Originally Posted by
blacknbluebikes
As a purist, you don't use a CO2 inflator; you've sentenced yourself to this little 8" wanna-be pump that rides in your jersey pocket and requires 1,832 strokes to put air in a 700x23 so the velominati dudes don't snicker at you when they fly by on the A-ride at 26mph.
1) Real purists don't carry punps or CO2 - we huff and puff and blow the tube up with our own massive lung power.
2) 26 mph? Is it a recovery ride for arthritic grandmothers? Real velominati dudes (Use the V!) don't even shift out of the little ring til 45 kmh.
Sheesh... Internet Freds...