Originally Posted by
davester
[/left]Ah, but you're comparing with a minipump. My Silca and Zefal full-size pumps will inflate a tire almost as fast as a CO2 cartridge, for the cost of an extra 3 oz. They're also useful for fending off errant hounds or slipping into the spokes of a cyclist trying to pass (Breaking Away reference). Try that with a CO2 inflator!
LOL, yeah not buying that! And I say this as someone who carries a full size ZEFAL on pretty much all my bikes. But I also carry a CO2 inflator. The pump is now a backup as the CO2 gets me back up and riding so much faster and easier.