Originally Posted by
staehpj1
I did meet a couple guys carrying a full sized shop floor pump on the Trans America ...
Heh! That could have been me, Pete! In 1999 I brought a floor pump to the start of an ACA TransAm tour I was leading with the intention of sending it home after day 1. It was used by everbody as they arrived for the tour. Being the owner of a cool new BOB trailer I said to myself, "Let's hang on to the floor pump for one week" After all, the BOB slogan was "bring stuff".
It was used daily by me, riding sweep, helping folks with roadside flats and by all topping over tires in the morning. 93 days later the floor pump was still on board!