Mini/Frame Pump?
11-01-17 | 02:36 PM
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From: Lebanon Co., Pennsylvania
Mini/Frame Pump?
I have a cheapie mini-pump that I picked up years ago and would like upgrade to something of higher quality. I'd love to go to a frame pump, but there are so many out there.
Recommendations?
Recommendations?
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11-01-17 | 09:01 PM
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What's your budget? I have one of these with a pressure gauge hose and it works really well.
A gauge is nice to have but not a necessity if you're eyeing something smaller or budgetting.
11-02-17 | 04:37 PM
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Yeah, they're nicely made little pumps. On the one I have the hose threads onto the valve, so you don't have to worry about it leaking air or popping off, and it hides away inside the cylinder when you're not using it. I've only had to use mine twice, but no complaints so far. I got the medium size and it fits okay in a jersey pocket if you don't want to use the frame mount.
11-03-17 | 01:07 PM
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I have a Silca Pocket Impero and love it. It's a tad on the heavy side but works just as well as a floor pump to get a tire to pressure but you have to use quite a few strokes. I use this on longer rides when I get more than 15 miles from home.
I have also fallen in love with my Topeak Micro Rocket carbon pump for short rides. It stays on my bike all the time. Darn this thing is small but hey, it works great and is light as a feather. It clips on to my water bottle cage. About 1,917 pumps strokes will get you to 65 psi. Just kidding but it does take quite a few strokes to get a tire to ridable pressure but in the 4 times I've used it on the road to repair a flat it worked great.
I have also fallen in love with my Topeak Micro Rocket carbon pump for short rides. It stays on my bike all the time. Darn this thing is small but hey, it works great and is light as a feather. It clips on to my water bottle cage. About 1,917 pumps strokes will get you to 65 psi. Just kidding but it does take quite a few strokes to get a tire to ridable pressure but in the 4 times I've used it on the road to repair a flat it worked great.
11-03-17 | 02:14 PM
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That Silca Pocket Impero Mini Pump looks awfully nice, but IMHO is kinda pricey...
So Op - speaking as a CO2 carrier, if you really must have a small pump
Going back 4-5 years I carried a Lezyne Pressure Drive with me everywhere. I was messing with ultra-thin, ultra-light tires at the time, and as to be expected was flatting pretty frequently, so had to use it a lot more than I'd have liked to, but it did work well. often in less-than-optimal circumstances.
I don't know what's the difference between a Pressure Drive and the Road Drive that a couple of the guys here mentioned earlier, but even though I've contentedly moved on to either tougher tires, or flat-liners, and CO2...
FWIW I'm still hanging onto my Lezyne Pressure Drive pump...
So Op - speaking as a CO2 carrier, if you really must have a small pump
Going back 4-5 years I carried a Lezyne Pressure Drive with me everywhere. I was messing with ultra-thin, ultra-light tires at the time, and as to be expected was flatting pretty frequently, so had to use it a lot more than I'd have liked to, but it did work well. often in less-than-optimal circumstances.
I don't know what's the difference between a Pressure Drive and the Road Drive that a couple of the guys here mentioned earlier, but even though I've contentedly moved on to either tougher tires, or flat-liners, and CO2...
FWIW I'm still hanging onto my Lezyne Pressure Drive pump...
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11-03-17 | 05:18 PM
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From what I was able to tell, the Pressure Drive and Road Drive are pretty much the same, except the Road Drive is a few grams lighter and the Pressure Drive has maybe a bit more of an ergonomic shape. Functionally, I'd expect there's very little difference. I got the Road Drive because I found a good deal and thought it was prettier.
