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Rant: Planet Bike CO2 pump

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Old 08-09-07 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by dutret
oooh burn.
I guess we just have different ideas of small. For general use something I can shove in my pocket is nice. That means less then six inches long(which is perfectly average by the way.)

Of course you didn't even bother to coment on how useless such a pump is if you actually get a flat. No I think I stay with medium sized pumps or co2 depending on my needs.
Actually I mentioned in post #3 that they are good enough to get you home or to where ever you are going. You don't need to be pumped up to bar 7 to get home.

Don't let the fact that you have never used one (save for putzing around in your living room) sway your opinion.
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Old 08-09-07 | 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Ziemas
You haven't seen many saddle bags have you? A small saddle bag is 6 to 7 inches long. Plenty of room to fit a pump mini-pump if you angle it. If you don't know what an inch is ask your last girlfriend, she'll tell you.
Burn of the week.

I feel it sizzling even now.

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Old 08-09-07 | 01:35 PM
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why not just keep it simple, pre-inflate your tubes and carry them around your torso as you ride.
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Old 08-09-07 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Ziemas
Actually I mentioned in post #3 that they are good enough to get you home or to where ever you are going. You don't need to be pumped up to bar 7 to get home.

Don't let the fact that you have never used one (save for putzing around in your living room) sway your opinion.
It was the kitchen and my experience is that stuff works much better in the kitchen then it does on the road when it's 31 and raining or 95 with 95% humidity. Funny how that works.

maybe not 7bar but at least 6. Anything less and I have to worry about pinch flatting and having to suffer with that ****ty pump again.

I can understand people saying you should use a pump instead of a CO2 system. I do myself a lot of the time. I just fail to see the use of ultra-mini pumps. Even the co2/pump things work better then them.
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Old 08-09-07 | 01:48 PM
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None of the saddle bags I own are going to fit a pump and I really don't want one big enough that does. I just strap it next to the bottle cage with a small pump bracket, problem solved. Takes less than 10 seconds to remove if I'm locking up, less than removing the saddle bag. I use the AirStikon the road. I use the Two Fish Bike Block to hold a small Crank Bros. to the frame on the commuter.
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Old 08-09-07 | 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by baxtefer
Let's disregard the fact that the mounting options for a Road Morph totally suck

/owns one
//carries it around in my bag
///CO2 in jersey pocket for long rides.
Want to elaborate a bit more on "sucks"? Or is that the extent of your vocabulary?
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