Originally Posted by
Western Flyer
My answer is a two stage pump. There a several on the market speaking to me. The ones I have owned are all Blackburns: Mammoth 2 Stage, Airstik 2 Stage and the Airstik Longneck 2 Stage. It depends on what tires I bring as to the pump(s) that get attached to the bike. The Mammoth get to 40 to 50 psi very quickly at the LP setting and I can get up to 70-80 psi with some effort on the HP setting. The two Airstik pumps’ LP setting are about equal to the Mammoth HP setting in volume and effort. Because I am changing air pressure if not my tires pretty often on my recent tours, these two stage pumps have work well for me. Often I take two pumps giving me in effect a three stage pump.
Unfortunately Blackburn pumps are poorly constructed and cheap, in my opinion.