Frame pump or CO2 ?
07-24-06 | 11:22 AM
#26
Originally Posted by operator
Yup frame pumps suck. Topeak road moprh > c02.
+1
I bought this pump, as I feel CO2 alone is too risky. I ride alone alot and wanted something that wouldn't run out of air.
The road morph is easy to use and plenty fast. I can get to 120PSI without any more effort than my floor pump at home. Sure it is slower than CO2 but I can still inflate my tired from flat in under a minute. I have many times used it to top off my PSI before a ride rather than going back to the garage for the floor pump.
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07-24-06 | 02:55 PM
#27
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I'm not very smart but it seems to me that a co2 cartridge is only capable of a certain psi. So using a frame pump first would seem backwards. Personally I just use a 16 g co2 cartridge and that takes my road tire to around 100 psi, which is plenty good to complete a ride.
The same cartridge will take a mtb tire to around 30 lbs, which may or may not be enough. If it isn't you can always throw in a couple more pumps from the frame pump.
The same cartridge will take a mtb tire to around 30 lbs, which may or may not be enough. If it isn't you can always throw in a couple more pumps from the frame pump.
