What Pump do you carry?
10-24-12, 04:31 PM
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Except for touring I don't carry any pump. No need
A good tire and Mr Tuffy everywhere is enough
Before I meet Mr Tuffy I got a flat but i was able to ride 5 miles up to my home before the tire is totally flat. So I've realised that I don't need to carry any pump nor any repair kit for commuting.
In last resort I could still take the bus with my bike. Why bother with a pump then.
A good tire and Mr Tuffy everywhere is enough
Before I meet Mr Tuffy I got a flat but i was able to ride 5 miles up to my home before the tire is totally flat. So I've realised that I don't need to carry any pump nor any repair kit for commuting.
In last resort I could still take the bus with my bike. Why bother with a pump then.
10-24-12, 04:43 PM
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Topeak Mt. Morph on our tandem.
One flat in 2011 in 5,600 miles on Maxxis Re-Fuse folding tires . . . and that was from loose patch.
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One flat in 2011 in 5,600 miles on Maxxis Re-Fuse folding tires . . . and that was from loose patch.
Pedal on!
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10-24-12, 05:39 PM
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I keep a Topeak Turbo Morph G in my bag. I used to have it attached next to a water bottle but it didn't fit properly and took a beating from sandy road spray. Since I have 3 bikes I use on a regular basis it makes more sense to keep it in my trunk. Its a nice pump but it takes up more space in the trunk than I'd like as it doesn't lay flat at the bottom even diagonally.
10-24-12, 06:12 PM
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I use a cheap $10 dual head pump. Its larger than your average mini pump which is good. I really don't like having to spend a lot of time on inflating tires. I also carry a presto to shroder adapter, 2 spare tubes, 25 patches and a tub of glue, tools to fix most problems, spare batteries for all my lights, and some zipties. I don't like to be stranded. I also run 2 lights on the bars (900 and 300 lumens) 1 on my hat (300 lumen), and 3 rear flashers. Redundancy never hurts when you are 130km from home.
10-24-12, 09:48 PM
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Another vote for the Road Morph G. Awesome pump.
10-24-12, 11:35 PM
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Bontrager Mini Charger https://bontrager.com/model/08340
Has a flip out foot peg, handle that pops out and a hose that is long enough. Only missing feature is there is no built in gauge.
Has a flip out foot peg, handle that pops out and a hose that is long enough. Only missing feature is there is no built in gauge.
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10-25-12, 12:06 AM
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I have a few pumps I carry... my daily drivers all have a bracket for my Filzer Mini Z and this is a pump that gets used by a number of my friends who do a lot of touring. It has a foot stand and a gauge and delivers really well for high psi and higher volume tyres.
Also have a Road Morph (frame pump) on my road bikes as well as CO2.
Also have a Road Morph (frame pump) on my road bikes as well as CO2.
10-25-12, 12:22 AM
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carbon pressure drive as a back up to my air chuck
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10-25-12, 08:50 AM
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I have a Topeak Turbo Morph G and a Genuine Innovations C02 inflator. Pretty often I will just take the C02 inflator.
10-25-12, 10:58 AM
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Road Morph G
10-25-12, 11:26 AM
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https://www.topeak.com/products/Pumps/RoadMorphG
Awesome. Love it. I can pump to what I need at 120 very easily and fast. 99% of the time I do not use my co2. I just use this.
Awesome. Love it. I can pump to what I need at 120 very easily and fast. 99% of the time I do not use my co2. I just use this.
10-25-12, 05:47 PM
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https://www.topeak.com/products/Pumps/RoadMorphG
Awesome. Love it. I can pump to what I need at 120 very easily and fast. 99% of the time I do not use my co2. I just use this.
Awesome. Love it. I can pump to what I need at 120 very easily and fast. 99% of the time I do not use my co2. I just use this.
10-25-12, 06:26 PM
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I really like my Serfas pump, both a manual pump and CO2 inflator built into one plus it has a gage. Just wish it had a hose.
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10-25-12, 09:53 PM
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I carry a Specialized MTB 78CC, I also carry two CO2 carts, and of course a chuck.
10-25-12, 09:57 PM
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I've never had a CO2 cart fail. Can you provide a link to the article?
10-25-12, 11:39 PM
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10-26-12, 06:48 AM
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ToPeak Road Morph G. I think it's probably owned by more commuters than any other single pump. It's certainly recommended here the most.
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I have several pumps and like them all.
I like the Topeak Road Morph G because it puts a lot of air quickly and easily into a tire, but it's a large pump what I would call a half frame pump so I use it only on the touring bike because the tires are larger so I don't have to stroke a mini pump a 1000 times to fill it. This pump short of a frame pump is the best there is on the market for volume and ease of pumping.
I also have the Lezyne Road Drive pump, it looks really nice but it doesn't pump as well as the Road Morph, but my biggest dislike about it...it's expensive for what you get, I don't think their worth the money; if the Topeak had their Race Rocket HPX on the market when I bought the Lezyne I would have bought it instead, it's smaller, looks just as nice (even get different color pump handles), pumps just as good though because it's smaller it does take about 50 more strokes but it's just as easy at higher pressure, cost almost half as much. I own the RaceRocket HPX and can attest to it's abilities vs the Lezyne. The Lezyne I have is the mid size, not the small size one, if I had bought the small size one instead then the number of strokes to fill a tire would have been about the same as the RaceRocket HPX.
My other favorite is the SKS RaceDay Carbon which is no longer made, but it works really well but stay away from the SKS Puro. I had the SKS Puro and it broke on the second use, it refused to go above 45psi, even the first time I used it it wouldn't go above 70; but the very slick internal psi gauge was very cool, I wish all pumps had that feature. SKS replaced my Puro with the RaceDay. I noticed the Puro is no longer made either probably due to all the problems with it, and gone with it is the internal psi gauge.
I like the Topeak Road Morph G because it puts a lot of air quickly and easily into a tire, but it's a large pump what I would call a half frame pump so I use it only on the touring bike because the tires are larger so I don't have to stroke a mini pump a 1000 times to fill it. This pump short of a frame pump is the best there is on the market for volume and ease of pumping.
I also have the Lezyne Road Drive pump, it looks really nice but it doesn't pump as well as the Road Morph, but my biggest dislike about it...it's expensive for what you get, I don't think their worth the money; if the Topeak had their Race Rocket HPX on the market when I bought the Lezyne I would have bought it instead, it's smaller, looks just as nice (even get different color pump handles), pumps just as good though because it's smaller it does take about 50 more strokes but it's just as easy at higher pressure, cost almost half as much. I own the RaceRocket HPX and can attest to it's abilities vs the Lezyne. The Lezyne I have is the mid size, not the small size one, if I had bought the small size one instead then the number of strokes to fill a tire would have been about the same as the RaceRocket HPX.
My other favorite is the SKS RaceDay Carbon which is no longer made, but it works really well but stay away from the SKS Puro. I had the SKS Puro and it broke on the second use, it refused to go above 45psi, even the first time I used it it wouldn't go above 70; but the very slick internal psi gauge was very cool, I wish all pumps had that feature. SKS replaced my Puro with the RaceDay. I noticed the Puro is no longer made either probably due to all the problems with it, and gone with it is the internal psi gauge.
10-26-12, 12:05 PM
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Mini Air Chuck in my seat bag with extra tubes, and a Co2 cross behind my seat tube bottle cage which holds 4 cartridges.
10-26-12, 04:04 PM
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I carry the Lezyne HPG micro floor drive on my road bike and the HVG microfloor drive on my utility/mountain bikes. In my opinion it is the only portable pump able to come to a high pressure on road tires with nearly the same easy effort as a full size pump. And it is small enough to attach next to one of my bottle cages.
I also have a Topeak TurboMorph (like the Road Morph but bigger and move more air). That did pretty good too, but I prefer the Lezyne. The Lezyne fits in my trunk bag without giving me any trouble. The Topeak didn't quite fit so I had to put it in at an angle with one end push out a corner of the bag.
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Thanks for all the replies -
I used to have a Zefal HP which I think I picked up ~1980, and worked great until it got run over by a car. I was very disappointed in the Park pump dying so early - I am a big fan of Park tools, and have a lot of them, this is the first time that they let me down.
I ended up buying a Lezyne mini pump. It looks like a solid piece of gear, and I will make a point of checking it out from time to time....
I used to have a Zefal HP which I think I picked up ~1980, and worked great until it got run over by a car. I was very disappointed in the Park pump dying so early - I am a big fan of Park tools, and have a lot of them, this is the first time that they let me down.
I ended up buying a Lezyne mini pump. It looks like a solid piece of gear, and I will make a point of checking it out from time to time....