Originally Posted by
Puget Pounder
Labor, cost, and materials for putting a tiny amount of air into a metal capsule. You can recycle paper, but that doesn't mean trees don't get hurt. I'm all for pumps even if they do look ugly on a Pinarello Prince; they are self-sustaining one-time investments
Sorry, I didn't mean/don't want to start a green battle here.
By no means are you starting a green battle, as far as I'm concerned. I hadn't really thought about it in this light. You may have at least partially changed my mind on CO2. Your comments are enlightening.