TrojanHorse

OK, after my 3-flat Christmas Eve extravaganza where I ran out of CO2, I figured it's time to join the ranks of the frame-pumperati so I picked up a Topeak Road Morph G



I think the thing that frustrated me more than having to finish my flat-shortened ride on soft tires was not being able to find the leak the first times! Frame pump should fix that nicely, although I'll still carry CO2 because it's way convenient.

1nterceptor

A lot of riders like that pump. Although the 1st one I got
started to get stiff after one year. No problem, took it
back to REI for their lifetime return policy and got a new
one

Beachgrad05

I have that pump. Tho keep it on my hybrid.

I want a frame pump that fits under top tube

Mr. Beanz

I got this Lezyne few months back. Works but sucks compared to my Blackburn frame pumps. 80 psi vs 120 but the frame pump won't work with the curved top tube.



pump by gulpxtreme, on Flickr

But my after Christmas present was the GoPro 3.


GoPro2&3 by gulpxtreme, on Flickr

chefisaac

You will love the Morph. It works very fast. I also carry CO2 but to be honest, when I have a flat, I always reach for the Morph, especially in the cold weather as it keeps me warm!

SmokedDeathDog

I have that pump and love it. I have had it for 3 years now and have no issues with it. I like the built in pressure gauge.

apollored

I got a Morph for Xmas too but it doesnt seem to fit perfectly on my Valve (MTB Schrader).

It was set up for a road bike and since was my not bike savvy partner who actually bought it for me, I took it back to Evans and the tech rearranged the valve set up.

My bike was pumped up with a track pump last time and the tyres are firm now so I havent had to use it in anger yet so hope its as good as made out if I get a flat on a ride!

chefisaac

It will convert. Go to a bike shop and ask them how.

TrojanHorse

Things I DETESTED about frame pumps before include...
1) the damn thing rattled (and won't fit on my newer bike anyway)
2) easy to wreck the valve stem cranking away on that thing.

But the rattling was what did it for me, I hate rattles. The Topeak has the cutest little foot peg, so I imagine it will be reasonable easy to get the tire up to 100+. I'll try tomorrow before I ride.

Beachgrad05

I did not find it all that easy to pump my tires but I'm a girl....YMMV

I used my morph until I got a floor pump for home use.

Mr. Beanz

I had a pump that rattled at a pivot. I made a short sleeve about 3 inches long from an old tube. I slipped it on the pump like a girdle, did a good job of saving my nerves from the rattles.

Karen M.

Just minutes away from trying out my new edge 200 :-)

Karen

cyccommute 

Topeak makes a mount to do just that. It's called the center line mount.

jaymobutterball

Just recently got the same pump. Seems nice and well built, not necessarily looking forward to "trying it out" for the first time but after being stranded 12 miles from home last year, I think it's worth it. Great gift.

Pamestique 

I am a Topeak Morph addict and have the road and mountain bike pumps. I keep either in my Camelbaks I use for both type of riding. I know Ccamelbaks are not cool for road riding but I love the ease of reaching water and the storage. I keep all my tools and pump in the pak (small one for the road bike) and no problems if I switch out bikes etc. Have had both pumps almost 10 years with no issues...

Pamestique 

12 miles? Try being in Montana touring around and no car or no towns or villages for miles around or out in the back country of AZ on the mountain bike... thank goodness I know how to change a flat!!!!

Obviously not as easy as a floor pump but better than any compact pump out there...

magohn

I picked up a pair of these last week with a gift card:



https://fiveten.com/products/footwear...der-black-grey

So far I am very happy with them and they are a great shoe for MTB'ing and using "flats with pins" pedals.

TrojanHorse

Screw not cool for roadies!

If I go on a long, unsupported ride I'll take one every time. It's nice to stick stuff in a camelback in stead of loading up your jersey. It's also nice to not run out of water in the summer, and my faux camelbak keeps water cool for hours. I have a saddle pack too! For short rides < 50 miles I usually don't want to deal with a backpack though.

I'm sticking mine on the frame though - too much opportunity to forget it if I don't.

magohn

I have a Topeak Pocket Rocket mounted to my water bottle lugs. I used to use the C02 but I got a flat, missed the problem, used my second C02, missed the problem AGAIN, and had to walk 3 miles home in cleats. Since then I use a mounted pump. May not get all the PSI I need but certainly enough to get me home.

The only problem with having an actual pump is that on almost every sponsored ride I attend people don't have a problem asking to borrow it. I don't mind, but if your on a 20 minute lunch break the last thing you want to do is instruct strangers on how to use your pump. I even had an incident where a member of a group asked to borrow the pump, used it and then (without permission) passed it around the other members of the team to see "if they needed it". After 10 mins of watching my pump being passed around, I stood up, took it from the guy who was disassembling it (trying to "switch the valve type") and rode off.

TrojanHorse

magohn, that is EXACTLY why I got this thing.

Maybe stick it in the camelbak for organized rides full of hooligans.

magohn

As I say, I don't mind helping anyone out, but the way he nonchalantly passed it around the other riders in his group made it appear my pump was communal property and for the taking without permission.

I have an old, old, old Camelbak - one of the smallest they made that was pretty good 10 yrs ago but I hate to think what's living in the uncleaned bladder today

Old Sarge

I think I saw some, for lack of a better word, "bladder disinfectant" the other day at my LBS.

lenny866

The best of both worlds!!

https://store.qbike.com/lezyne-pump-c...e-cfh-gry.html