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08-23-12 | 11:48 AM

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Bikes: 1949 Hercules Kestrel, 1950 Norman Rapide, 1970 Schwinn Collegiate, 1972 Peugeot UE-8, 1976 Raleigh Sports, 1977 Raleigh Sports, 1977 Jack Taylor Tandem, 1984 Davidson Tandem, 2010 Bilenky "BQ" 650B Constructeur Tandem, 2011 Linus Mixte

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Originally Posted by Velognome

I usually carry CO2, two cartridges are plenty and it fits into a tool roll or small bag. Plus it's faster and easier than a pump.

+1 A guy at the LBS suggested it to me about 3 years back and I love it. That's not to say that I don't like to have a frame pump on a bike that has pegs and a nice pump available, but not all my bikes have pegs so I use CO2 in its place.

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