Originally Posted by
jimc101
OP, that's you, as in Original Poster.
For you pump, using a low volume (car) foot pump for high volume bike tires is never going to give you the best results.
For the mini pump, don't discount it too quickly, you don't mention what make it is, but many out there now are now very good.
Do you mean that the car foot pump will not give the correct pressure?
The mini pump is a Beto. Is about 10" long folded, with a barrel lenght of I would say 5". I got it has an emergency pump, which so far has worked for local rides till I get back home. But is really hard to get up some decent pressure. But just enough to get me to a garage I feel.