Mounting Road Morph G
 

Two options in the instruction - using the water bottle mounting holes on the seat tube or strappping to the top tube. Don't wanna give up the water bottle as most rides are pretty far away from easy water sources. Top tube mounting looks like it might get in the way of cabling.

I was thinking of mounting on the seat tube useing the straps and offset from the water bottle. Wondering if it would get in the way of pedalig?

Anyone out there tried this or have other ideas?

Tony

It would likely get in the way of pedaling.

I mount mine under my top tube using cable ties.

If it's like most of the small pump water bottle mounts, it is designed to be mounted in addition to the water bottle, so you shouldn't be giving up a water bottle to mount it.

it's not. have you ever seen a Road Morph?

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Top tube works fine... Even if the cables are touching the mount and/or pump, they will slide right by as long as they're not pinched under the mount or anything.

ug...the LBS tried to sell me one of these monstrocities...I got a mini pump instead

Have you ever had to pump up a 700x23c tire with a mini pump?

Exactly! The Road Morph's are big, ugly, and kinda heavy, but man do they work. And work well!

Using a mini pump is like dancing with your sister.

+1. Just waiting to get my road morph. Every ride is a fear with only my crappy mini pump.

I know mini pumps work. The Road Morph just works better. And faster. And it hurts my arms/wrists/hands less. And it doesn't bend presta valve heads.

There's a lot of previous threads about mounting Morphs next to the water bottle. This clip from Performance works, but it's a bit too big. I glued a strip from an inner tube inside the clip, and that fits now. I don't remember if the clip came with a velcro strap or if I used an old one I had in my toolbox.

I got the mini-morph, which is a shorter length. The tradeoff is that it can't easily pump over 80-90 psi.

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My mini does not have a gauge and does not go over 60 - just about OK for MTB tyres only. A friends mini is better though but it still kills my arms to reach 100 psi.

I use the clip from Performance Bike, too. You can microwave it a few seconds at a time until it softens up a little then squeeze it down so that it holds the Road Morph securely.

get creative.

non drive side chainstay, seat tube, downtube, stem are but a few places you can strap this onto.

Possibly the seats stays.


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This is a great solution, and one I use on my commuter. On my road bike i have a min-morph mounted the same way. You can't even see it from the drive side.

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I've had it there for two years now and nevver had a problem.

I wouldn't be able to mount it there because it'll interfere with clip on fenders.

I used the mounting bracket from a small PlanetBike pump mounted on the down tube as shown above. The bracket was too large for the RoadMorph G, so I wrapped a couple of pieces of inner tube around the pump and secured it with electrical tape. Good tight fit on the pump.

Supposedly, Topeak has another mounting clip. One that can be mounted sideways, under a bottle cage. This should enable you to mount it on the "side" of the down tube, or seat tube.

You have to order it separatey from Topeak.

not even listed on their website. but you can just use the nylon zip ties to mount it offset from the bottle cage.

I either use the supplied mount and mount it to the top tube or use a Performance Road pump bracket. Yes I bought the pump just for the bracket. I think it was the Huricane mini.

I use(d) the top tube method. Works fine with the cabling.
My issue is that I loose\break parts every 6 months. Both of mine lost the same parts this last week and I am afraid that is just about the last straw. Good pump but the durability is crap.
I'm going to do the usual and ask for parts from Topeak but I think it is time to move on.
My current method is an airstick and a co2 inflator.
I think the only pump I have ever been happy with was an old zefal frame pump. Perhaps it is time to look for a new one.

call up Topeak and act really angry about the fact that they saved 25 cents and left the mount that fits beside your water bottle out of the packaging. I have no idea why they only include the one that displaces a water bottle, it's sheer idiocy. If the angry act doesn't work, they'll sell you one for $5.

I don't think much of this pump, the head is too fragile and I wouldn't mount it near a wheel for fear the head would wind up in the spokes. It does a good job of pumping up tires though.

Yep, I couldn't mount my road G morph without losing a bottle cage either, as the side of cage mounting options hit my crank arms (I tried every possibility, but I wear size 47 shoes in Mega width, just not happening.) My top tube has a flat shape so the curvature was just weird for mounting it there. Stays are funny shaped too, though left chainstay might work. It's a great pump, but I just carry it with my commuter/cross bike instead, tossed in a pannier.

I have a smaller Wrench Force mini pump (which appears to now be discontinued) for my road bike which is acceptable but it lacks the handy flexible hose and pop-out little foot rest of the Road Morph.