Originally Posted by
Drew Eckhardt
Hardly.
I can't I buy a mini-pump that will reach 90psi in a practical 90 strokes.
The Leyzne Road Drive is the best I'm aware of taking a 23mm tire to 70-80 psi in 200 strokes. While far better than competing designs which reach just 40-50 psi with that effort, it still takes over 100% more.
I can't buy a compact, easy to stow CO2 system that'll take care of the 9 flats possible with two spare tubes and a large Rema patch kit.
Compact frames with sloping top tubes leaving little room for extras inside the main triangle may preclude using full-size frame pumps, although lots of middle age guys still ride conventional frames like we did 20 years ago.
The likelihood of how many flats you may expect is not dependent upon how many unnecessary patches you carry. No matter how much you over prepare, you are not likely to ever need more than three CO2 cartridges...ever. And if you did, well that is why they invented cell phones...and thumbs.