Frame pump owners unite
03-20-16, 09:01 AM
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Again, this thread isn't a debate about frame pumps, there's 100 other pump threads for that, but I have a Topeak mini pump that takes forever to pump and then it won't go over 60lbs, and Co2 carts are fine but they did leave me stranded once long ago when I had multiple flats and stick on patches that didn't stick too well. I rarely flat anyway but frame pumps are good for piece of mind. The only downside is looks for some people, which is irrelevant to me personally.
03-20-16, 09:01 AM
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Do you have that taped to your top tube so that you can remember what you're supposed to do sometimes?
I tried to follow the rationale, but couldn't, so I'd need to have it written down somewhere to get it right. Or is a coin toss involved in there somewhere? That'd explain the fine distinction between Occasionally and Usually.
I tried to follow the rationale, but couldn't, so I'd need to have it written down somewhere to get it right. Or is a coin toss involved in there somewhere? That'd explain the fine distinction between Occasionally and Usually.
03-20-16, 09:10 AM
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Still have a couple Functioning Silca Impero frame pumps that are older than people posting on this thread..
Just a few blocks from the LBS, I Use their air-compressor often..
Just a few blocks from the LBS, I Use their air-compressor often..
03-20-16, 09:20 AM
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Bob, you mentioned the Silca pump which was plastic going back to the sixties (at least) and ever since. I used and continue to use them (yes, same pump for decades) and always preferred them over the aluminum counterparts because you could club a dog with them and till have a working pump.
03-20-16, 09:27 AM
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Bob, you mentioned the Silca pump which was plastic going back to the sixties (at least) and ever since. I used and continue to use them (yes, same pump for decades) and always preferred them over the aluminum counterparts because you could club a dog with them and till have a working pump.
But the new one, companion to their exotic floor pump, is metal again. They call it the Imperio Ultimate, and it has an Al barrel. Only $165.
03-20-16, 09:36 AM
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That's the one I really wanted. But my Park cost me $15 after I spent a little more at Wiggle to get free shipping and it fits all my bikes.
03-20-16, 09:37 AM
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03-20-16, 09:39 AM
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Gee, I guess I and tens of thousands of tubular riders who pumped our tires to 100+psi daily must have been suffering under some kind of mass delusion.
What to carry for on the road inflation is an each to his own taste deal with no right answer. But to disparage a product that served generations of cyclists well is nonsense. That you couldn't get it to "pump up a beach ball" says more about you than it does the pump.
BTW - CO2 inflators were around before you were. That thread doesn't mention a unit Schwinn was marketing in the sixties.
What to carry for on the road inflation is an each to his own taste deal with no right answer. But to disparage a product that served generations of cyclists well is nonsense. That you couldn't get it to "pump up a beach ball" says more about you than it does the pump.
BTW - CO2 inflators were around before you were. That thread doesn't mention a unit Schwinn was marketing in the sixties.
03-20-16, 09:50 AM
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Loaned the Silca that has been in place on my FG since 1977 to someone who added his CO2 to the atmosphere instead of his spare tube recently.
Even he was able to inflate to an adequate pressure to proceed, with a bit of coaching on technique and some whining on his part.
That which works: Works.
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Even he was able to inflate to an adequate pressure to proceed, with a bit of coaching on technique and some whining on his part.
That which works: Works.
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03-20-16, 07:26 PM
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03-20-16, 07:54 PM
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The issue with my Park pump is that it rattles a little mounted under the top tube (unlike a Silica I used to have). It's not an issue on my old Univega because I mount it on the seat tube since I have no cage mount there, and that's my main ride anyway. I've ordered a Jandd velcro pump strap to use on my other bikes, and it has a little foam pad that goes between the pump and the frame.
Dombrowski has the strap from hell.
Dombrowski has the strap from hell.
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03-20-16, 08:14 PM
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Same here. Most of them Silca "Imperos" but a couple Zéfals thrown in as well.
03-20-16, 08:41 PM
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03-21-16, 07:25 AM
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I have a Topeak Road Morph pump and it's not pretty so I won't post a picture. However, it has got me back on the road many times after a flat and pumps to a pretty high psi without too much effort.
03-21-16, 05:29 PM
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100 strokes and I'm back in business without my tiny T-rex cycling arms feeling like they're going to fall off.
I can flat a half dozen times, and not run out of CO2 cartridges.
I still have a Blackburn frame pump on my 1996 Litespeed, although last week I finally ditched my Cinelli 66 deep drop bars and got a compact handlebar like young whipper-snappers use which I admit to liking.
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03-21-16, 05:37 PM
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I still keep a Zefal HpX on one, too, but most of my other bikes are frame mounted minis-- Lezyne Road Drives in particular-- rather than frame-fits. The minis are good enough that I don't want to bother with the handling issues of a frame-fit anymore, like when grabbing the bike by the top tube and knocking it loose, or needing to remove it to put the bike on a trunk carrier.
https://lemondbicycles.com/#!/store/...yne-roaddrives
03-21-16, 11:05 PM
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Here is mine. Had the opportunity to help someone out with a flat tire yesterday, and not use up a CO2 cartridge.
03-21-16, 11:53 PM
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03-22-16, 01:59 PM
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I got a frame pump on my Klein Reve which looks as if it was custom made to fit, plus its finish is a nice alloy gray. Doesn't need any sort of strap to stay in place; all contact surfaces are rubber and has yet to show any wear on the frame, at least that I can notice. So..I don't need no wasteful cartridges, and am most happy to share "my good fortune" when so needed and not feel vulnerable because of it.
03-28-16, 12:55 PM
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I got a Lezyne Micro Mini Floor pump that is just shy of 12 inches so it is almost the size of a frame pump. To me it looks nice and has gotten plenty of my co riders out of a jam even when the CO2 failed.
SO maybe I am halfway into this frame pump club
SO maybe I am halfway into this frame pump club
03-28-16, 03:02 PM
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No one is putting their pump between the rear QR lever and the seat stay/seat tube junction?
I'd like a frame pump for my Tarmac, and if I could get one to mount to the seat stay and be painted to match, that might be the ticket.
I'd like a frame pump for my Tarmac, and if I could get one to mount to the seat stay and be painted to match, that might be the ticket.
03-28-16, 04:24 PM
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That used to be popular but I think it's harder to do with carbon bikes. The frame shapes just don't make it easy.