pump for sirrus bike

thebourke

I am looking to get a pump for my bike....its a specialized sirrus road bike..i was going to get one of these ordinary pumps
http://www.cycleways.com/store/product/11552/Pum-ATB-15-W-Adapt/ for 8euro

till the guy at cycleways advised me i wouldn't get enought pressure with this pump..i would need to get an aluminium with with 100psi for 22euro....
does it really make a difference..its only a pump....you just pump air into the tyres am i right?

petethedrummer

He's right.

dave.obrien

Pete's right.

TinyExplosions

Dave's right about pete saying the guy is right being right

thebourke

but surely if you pump a tyre hard enough with an ordinary pump..it does the same thing?

thebourke

I just saw this on the aldi site there now..
would this do the trick?
http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_16711.htm

petethedrummer

To expand on this.
Frame Pumps
When I first bought a skinny tyred bike I tried and tried with my old plastic pump to get it up to pressure. No good. I bought 2 slightly better ones since and they were just about adequate.

Since those two I have bought the Zefal HPX. I should have bought it in the first place and saved myself money and heart/arm ache along the way.


Track Pumps
I bought a plastic one and it broke. I since bought and Alu one and it looks like it will last a few years. Again I should have bought the good one in the first instance.

petethedrummer

thebourke wrote: »

I just saw this on the aldi site there now..
would this do the trick?
http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_16711.htm

Aldi tools are hit and miss.

petethedrummer

thebourke wrote: »

but surely if you pump a tyre hard enough with an ordinary pump.

The problem is you can't. You can try by all means, but you won't be able to.

thebourke

ok..what about this one then..
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lifeline-aluminium-mini-pump/

dave.obrien

petethedrummer wrote: »

To expand on this.
Frame Pumps
When I first bought a skinny tyred bike I tried and tried with my old plastic pump to get it up to pressure. No good. I bought 2 slightly better ones since and they were just about adequate.

Since those two I have bought the Zefal HPX. I should have bought it in the first place and saved myself money and heart/arm ache along the way.


Track Pumps
I bought a plastic one and it broke. I since bought and Alu one and it looks like it will last a few years. Again I should have bought the good one in the first instance.

He's right... Again. Don't you hate him a little bit?

dave.obrien

Ok Bourke, here's my 2c.

That pump you linked to on wiggle is a frame pump. You use it when you've punctured to get the spare tube you've carried with you to a state where it can carry you home to your...

Track pump. Preferably with a pressure gauge, so that you're not guessing whether or not the tyres are hard enough. Have you ever squeezed a tyre at 65psi? Did it feel too soft? Probably not, but you know what? It was. Way too soft. And that'll only be annoying when you puncture again, too quickly, because your tyres were underinflated.

On the other hand, you could get the emergency frame pumps, and admire the guns you'll have sculpted after hundreds of unnecessary tyre inflations.

Lumen

I once inflated a tyre to 100psi using a mini pump. I think it took over 300 pumps.

There should be some sort of medal for this.

thebourke

ok recommend me one please...
thanks for the info....

dave.obrien

If you're ordering from wiggle, get that one you linked to and carry it with you, along with a spare tube, tyre levers and the knowledge of how to change a tube. This last item is not available from Wiggle, but can be found for free from youtube.

Then get this and have it at home. Use weekly, or as necessary.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/blackburn-air-tower-1-track-pump/

And enjoy your cycling!

Lumen

thebourke wrote: »

ok recommend me one please...
thanks for the info....

As others have stated, you need two pumps: a mini one for carrying on the bike and a track pump for keeping at home.

The idea is that you only use the mini one for punctures, and you should very rarely get those if you use the track pump to maintain adequate pressures.

Cycleways probably suggested something like a Specialized Air Tool, which is what I have. I haven't used it yet (I use a track pump at home and CO2 on the road, the mini pump is my last option), but it gets good reviews.

Or you can go retrogrouchy and buy a full sized frame pump. They're about 18 inches long and cope with high pressures better.

petethedrummer

dave.obrien wrote: »

He's right... Again. Don't you hate him a little bit?

I'm only right now because I was wrong so many times before.

dave.obrien

Nobody is as wise as the man who lost a finger...

gman2k

thebourke wrote: »

I just saw this on the aldi site there now..
would this do the trick?
http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_16711.htm

This would be grand for puncture repair at the side of the road.
Forget about the track pumps that are sold in Aldi/Lidl though, as I have one and the pressure gauge is as useless as a chocolate fireguard.

ThisRegard

I had a Lidl track pump and the bottom exploded into a million pieces the other week. I borrowed a fellow competitors and only then did I realise how crap it really was. So I went and bought a decent one last week for what I thought was a good price, it was only when I got it home did I realise why it was such a good price, there's no bloody pressure gauge on it ! It's sitting in the boot waiting to be brought back.