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Frame pump owners unite
I'm 48 years old, I couldn't care less what the proper look is supposed to be. This adjustable beauty fits on all four of my bikes (3 being vintage), from 54-57cm's. Frame pumps rule.
You'll have to forgive FSA for plastering their components with huge ugly logos.
You'll have to forgive FSA for plastering their components with huge ugly logos.
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I still keep a Zefal HpX on one, too, but most of my other bikes are frame mounted minis-- Lezyne Road Drives in particular-- rather than frame-fits. The minis are good enough that I don't want to bother with the handling issues of a frame-fit anymore, like when grabbing the bike by the top tube and knocking it loose, or needing to remove it to put the bike on a trunk carrier.
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The custom painted Silca on this Speedvagen is dope:
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I don't have to forgive FSA, but I do have to forgive you, that nonsense looks terrible. if you're so old and don't care, then why even ride a drop bar bike? get a flat bar, stop wearing lycra, and stop trying to prove something that literally nobody is gonna agree with.
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Don't worry about the logos. You lost your pedals.
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I'm not sure why anyone needs a pump that large, i'm fine with my CO2 and a mini pump for longer rides. I also have a Focus, I love their bikes but I do feel like I'm riding a billboard around.
If you changed to a Thomson seat post and stem you might gain a little style points :-)
If you changed to a Thomson seat post and stem you might gain a little style points :-)
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Zefal Competition on my 1970's Peugeot.
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50+ years riding, and a full length press on frame pump is like my American Express card, in that I don't leave home without it. Every bike is full time equipped with it's own pump, so it's one less detail to worry about in the AM.
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I don't have to forgive FSA, but I do have to forgive you, that nonsense looks terrible. if you're so old and don't care, then why even ride a drop bar bike? get a flat bar, stop wearing lycra, and stop trying to prove something that literally nobody is gonna agree with.
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My dissatisfaction with frame-mounted pumps dates back to my earliest days cycling when I discovered that all the hoopla about Silca pumps was hogwash. Their only true function was decorative as they couldn't pump up a beach ball, much less a 100+ psi bicycle tire. No question that Zefal made a better and more functional product, but the spell was broken. I still have one, but when CO2 was introduced for emergency, on-road bike tire inflation, that is the choice I made. Have never looked back.
My dissatisfaction with frame-mounted pumps dates back to my earliest days cycling when I discovered that all the hoopla about Silca pumps was hogwash. Their only true function was decorative as they couldn't pump up a beach ball, much less a 100+ psi bicycle tire. No question that Zefal made a better and more functional product, but the spell was broken. I still have one, but when CO2 was introduced for emergency, on-road bike tire inflation, that is the choice I made. Have never looked back.
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My dissatisfaction with frame-mounted pumps dates back to my earliest days cycling when I discovered that all the hoopla about Silca pumps was hogwash. Their only true function was decorative as they couldn't pump up a beach ball, much less a 100+ psi bicycle tire. ... but when CO2 was introduced [emphasis added].....
My dissatisfaction with frame-mounted pumps dates back to my earliest days cycling when I discovered that all the hoopla about Silca pumps was hogwash. Their only true function was decorative as they couldn't pump up a beach ball, much less a 100+ psi bicycle tire. ... but when CO2 was introduced [emphasis added].....
What to carry for on the road inflation is an each to his own taste deal with no right answer. But to disparage a product that served generations of cyclists well is nonsense. That you couldn't get it to "pump up a beach ball" says more about you than it does the pump.
BTW - CO2 inflators were around before you were. That thread doesn't mention a unit Schwinn was marketing in the sixties.
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My dissatisfaction with frame-mounted pumps dates back to my earliest days cycling when I discovered that all the hoopla about Silca pumps was hogwash. Their only true function was decorative as they couldn't pump up a beach ball, much less a 100+ psi bicycle tire. No question that Zefal made a better and more functional product, but the spell was broken. I still have one, but when CO2 was introduced for emergency, on-road bike tire inflation, that is the choice I made. Have never looked back.
My dissatisfaction with frame-mounted pumps dates back to my earliest days cycling when I discovered that all the hoopla about Silca pumps was hogwash. Their only true function was decorative as they couldn't pump up a beach ball, much less a 100+ psi bicycle tire. No question that Zefal made a better and more functional product, but the spell was broken. I still have one, but when CO2 was introduced for emergency, on-road bike tire inflation, that is the choice I made. Have never looked back.
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Gee, I guess I and tens of thousands of tubular riders who pumped our tires to 100+psi daily must have been suffering under some kind of mass delusion.
What to carry for on the toad inflation is an each to his own taste deal with no tight answer. But to disparage a product that served generations of cyclists well is nonsense. That you couldn't get it to "pump up a beach ball" says more about you than it does the pump
What to carry for on the toad inflation is an each to his own taste deal with no tight answer. But to disparage a product that served generations of cyclists well is nonsense. That you couldn't get it to "pump up a beach ball" says more about you than it does the pump
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I will defer to the general opinion while still making sure to specify I am talking about 80's era cheesy plastic ones, not the metal ones which pre- and postdated them.
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I have a topeak frame pump that I use on my vintage schwinn because it looks cool. I also can get the tires above 100 psi but my technique isn't the best so have experienced user error failures. I will say the topeak morph series pump, including mini morph, is just a better design for getting air into tires from a portable pump.
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Bob, you mentioned the Silca pump which was plastic going back to the sixties (at least) and ever since. I used and continue to use them (yes, same pump for decades) and always preferred them over the aluminum counterparts because you could club a dog with them and till have a working pump.
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And we didn't snap the freaking valve off! I was a 6'2" 125lb freshman in high school when I finally was able to run a Silca frame pump (with Campy head) in a desperate moment fixing a flat on the roadside. None of my fellow scrawny ride mates could run one and they cheered me as I filled up my spare. One of those moments I've never forgotten.
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My experience with a Zefal wasn't good. I hit a bump during a fast descent on a group ride and the pump popped off. I almost caused a huge crash. Then I learned about the Velcro straps which never seemed to stay in place.
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Totally depends on the situation and the bike
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[TD]Usually
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[TD]Any ride on a racing bike or short rides around town on a cruiser or townie
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[TD]Casual or training rides under 40 miles near home
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[TD]Casual or training rides over 50 miles especially if I think there will be other people who may need help fixing a flat
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[TD]Anything with gravel or an overnight[/TD]
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[TD]Never
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[TD]Usually
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[TD]Any ride on a racing bike or short rides around town on a cruiser or townie
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[TD]Casual or training rides under 40 miles near home
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[TD]Casual or training rides over 50 miles especially if I think there will be other people who may need help fixing a flat
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[TD]Anything with gravel or an overnight[/TD]
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Totally depends on the situation and the bike
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[TD]Never[/TD]
[TD]Occasionally[/TD]
[TD]Usually[/TD]
[TD]Always[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Any ride on a racing bike or short rides around town on a cruiser or townie[/TD]
[TD]Casual or training rides under 40 miles near home[/TD]
[TD]Casual or training rides over 50 miles especially if I think there will be other people who may need help fixing a flat[/TD]
[TD]Anything with gravel or an overnight[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]Never[/TD]
[TD]Occasionally[/TD]
[TD]Usually[/TD]
[TD]Always[/TD]
[/TR]
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[TD]Any ride on a racing bike or short rides around town on a cruiser or townie[/TD]
[TD]Casual or training rides under 40 miles near home[/TD]
[TD]Casual or training rides over 50 miles especially if I think there will be other people who may need help fixing a flat[/TD]
[TD]Anything with gravel or an overnight[/TD]
[/TR]
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I tried to follow the rationale, but couldn't, so I'd need to have it written down somewhere to get it right. Or is a coin toss involved in there somewhere? That'd explain the fine distinction between Occasionally and Usually.
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to be fair, I'm hardly a youngun at 31, and my nashbar bike is current generation technology and very nicely equipped with a mix of 105 5800 and fsa components, which I think look sharp enough unless you like the look of a fully matched groupset. it's all my budget could afford with a 1yo, and a comparably equipped rig at my favorite LBS would have been close to 3 times as much after NYS taxes (don't get me started). it's actually coming into my third season riding as an adult thank you very much :-)
I used to have all kinds of stuff on my rig, including a frame pump, lights, saddle bag, and so on. as I've fallen more in love with my girl I have removed basically everything but the computer as to more fully appreciate her figure. my profile pic needs updating, but I have added a fizik aliante saddle in white and matching fizik white tape, and she looks gorgeous.
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Dombrowski has the strap from hell.