Originally Posted by
scarlson
Why not just use a pump? They are so light & good these days! Back in the days where the choice you had was Adhoc Ventose, Silca Impero, or Zefal HP/X, sure a CO2 inflator made sense.
There is not now, was not then, and will not be in the future a better device for putting air into a bicycle tire that can be carried on the bicycle than the Zefal HPx "HoundPounder" frame pump. Nothing else works anywhere near as well.
CO2 cartridges are for pellet guns. (Especially the Crosman 2240 pistol, which is one of the greatest things ever.)
--Shannon