It was brand spanking new then. It's my daily commuter — trust me, it hasn't looked like that in a long time.

I like the Topeak Turbo Morph G. The gage is round and doesn't need the sharp, hard strokes that my Road Morph did. On an upright bike, I favored the mount like CCcorlew linked you to, but it has a velcro strap that also goes around the pump. More secure that way.

+1 on Lezyne. I have this one:
http://www.lezyne.com/en/carbon-road-drive

I had a variety of frame fit hand pumps way before C02 was available. I switched to CO2 about a decade ago but switched back to a pump last year. Stopped using CO2 for a variety of reasons which included issues of what to do once I used both cartridges (happened twice in about 10 years) and the fact that you can't recycle CO2 cartridges.

I thought that after four hours you were supposed to see a doctor for that.:eek:

But I guess that does kind of get the "stuff" out of the way while on the saddle.:D

It mounts fine on the side.

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Met two riders last week that had exhausted their CO2. They used my pump.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=312158

http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=312159


Two sizes:

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If you inflat a tire with Co2, when you get home, you reinflat it with real air, or it will go flat again.

I like your attitude!

Won't work, all that does is to return the CO2 into the air that it was removed from.

I got my first flat a few days ago (OK, I'm a newbie). Used C02 for the first time and loved it. I was back on the bike in a couple minutes. I have a frame pump too but I'll always have a few cartridges and an extra tube with me.

For all the reasons mentioned I like a frame mounted pump. I have a fleet of 3 Zefal Hp pumps on various road bikes and a Zefal mini on the mountain bike. I have thought of getting a CO2 inflator but have decided that spending the money on tougher, more puncture resistant tires is a better investment of my money. I have had very good luck with Continental Gatorskins and am currently experimenting with Serfas Seca tires on another bike.

One other handy item in dealing with flats is a pair of tire savers (aka flint catchers or sticker flickers) This is a 1970s old school solution that one can still find on occasion. They work by having a loop of wire in contact with the tire surface and scraping off any foreign objects before they can work their way into the tire carcass. Using tire savers has significantly reduced flats on the bikes I use it on. One drawback is that they can not be mounted on some of the modern bikes with recessed brake mounting and low clearance on the brake calipers.

These seem like such a good idea, and yet almost no one uses them anymore. I'd like to see some testing to see if they really work. For example, getting pieces of glass onto the tire in a trainer on a lab, with video to show what happens, and experiments to determine effectiveness.

I tried a couple of different mini-pumps helping friends fix a flat and didn't like either one. Took forever to get any air in the tires. I've had two but threw one away because it was totally useless and keep the second one on my hybrid. On the road bike, I carry 2 CO2 cartridges in my saddlebag when riding locally. If I do a charity ride away from home, I have a mount that holds 4 cartridges and that gives me a total of 6. I've only had one flat in the last three years, with close to 13,000 miles, so I don't really worry too much about flats where I would need more than the CO2 cartridges I carry with me.

Plants use CO2 and convert it to oxygen. So in reality, if you lose CO2 from the cartridge, you're feeding the vegetation in your area. :D

Mort,
Try looking at Rootboy's hand made tyre savers (he is usually in the C&V Forum) I got 2 pairs from him, they are brass or stainless steel and surgical tubing (very high grade). He makes these his self and sells them. One of the C&V publications did a review of them and will begin selling them shortly. He is a first class guy and has done some beautiful builds of C&V bikes. Do a search in C&V for him/them. They can be adapted to fit using some creative extra bends.

Bill

Yeah, but eventually the plants die and decompose and release the stored CO2 back into the air.

I would be cautious with trying to manipulate the climate.