Vibrelli Mini Bike Pump with Gauge

Good luck getting to 100 PSI with a micro pump. Have used my Topeak Race Rocket HP quite a bit before I went tubeless. On a 28 tire it took about 150 strokes to get it to around 65. The strokes take a lot more force as you go higher. I still carry the pump but haven't flatted since going tubeless about a year and a half ago. I was flatting 6-8 times a year before that.

As mentioned above, definitely get something with a hose.

For a compact pump I like the Topeak Road Morphe, it works almost as well as a floor pump. For something to fit in a tool bag I use the Micro Rocket carbon, which weighs less than the pocket change I usually carry.

My Topeak has an air hose as well. Not criticizing the Lezyne, it is an extremely high quality pump, probably higher quality overall than the Topeak, but the Topeak has a hose as well. I like it because it operates as a foot pump, which I find easier than holding it and pumping.

You are "aware of the rolling resistance issues..." you mean, you are aware of the much repeated myth about rolling resistance, so you compensate by over-inflating, which actually increases rolling resistance. Also, if you are getting a lot of flats, I know why. Over-inflation increases the likelihood of flats.

I do find it a bit fiddly trying to attach it to the valve stem.

Why? I use the Lezyne Road Drive and it comes with a clip that attaches under water bottle cages. Totally unobtrusive secured alongside my water bottle. Longer pump means less work to inflate your tires.

We carry a Tatico on the tandem, and I have another one for my solo bike. And in case you have been eating Tarantula or Snake, a Tatico can do double duty as a defense baton when a dog attacks you.

I counted 200 pump strokes on my Mini Morph, to get to maybe 60 psi with 23mm tires, enough to finish the ride. I had to use body weight to push down the pump handle for the final strokes of the 200. Mini pumps are slow. It's a tradeoff of size vs function.

I ended up buying the Lezyne pocket drive pump. Now my survival kit is complete.

Brand new tube with 80mm stem so no extender issues, 2 tire levers, 1 C02 with head, pocket pump, self stick patches, 3 different size regular patches, new (unopened) glue, piece of sandpaper, valve adapter so I can use a gas station or another schrader pump, a used master link, $20 and 5 $1 bills and a photocopy of my DL. And on longer rides I slip in my credit card if I know I’m stopping for a pit stop. This all fits in my Topeak aero wedge medium bag and I can squeeze a cliff bar, maybe 2.

I still carry my cell phone to call home and have the Uber app as a last resort. And with all this I bet I go flat free the rest of the year.

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Here’s the Lezyne pocket drive.

LEZYNE Pocket Drive HP Bicycle Hand Pump, High Pressure 160 PSI, Presta & Schrader Compatible, Durable CNC Aluminum, Compact, ABS Flex Hose, Bike Tire Pump https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082MQQXCX...ing=UTF8&psc=1


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I went with this:


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160psi, huh? It's usually a good idea to test things out in the comfort of your own home before you need to use it in earnest on the side of the road. You should try getting your tire up to your desired pressure with this fella and report back.

It's a cut and paste of Lenzyne's description.

It does not mean that OP wants to inflate to 160 lbs.

160 PSI is affixed to the pump for the same reason.

Most people would put the minimum amount of air in needed to get home.

You might as well get snippy about the stated length of the tape measure.

I'm not sure that I could fit my hands on that.

I understand that, which is why I said that he should try getting it up to his desired pressure. And I really do think that he should try it out first - I think that it'll be a genuine learning experience. 160psi is pure fantasy. His normal riding pressure (100-110psi) may be within the realm of possibility, but it's very doubtful that it's within the realm of reality. Frankly, I wouldn't be at all surprised if trying to get his tire up to limp home pressure makes him reconsider the priority that he's placed on pump size, and rightly so.

That's why I like the Topeka, it is like using a floor pump, and yet it is small.