Yet another pump query - something discrete
 

Hi guys,

We have a couple of Road Morphs and a Lezyne. Hate the Lezyne design, and one Road Morph failed when I was 60km from home. Rode back on 40-50 pounds pressure. Made me realize that 70-80 is more than enough to get you back, so am looking for something a little more discrete than a road morph. No need for a gauge either, but I think a hose is a must.

Suggestions?

Which lezyne? I have a medium and has a hose and seems ok, pretty small against the cage. If you want something that will actually pump a tire the Zefal HPX is nice and can mount against your seat tube along the top tube, not really discrete but actually usable as a pump.

My road morph sits on a shelf (easy to use, too bulky though) and the lezyne road drive sits on my bike... I always have a CO2 inflator too, the pump is really a leak-finder and last resort inflator for me. What's wrong with the lezyne?

Yes, you're quite right, 80-ish psi is adequate for limping home. However, any piece of equipment has some finite non-zero probability of failing. I've had Silca (used to be "the pump" in the olden days) and Blackburn frame pumps fail on me, and the hose on my Brompton pump develop a (fatal, of course) leak. My Road Morph did once fail me, but it was just a matter of getting a rebuild kit from Topeak (which they sent for free as I was away from home when it befell me). So far it's been fine since the rebuild.

@Christobevil3, I used to have a Zefal HPX (before they rounded off the sharp pointy ends on the "feet" that held the pump against the frame—which scratched the paint). Although it worked well enough, I much prefer the Road Morph: I can pump to higher pressures w/o worry about risk of bending the valve stem from the pumping effort.

Topeak Pocket Rocket Master Blaster. I love mine. I forget it's even there. Gets decent enough pressure to get you home.

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Lezyne road drive in medium. Thousands and thousands of miles on mine; it has never failed. /shrug

I've been planning on getting a road morph and heard it is the best of the pumps. A bit concerned to hear about it being no good.

The Lezyne I have, replacement as first was not working out of the box, is a longish one with a wraparound hose, like the road morph. I hate the screw in connector. Much prefer a connector with a lever like the road morph.

CO2, I get much better than 70 to 80 psi with it. Small, easy to carry, very easy to operate.

This with a Blackburn Airstik SL as back up. I check the pump every so often to see if it still functions properly.

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I have almost every pump mentioned in this thread.

Main floor pump is a Lezyne alloy floor drive. I like the screw on head, but I also have a Planet Bike floor pump out in the garage.

I keep a Topeak morph in my race/road bag. As I don't carry it on the bike I do wish it was built a little more heavy duty, but it hasn't failed yet and for a pump that fits in a bag it has gauge and gets to my max psi of 115 in a reasonable amount of time.

I have a Lezyne Road Drive that stays on the bike I typically use for longer solo rides. Again, I like the head and it works well.

I also have that topeak master blaster pocket rocket (tweedle deedle beatle battle in a bottle) in the picture above. It takes a while, but it is the smallest pump I've ever used that can really get over 100psi. It goes in my jersey pocket if I want a pump when I ride my race bike.

But I also keep CO2 and a trigger drive in a Lezyne jersey bag with a tube and lever which is what I mostly carry on my race bike when riding with out support.

I've been through several other pumps, but those are the ones that have worked out best for the applications I use them for. If I were to pair down, I would stick with the 2 Lezynes.

Some of my tubes have the smooth non threaded Presta valves. The Lezyne will not work with those I suppose?

Not available where I live, and no one ships.

The Lezyne threads onto the very top, small part that a cap would screw on.

Didn't you say you had one?

Yes, I still have, but I presumed that it would not thread onto the smooth valve Prestas. Will have a relook, because I like the black Lezyne road drive.

I never remember that it's there... 'til I need it.

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You can actually delete the entire post... ;)

Is that the Lezyne Road Drive? Large or medium?

Pressure Drive Medium.

I run Michelin tubes with the smooth valve stems and the Lezyne (screw-on head) pumps work fine. If your tubes come with the little plastic screw on caps over the valve end the Lezyne pumps will work.

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The lezyne (medium/with the hose) has worked wonderfully for me. It fits my jersey pocket and the hose is just so practical! I'd suggest starting inflating with this and then injecting co2.

I also have the lezyne co2 trigger drive, light solid...

This might sound elitist..bottlecage mounted pumps look silly.

Another Lezyne fan here. The key is to screw the hose on the valve first and then the pump to the hose. When you're done disconnect in the reverse order. Very easy on and off, and feels very secure when pumping.

Thanks guys. Ordering the Lezyne Road Drive.