snafu21

^^^^^

No, I use cheap-jack bulk-pack carts from Ebay, made in some Chinese gulag by children. They work out about the price of a can of Diet Coke per tyre, in international funds. Too expensive for all but emergency use, though they get you going in seconds.

Can also be used to extinguish the small electrical fires which are a daily occurance on many folding bicycles. I learned last weekend, that when you're out of CO2, you're also out of bicycling. So I now carry a 'proper' pump too.

cnqdfu

yes necessory. The foldable hand pumps is really handy

kamtsa

They prevent flats. When I started to carry them I was eager to get my first flat but it took me more than 4 weeks to get the first one (compared to the regular 2 week schedule).

BTW, I also carry a pump. First I pump 80-100 or so strokes (the first ones are easy) and then discharge a 16g. This gets me roughly to full pressure.

Kam

JoelBikes

Another +1 on the Topeak Road Morph - best portable pump I've ever used. It's really impressive - I have the 'G' (with gauge) and I find it reasonably accurate and useful.

jefmcg

Thanks again.

I'm looking the road morph as a sort of portable floor pump. This will work for me when I'm commuting with a pannier. Later on I'll look at something smaller to go in my saddle bag, so I have enough to limp home even when travelling light. I don't want to get stuck with a spare tube, all my tools but find the pump is in my other handbag.

... I may instead choose shiny as my portable floor pump :-) https://www.lezyne.com/products/hand-...drive-hpg.html

akohekohe

For any other bike you can buy a Dahon Seat post pump. BTW, I used to use the Topeak Morph but this is a better pump - pumps the tire faster and is easier to use because the seat is the pump handle allowing you to use both hands to pump with. It is also easier to stow since it IS the seat post.

defixated

I got this similar Lezyne pump (no gauge) from REI:

https://www.rei.com/product/786534

after returning one of the Crank Brothers mini pumps I continually struggled with. I love love love the shiny pump though I didn't much like getting a flat a day on the last week of my tour. Should have gotten the Lezyne a long time ago.

The CB pump was a surprise because the other CB gear I've seen has been pretty good (multi-tool 17 is genius and much smaller/lighter than the Topeak Alien). Anyway, if you have one of the CB pumps make sure the plastic innards are screwed tight (miserable silent failure otherwise) and that you fit the pump to the valve before turning the high/low pressure selector. Then, when satisfied that it works as intended and it still sucks, return/ebay/trash it and buy the Lezyne.

jefmcg

Thanks again.


Got the Lezyne - it's now my main pump. It took my Kojak from 5 to 8 bar, and it's noticeably increased my speed, by about 10% I think. I'm seeing if there is a way to secure it to my frame: no bottle cage.

But I am cursed: when I unscrewed the cap from the presta valve, the valve unscrewed along with it and all the air rushed out of the tyre. I really need to stay away from mechanical things.

Oh, and it does remind me of something in the latter scenes of Dead Ringers