Originally Posted by
Camilo
For the past 15 years or so I keep a pump:
In my car
In my truck
In my wife's car
In the garage
At my office.
Each pump works fine. All are quite old, inexpensive Park or Performance
I also keep a pump on every bike we have, 8 total, as well as a CO2 inflator and basic tools and inner tube.
So you really think air in those tires is that important?
The three great advances in bicycles, closely related
1) The roller chain (which made the safety bicycle, what we still ride today, possible}
2) The safety bicycle and
3) the pneumatic tire; needed on the small diameter wheels of the safety bicycle but less so on the high wheelers
Everything since has been upgrades. Yes, in racing, essential, but for riding in general? Just nice.