Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
I don't know. I spent ~$40 on a good pump 30+ years ago and have probably inflated hundreds of tires with it.
As I said, some people like co2 and some people don't.
Personally, I'd rather travel light and not carry a big pump. I'd also rather be on the road, riding again in 5 minutes, than spending 10 minutes trying to pump a tire up to 100psi with a mini pump.
Different strokes (err, no strokes) for different folks.