Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
Interesting. More than the length, the width is important since something too wide will interfere with the pedal stroke and that looks really wide.
I will definitely look into it as the quality seems to be top notch.
I have Topeak Road Morph pumps on my bikes and love them because they have a hose, little flip out leg, psi indicator, and is about the same length so it fills at a relatively fast pace. But something like the Lezyne could be a neat item to switch to and I do have a bike that doesnt have a pump.
My Topeak sits next to my seat tube bottle cage. This Lezyne still seems like it will stick out too far when stored next to a bottle cage, but hopefully that is just the image perspective.
I have two Road Morphs and they are great pumps but switched to this now as my main pump because the gauge is much more precise. The Road Morph gauge seemed to not provide very repeatable pressure measurement. As we got more into gravel we realized that +/- 3 PSI is a huge difference in handling. I was never a fan of the squeeze-n-go pressure adjustment system and I have done the
'hit the valve for 3 seconds to drop 3 PSI' method before and, frankly it is pretty useless for dialing in pressure accurately. I set it precisely before I ride and then never have to fiddle with it mid-ride.
I use a top tube bag to carry my pump and cannot comment on carrying on the down tube, but the barrel width is about the same as any other pump and you can align the hose so it is up and down not side to side.
I ride 38 mm tires frequently and in rougher hilly terrain so off 3 PSI from my target min pressure means either whacking a carbon rim on a fast decent or spinning out on a climb. The max difference in pressure I ride is only about 7-8 PSI from the highest to lowest.
This is now the go-to pump on our group rides, especially with a lot of noobs that are having handling issues. It is common to find out that their pressure is off 15 PSI or more from what they thought it was, and how shocked they are to see how dialing in correct pressure affects their ability to control their bike.
It is a really simple thing to get pressure dialed in on every ride with a good pump and gauge, and then you can just enjoy the ride!