini floor pump in that it lets you use your entire upper body strength and weight to get good pressure. I really like mine.

I have the road Topeak Morph and it has worked well, but the similar one by Lezyne is more sturdily made.

I have the Road Morph G. I have never had to use it in the field though I have used it while at home. It takes some work to get a tire up to 100 psi but it's not too bad. As others have noted, you can use the weight of your upper body to put some oomph behind it.

Plenty of recomendations for the Road Morph and my only complaint is that it is a long pump that is not easy to mount. I also have the Mini Morph and it does get a tyre to 100psi easily enough but it takes a while to get there. Especially if you are using 26" tyres.

The two pumps are on the attachments so you can judge the size.

No gauge is needed for the mini-morph, since it's hard to go much past 90 psi. But that's enough to finish the ride. I do like the smaller size. It's mounted at the side of my downtube bottle cage, with one of those Performance replacement clips.

EDIT-- the clip is a bit too big, so I glued a rubber strip into the clips. I had the velcro strap already.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_wc7ef8CMbxA/SeH3lzo8DiI/AAAAAAAABww/KFAFoz116_Q/s512/IMG_6826.JPG

Road morph

By Topeak...Best portable pump on the market. I have no problem inflating tires to 120 psi using this pump. I carry a Camelbak on both my road and mountain bike. The pump fits easily in it.

Crank Brothers pump is nice and... it fits in my tool bag. I have the one without the guage though.

Crank Brothers pump is nice and... it fits in my tool bag. I have the one without the guage though.

I had one, and it was very small and light, but I couldn't get it to work sometimes. And when it does work, it takes a huge number of strokes to get any decent pressure. Too bad.

I had one, and it was very small and light, but I couldn't get it to work sometimes. And when it does work, it takes a huge number of strokes to get any decent pressure. Too bad.

Sorry, mine works great.

Thank you for your help. It looks like the Road Morph will work for me. I hope it mounts securely to the frame, as the roads here are pretty rough.:)

Thank you for your help. It looks like the Road Morph will work for me. I hope it mounts securely to the frame, as the roads here are pretty rough.:)

When I mounted mine I used to zip ties, these did not come with the pump. I have a large strock of these but they can be found at your local big-box store. The pump snaps in place and then there is a velcro strap to keep it secure. I have no fear of loosing it.

STAP,
On the Boreas what is that black oval thing where the down tube and fork intersect, looks like at the end of the bar?
Oh and btw...cool looking bike too.

Crank Brothers pump is nice and... it fits in my tool bag. I have the one without the guage though.

Had the opportunity to use a friend's Crank Bros, and liked it a lot. Like most small frame pumps, it takes a few more strokes to get the air in, but on a road tire that's not a big issue (unless you can;t ride a tire under 100 psi).
Personally, if I can get the tire to 'really firm' under thumb pressure (mine), then I'm good to go for as long as the distance might be. Upon checking after the ride, with a good gauge, that usually runs between 75 and 85 psi, depending how how frisky I feel at the time I gotta do the pumpin.

Also have tried the morph (nit sure which model it was) and it certainly is like a mini floor pump, and is very nice to use. But it is a bit large for most of my frames, and I don;t like to strap stuff to the top tube.

Other pump which has done quite well has been my performance Hurricane HPV Dual Mini Pump (http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1031050_-1_400032_400007_400166).
Its 2 stage so using the telescoping barrel, you can get some good volume at low and Mid pressure with less pumps, and then when you need higher pressure, using just the small shaft gets the pressure pretty high up there. I've hit 90 psi, no problemo.
Durable, works good on MTBs, not real heavy (187 gm), not real big/long.
works good.
still, if one has tennis elbow/tendonistis, that morph pump seems the way to go.

Ok, I got the road morph yesterday and tried it out. I was able to get over 100 psi without pain or difficulty. I strapped it to the top tube and it's not in the way and is quite secure, even on rough roads. Just to be extra prepared, I replaced my old Co2 gun with a new one and packed a couple of cartridges in the seatbag. And I have Hardcase tires front and rear, so I'm good to go. A girl can't be too careful. Thanks for all your helpful advice!

STAP,
On the Boreas what is that black oval thing where the down tube and fork intersect, looks like at the end of the bar?
Oh and btw...cool looking bike too.

That is a Bar end Mirror. Forget the make and it does adjust sufficiently to be able to see behind me.

Only problem is that I keep forgetting to use it as Our country lanes are so peacefull and deserted. I can hear cars- but it is pace lines of 20year olds that suddenly shoot past me that I never see.

It is large enough to be usefull and due to the type of fixing- a knock will not break the mountings.

And farandaway--Good choice on the pump.

Check out the Lezyne pressure carbon drive
Easy to use and powerful for a small pump.

Sorry, mine works great.

Mine works fine too..but the purpose of this thread is a recommendation for an older rider that doesn't require as much arm strength as the Crank Bros mini...in that department the Road Morph appears to be the winner...

Stap, thanks, makes sense now that I know. I never think about mirrors even though I should as my neck is getting harder and harder to turn around to see whats coming.

Mine works fine too..but the purpose of this thread is a recommendation for an older rider that doesn't require as much arm strength as the Crank Bros mini...in that department the Road Morph appears to be the winner...

Well, I am an older rider but I sometimes forget how brutally strong I am and may thus overlook other people's limitations. :) I responded a second time due to the implication that the CB pump is flawed and hard to get to work properly. It isn't. I discovered the CB when I was fumbling with a flat a few months ago and along comes an old friend of mine who owns one of the major local bike shops (and can use any equipment he wants). He whipped out his CB pump and we were done with the inflation in no time. Bought my CB pump the next day and it has served me well.

I have not used the Road Morph so I don't know how easy it is to use- but I suspect that the OP has made a very fine choice for her needs. FYI to anyone else, it should be noted that the CB pump is a dual stage pump. It fits in my tool bag (not strapped to frame) and is very nice pump.

TRUE road morph story.

Last year one of the women I occasionally ride with had a flat. I helped her and used my Road Morph. Over the winter she decided she should have a frame pump, so she got one based on my recommendation. Last night, the somebody in her group got a flat. They replaced the tube, and she volunteered to use her NEW pump. Nope, they had CO2. Guess what, they exploded the new tube! (Improper seating, I'm sure...) So when they put the 2nd tube in, she whipped out her pump and presto! she inflated that baby to 120psi. At the end of the ride she was still commenting on how great that pump is.

TRUE road morph story.

Last night, the somebody in her group got a flat. They replaced the tube, and she volunteered to use her NEW pump. Nope, they had CO2. Guess what, they exploded the new tube! (Improper seating, I'm sure...) So when they put the 2nd tube in, she whipped out her pump and presto! she inflated that baby to 120psi. At the end of the ride she was still commenting on how great that pump is.

I am a Topeak user- but when a rider in our group gets a puncture- it is always my pump that gets used. The reason is that my pump always works because I maintain it.

Surprising how a pump that worked last year doesn't work this year. Mine always work.

I am a Topeak user- but when a rider in our group gets a puncture- it is always my pump that gets used. The reason is that my pump always works because I maintain it.

Surprising how a pump that worked last year doesn't work this year. Mine always work.

What routine maintenance do they need to keep on being reliable?

Last week, I was riding with two women. One of them hit a rock and got a snakebite. We pulled over and everyone pulled out their pump - all three of us had Road Morphs. I did the pumping, but I didn't have my reading glasses so I couldn't read the pressure. By the time one of them could check it out, I was already at 120 psi and we had to let some air out. What makes it great is that you use it like a floor pump, with a hose, so you don't have to worry about damaging your stem from your frantic pumping.

Crank Brothers pump is nice and... it fits in my tool bag. I have the one without the guage though.



How many inches long is that?

I love and highly recommend the Topeak Road Morph, but I'd like something that fits into a fanny pack, also.

What routine maintenance do they need to keep on being reliable?

Like all pumps- Take them apart to check no water has got inside- dragging grit in to damage the seals. Reassemble and check for full pressure before taking out and using- and also check that it is set up for the valves on your tubes. Nothing worse than having it set for presta and you have schraeder on this bike.

But the topeks that I have use a multihead that fits both valves and yet to find any muck or water inside them. This has not been the case with the other pumps I use which are on the MTB's and do get used offroad and in the mud.

Pumps are so basic that nothing can go wrong with them.:roflmao2:

And you don't use them very often.:roflmao2:

Every 3 months or so- I just strip them down and clean them and they always work.

For pure ease of use on the road I have to say Road Morph gets my vote which I have and use on my Tandem I also use a Innovation Second Wind which is both a hand pump and CO2 combo pump in one, but for hand pumping the Road Morph is great!.

Thanks for the info

I was at a crit and saw these pumps from Lezyne, they are trick. http://www.lezyne.com/index.php/products/hand-pumps.html

My daughter had the Crank Bros. pump and she couldn't get it to work (took too much strength to pump and it was tough to get it attached without leaking) so I traded her my road morph for it cause I was sure I could make it work. This weekend, while touring, she forgot the road morph, and I had to use the Crank Bros. pump. That POS would have gotten heaved if I didn't have to depend on it working. After I FINALLY got to 95 psi the tube blew by the valve from all the pumping. I didn't even have a flat at the time! I was just trying to top off the tires. The only way I could make things work (with a new tube) was to support the wheel and pump off the bike on a picnic table so I could push the pump down on the table without flexing the valve stem. It's getting replaced with another road morph. The road morph is way easier to use, inflates quicker and is unlikely to trash the valve. The gauge is nicer on the Crank Bros. pump, but isn't worth the hassle to use.

FWIW, I've used CO2 for years for local riding and commutes...never a problem and real fast.