camasa45

I am looking for the best frame pump that has a has a gauge for touring. Could someone give recommendations?
Thanks

fietsbob

there are some with a gage in the hose. topeak etc (I Dont own one, no clue to its accuracy)

I just brought a Plastic gage , Zefal with a dial, used long frame fit pumps,

but mostly I just squeeze the tire to see how hard it feels.

"Best" on this forum is just an Opinion .. a popularity contest.

GerryinHouston

Crank Brothers Frame Pump. Has gauge and Schrader/Presta nozzles. Also, hi volume/lo pressure and hi pressure/lo volume setting.

https://www.amazon.com/Crank-Brother...+brothers+pump

mstateglfr 

Might be a good pump, but it is not a frame pump.

If a pump is whats wanted and not specifically a frame pump, I have a couple of Topeak road morphs that have inline gauges. The great thing about these pumps is there is a hose included, so your pumping action is separated from the stem connection. Direct connect pumps move the stem back and forth in all sorts of direction and force.

pdlamb

Topeak Road Morph G (https://www.rei.com/product/648089/t...ump-with-gauge) is the model of which I own multiple instances. It's not quite a frame pump, since it doesn't fit into the frame with a pump peg, but it is mounted to the frame with (depending on model year) zip ties or a plastic mount. Good enough for touring, but it helps if you have young eyes to read the gauge.

seeker333

Here's a thorough review of the two most popular touring pumps in years - the Topeak Road Morph and Lezyne Micro Floor drive.

Both of these pumps are designed so that one may anchor them to the ground with a foot while pumping, thus improving their ease-of-use greatly over conventional frame pumps, which always give your arms and hands (and valve stems) a real workout. This video (@1:20) shows how:


I own both the Topeak and Lezyne. I prefer the Lezyne because it's smaller and lighter (good for packing into bag, no ugly, cluttering, weight-increasing frame mount required. The Lezyne requires a couple more strokes than the Topeak due to smaller cylinder diameter, and it costs a bit more, but on the other hand it doesn't tend to fall apart as easily as the Topeak. Owners who have reported problems with their Topeak have also reported that Topeak customer service is generous in repairing pumps by offering free parts, and occasionally completely free (warrantied) replacement pumps.

If you are dead-set on a traditional style frame pump, then the Park PMP-5 is a good choice in that it adjusts in length to fit nearly any frame TT dimension. I am unaware of any frame pump which integrates a pressure gauge. There are decent gauges sold separately. I have an old, inexpensive Zefal and it is more accurate than the gauges in the Topeak and Lezyne pumps. The Lezynes pumps are sold both with or without gauge, and their spare parts catalog includes a gauge if you ever choose to integrate a gauge to a gaugeless Lezyne pump.

Zefal, BTW, still makes their HPX frame pump in four sizes, mostly black only.

andrewclaus

Another vote for the Road Morph. I got mine on sale at Nashbar for under $20.

tarwheel 

I use a Topeak Road Morph G

jefnvk

Pretty well covered, but another vote for the Road Morph G. When my old floor pump crapped out, I used it pretty much exclusively for all my pump needs without much issue, it performs that well.

SeniorCanadian

I chose the Topeak Mountain Morph for my LHT with wide 26" tires. Don't need high pressure but wanted max volume per pump. It works.

Rob_E

The OP might want to clarify. Some people consider a frame pump to be a very specific item: A portable pump that is spring-loaded to lock into the frame. I had Zefal like that, I think, but I don't think it had a gauge.

In the more general, portable pump area, I have also used the Topeak Road Morph with a gauge. The gauge was okay, but not great. It would kind of jump between values, getting stuck at one reading for a bit, and then jumping to a higher value all at once after a few pumps. Made me think that it wasn't that accurate. But it did give a general idea of the pressure.

Replaced that with a Lezyne HV pump, which I like a lot better, but it's rather bulkier and might be a little heavier. Reviews seemed to indicate that many didn't find the gauge that accurate, so I got it without the gauge, and bought a separate, Topeak digital gauge. Never really used the gauge yet, because I've only had occasion to use the pump close to home, so I pump until it feels firm enough to ride on, then I take care of tuning the pressure with the floor pump at home. I guess on an extended trip, I'd be more likely to use the gauge, and I bought it with that in mind, but I've also moved to higher volume, lower pressure tires, so sometimes determining my air needs is as easy as squeezing the tire. It's possible I won't travel with the gauge at all.

Regardless, if you're really worried about your pressure, I would consider that a more accurate way to go: A good pump and a separate gauge.

nfmisso

Topeak Turbo Morph G

indyfabz

I use one and could not agree more with the bold above.

GerryinHouston

The Crank Brothers pump attaches to the frame, albeit not with the old style spring loaded principle.

mstateglfr has a point regarding the direct attachment to the valve. Although it works great with Schrader valves, I am very uneasy with the Presta valve stems which are prone to bending.

Normally, I use an 110V electric pump with a Schrader fitting at home. For the Presta Valve equipped Novara, I use Presta to Schrader adapters.

I'd recommend to the OP to buy a pump with an air hose, like some of the ones recommended above. The frame mounting is just a solution with Velcros if no attachment is provided.

Rob_E

I think all of the pumps mentioned can attach to the frame. I'm just pointing out that not everyone thinks that qualifies as a "frame pump," and the OP might want to clarify in order to fine tune the responses. I know when I bought the Zefal, it was because I specifically wanted a "frame pump." Later I decided I'd prefer a pump that works well, regardless of how it attaches.

I had and didn't care for that Crank Brothers thing. I never had a problem with it bending my Presta valves, but I did have a problem where using it on a Schrader valve and not holding it still enough resulted in putting a slit in the side of the valve stem. I think that's when I decided to stop using it. For that reason I agree with the idea that a pump with an air hose is best. because you can apply the force needed to pump without putting extra stress on the stem.

Tourist in MSN

You beat me to it.

zebede

Having owned TWO Topeak morph G....I will never buy ANYTHING Topeak. I could not buy the rebuild parts needed. I finally got it going with refrigerant o-rings from an Autoparts store. Customer service from the USA rep is horrible to non-existent. There stuff looks nice but wears out quick and is not supported.

F_Topeak

Michaeh

I love the Lezyne Micro Floor drive HP because the seal is always tight. Other pumps you have the jam into the value and pull the lever and air always seems to escape but with the micro floor its a screw in.

veganbikes

Another vote for the Road Morph.
@zebede...I find that odd my pump is 4 or 5 years old and still works just fine and replacement parts aren't super hard to get through QBP or you could probably get them through Todson who at least in the past has been great with email response. Sometimes things can happen but so far my pump is excellent and for a long while I used it because I gave away my floor pump to folks who really needed one and I was not ready to get a new one yet.

Also my other Topeak stuff has worked perfectly. Their Dry Wedge seat bag is excellent and holds more than it really needs to and I can move it from bike to bike easily by sliding it off and sliding it onto another fixer mount. I could go on but sufficed to say I haven't had the issues with Topeak and it sounds like most others haven't either so maybe you got the fluke.

Vintage_Cyclist

Zefal makes a pump accessory called Z-Hoze. I've been using one of these for a few years. The valve end can be reversed for Schrader or Presta. The other end plugs into a frame pump Presta head.

Zefal - Z-HOZE - ZEFAL

Jenson has them on sale right now for $7.99

How you carry it is a consideration though, if you don't have a big enough bag. I secure it across the top of the seat bag. I made a loop with velcro that goes through the strap loop on the top of the bag to run the Z-Hoze through, then it's bent down to further secure in the bag's velcro strap around the seat post.



A simpler, low-tech option is to count the number of pumps you need to inflate your tire to a desired PSI.

Aushiker

I had a Topeak Mountain Morph but it was not up to the rigours of touring with me ... foot broke off. Replaced it with a Lezyne Micro Floor Drive HV/HVG and haven't looked back. In fact now also have a Lezyne Micro Floor Drive HP/HVP which lives on my commuter bike.

The pump on my Surly Long Haul Trucker has seen a lot of kilometres, a lot of dirt roads and has not let me down once.

jefnvk

Maybe I'm too new-school and not thrifty enough, but something I buy for $25-30 I don't consider to be serviceable. I've gotten a year and a half of trouble free use out of mine thus far, including a summer of use in place of a dedicated floor pump, which is better than I can say of some clothes costing that much.

manapua_man

I've been using the same road morph for...maybe 10 years now? No idea when I actually got the thing. Just pull it apart every couple years, grease the internals and it'll keep going.

The only real problem with mine is the foot is secured with a couple small screws. I doubt it'll break unless I ****z out and tweak the living crap out of it though. Even if it does break off, you can still get replacement parts for them.

lwik

Like the video, I use the Topeak Road Morph. Love it! The fact that you can put it on the ground to hold it with you foot is great and pump like a normal pump is great.