spinnaker

I'll hold my comments because I was going to post a review but I will say it seems to be a decent pump.

I replaced my Nashbar pump with the Road Morph. I can get a little more pressure than the Nashbar but I can barely get 90 lbs out of this pump. Am I doing something wrong?


One problem I see is with the handle. If it were a T-handle I think I could get a little more pressure?

Any tips for using this pump?

bccycleguy

?? The handle turns into a "T"

spinnaker

Well unless I am doing something wrong it is more of an "L". One side flips up and that is about it. I will go take a look at it again, if it is supposed to be a true "T".

What is the purpose of the flip out foot peg? It does not seem to provide any support for downward pressure as it just seems to flop around.

How accurate is the gauge?

grolby

It takes a little while to figure out the right way to hold the T-handle on the road morph. It's definitely a little bit awkward, but by standing on the foot peg and putting one hand over the other on the handle, I can get to 100 PSI without too much trouble. You really need to place the end of the pump on the ground to get the best possible results. It does start to require a fair amount of muscle power toward the end, which is what makes it tricky to get full inflation without slipping.

As for the gauge, it isn't perfect, but it's really quite good - more than accurate enough, I think.

spinnaker

Yes I was practicing and I was able to get to 100psi. The pressure I run at anyway. Any tips on what direction to place the foot beg?

late

Down? I found it easy to use, watch the teeth, if you get careless pumping it has
a nasty bite...

Machka 

First of all, I'm not a very powerful woman, and I can get 110 lbs of pressure out of my Road Morph.

Next, it seems to me that the handle flips into a lopsided "T" which is easy to use with a gloved hand. I find my hand gets sore if I pump without a glove.

The foot peg is for stepping on to hold the pump in place, to keep it from bouncing around. Using it was a very natural thing for me.

The gauge seems fairly accurate to me.

spinnaker

I'll have to try using a glove. Part of my problem was my hand was getting sore. Thanks for the tip.

CdCf

I've pumped a tyre to 120 psi using mine, and it took very little effort. It doesn't get harder, it just takes more pumping strokes as you get to higher pressures.

I usually keep one foot on the peg and hold one hand on top of the handle, and the other hand around my hand and the bottom of the handle. That way I keep the handle L-shaped and efficient. Tricky to explain, but I hope you get it...

The gauge is probably accurate enough, but it's not very smooth. It tends to "stick and slip" in 5-psi increments. So if you're pumping and it looks like nothing is happening, just wait and watch the gauge jump up a bit.

Alekhine

My only problem with this pump was that the flimsy plastic mounting system broke apart too easily on me when I was transporting my folder on a bus and I now have to carry it in a pannier or lash it to my frame with tent guy-line. Otherwise, it's a great pump and a real bargain.

banerjek

This is the method I use. With both arms, it's easy enough to use your arms or even your body weight to operate the pump. If you wear gloves as others have recommended, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th fingers go on one side of the piston while the index finger and thumb go on the other end. I also broke the flimsy mounting system.

The gauge tends to stick for awhile and jump up. I think it's reasonably accurate, but if it sticks too long, use your head. I once had it stick at 110psi and I pumped it an additional 60 times trying to get it to move. BOOM! Fortunately, I always carry multiple spares.

derath

I use this:

https://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=4363

Along with a short velcro strap to secure it well. I never used the mounting system it came with.

You could also use one of these:

https://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=4363

Personally i love this pump and regularily use it in place of my actual floor pump. i have no trouble getting to 120psi

spinnaker

Funny that the single strap is out of stock

https://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=4363

but they have the strap option

https://www.performancebike.com/shop/...TOKEN=73760302

Machka 

My mounting system is in pristine shape ... but then I've never used it! I always carry my pumps in the bag on my rack because there's no room for them on my frame.

CdCf

I've mounted mine behind the seattube!
That's what an LHT with 26" wheels makes possible!

Alekhine

Thanks derath! Ordered.

lrzipris

A tip: since it's more of an L, don't hold the handle as if it were a T (ie, at one end); instead, place your hand on the handle over the point where it connects to the pump body (ie, more centered). That way, the handle has less tendency to flip down and your force is maintained most efficiently. And when your stroke is centered, the pump "wobbles" less and the flip stand operates better, as well.

As to where to place the foot peg, being right-hand dominant, I place it to my left, stand on it with my left foot, which is forward of my right hand and my body. Then I pump with my right hand, with my left hand over my right.

I think the pump's design is really spot-on! Two main reasons: (1) the hose lessens the risk of damaging the valve stem; and (2) the guage reassures you that you are at least approximately at the pressure you need, so you don't worry about pinch flats as you finish your ride.

mr bill

a question abut my road morph: the gauge doesn't work. i start pumping, and i see some movement, then the gauge slides away from the tube, not completely disconnecting, but lengthening the tube. the gauge drops to zero and never budges a bit the rest of the time i'm pumping. guessing the psi sucks. any tips out there as to how i can fix this?

jabowker

I'm really sold on mine too!

I kind of like CdCf have mounted mine to the seat tube, as near as possible to behind it but off center to the non-driveside. I did this because I am short and running as small of frame as I could find. On shorter jaunts I do try to carry it along with other items I don't want to leave on the bike in some sort of quickly detachable bag.

The one problem I had was the hose end dropping out of it's hook. I solved that by using a velcro (hook and loop) cable tie. Works wonderfully.

CdCf

The gauge section is supposed to slide out to lengthen the tube available. That's normal. Do it before you start pumping though. It shouldn't affect the gauge, however...

One negative thing is that some of the metal parts on it are quite prone to rust...
Sucks when you live right next to the salty ocean, with prevailing winds from that direction...