Recommend me a.....pump!!

roosterman71

Howdy,

I'd like a new pump for myself out on the road. I had one of those small yokes and they are absolutely hopeless at getting tyres up to the right pressure. So I invested in a bigger pump, but she's a heavy beast and takes up the space of a water bottle bolted onto the frame.

So what would ye recommend? Something nice and tidy, and useful! I'm running 28mm tyres if that any help regarding the pressures I'd need in the event of a puncture

sullivlo

roosterman71 wrote: »

Howdy,

I'd like a new pump for myself out on the road. I had one of those small yokes and they are absolutely hopeless at getting tyres up to the right pressure. So I invested in a bigger pump, but she's a heavy beast and takes up the space of a water bottle bolted onto the frame.

So what would ye recommend? Something nice and tidy, and useful! I'm running 28mm tyres if that any help regarding the pressures I'd need in the event of a puncture

I use co2 cylinders. They fit right in the saddle bag and had me inflated to 120psi really quickly.

07Lapierre

Co2 inflater and a small mini-pump. Topeak are pretty good pumps.

shamrock2004

I've seen a lot of positive reviews on these boards for the lezyne mini pumps. Supposed to be very good.

equivariant

Topeak pocket rocket. A mini pump but it works really well in my experience. I don't bother with co2 any more

G1032

I have one of these

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/ie/en/lezyne-pressure-drive-mini-pump/rp-prod24666

It's the business!!

smacl

If you go CO2 I'd get a decent mini pump as well as suggested, as they don't run out of air when you're stuck in the middle of nowhere. One advantage worth considering running slightly wider tyres, e.g. 25 rather than 23, is you need a bit less pressure in them. I used to run 105/95 psi on 25mm durano plus, and pumping them up was no biggy as it is the last few psi between 110 and 120 that will give you the heartache. FWIW, I've used this pump over the years and found it excellent and well priced. Push on valve also means you're not going to inadvertent unscrew the valve core roadside.

Brian?

I only ever use a CO2 pump on the road. Don't see the need for anything else

Yourmama

+1 for topeak pocket rocket. I settled for this one after using some useless crap.

ford2600

Brian? wrote: »

I only ever use a CO2 pump on the road. Don't see the need for anything else

How much CO2 would be left if you got a puncture 10km into a 300/400km ride.

Not sure but OP may ride audax.

I have a Lezyne mounted on frame, really good pump, but being frame mounted(at bottle cage) it picks up a lot of muck. So if you go that way clean and lube it every so often. Don't learn the hard way like me; 3C, heavy rain and dark when I learnt last December ☺

smacl

ford2600 wrote: »

How much CO2 would be left if you got a puncture 10km into a 300/400km ride.

Plus punctures tend to be like 46a busses. You wouldn't see one in ages, then all of a sudden three in rapid succession. Notably on small back roads with black thorn hedges around hedge cutting season. Punctures that is, not 46as

07Lapierre

Brian? wrote: »

I only ever use a CO2 pump on the road. Don't see the need for anything else

When fitting a new tube, I always use a pump to inflate the tube just enough so its takes its shape. I then fit the tube (sometimes you have to deflate the tube as you get more of the tyre on the rim) and inflate the tyre just enough so I can check that the tube is seated correctly. Only then do I use the CO inflator. (Learnt this lesson the hard way after blowing up two tubes!)

jamesd

Best of both worlds
http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/equipment/cycling-accessories/bike-pumps/bontrager-air-rush-road-co-pump/p/07331

route66

My recommendation would be to invest in a small good quality pump. Like this Lezyne Pressure Drive Mini Pump for example - I have the small (170mm) link
- and it's really very small indeed. What also makes this pump very usable is that it doesn't connect directly to the valve but through a flexible connector. the direct connect ones tend to snap off the valve when you're struggling to get the last few psi in :mad:

I keep it in my saddlebag and use it only when I have a puncture. Sure, it takes a bit of time to pump up the tyre but seeing as this might only waste 10 minutes of my life every year or so, I really don't mind.

I used CO2 canisters but - as above - they don't work for every occasion.

check_six

Another vote for the Lezyne Pressure Drive. Accept no substitutes!

I've tried a lot of other pumps before settling on the Lezyne (SKS, Wrench Force, BBB, etc.) and none of the other ones were worth a damn when trying to get a tube back to near operating pressure. The pump is small enough to jam in a back pocket if you don't fancy the fairly flimsy holder which attaches at the bottle cage.

tomasrojo

The Oxford mini-pump (the aluminium one) is ok, and it's not expensive.

RobFowl

Here you go (you did say pimp didn't you ?????)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDApZhXTpH8

Brian?

07Lapierre wrote: »

When fitting a new tube, I always use a pump to inflate the tube just enough so its takes its shape. I then fit the tube (sometimes you have to deflate the tube as you get more of the tyre on the rim) and inflate the tyre just enough so I can check that the tube is seated correctly. Only then do I use the CO inflator. (Learnt this lesson the hard way after blowing up two tubes!)

I partially inflate the tube with my lungs. It takes a couple of seconds and I've never lost a tube to being pinched in the tyre.

As for the earlier question about Audux riding, carry 3 CO2 cartridges, they're small. I carry 3 on any spin. 1 in the pump, 2 in my pockets.

Zen0

One word of warning when using the Lezyne Pressure Drive. If your valve cores are not screwed tightly into the valve outer, undoing the connector tube can screw the valve core out. Not the end of the world, but a bit frustrating. Great pump otherwise.

snubbleste

What's wrong with an old fashioned bicycle pump?
Only a yoyo http://www.halfords.ie/cycling/bike-maintenance/bike-pumps/halfords-essentials-basic-bike-pump
Snubbleste does not endorse this pump

Zen0

snubbleste wrote: »

What's wrong with an old fashioned bicycle pump?
Only a yoyo http://www.halfords.ie/cycling/bike-maintenance/bike-pumps/halfords-essentials-basic-bike-pump
Snubbleste does not endorse this pump

Nothing in theory. Depends on your needs. You would need to satisfy yourself that out will fit somewhere on your frame. Also, if you are riding a road bike with narrow, high pressure tyres, that pump may not get up to the necessary pressures. A final factor, which may not be an issue for you is that putting an old fashioned pump on a modern road bike, would be considered "unfashionable" with some in these parts.

smacl

Plus the old fashioned pump is likely to be set up for schrader valves whereas you're more likely to have presta valves on tubes in your road bike. Most decent mini-pumps such as the lifeline linked in my previous post support both.

equivariant

Brian? wrote: »

I only ever use a CO2 pump on the road. Don't see the need for anything else

My mini pump is lighter than co2 inflator+two cylinders (I checked) and it is easy to accidentally waste a cylinder/have multiple punctures. Pump plus CO2 is an option but I like to minimise the stuff in my pockets so I chooser the lighter more versatile option which is a mini-pump I think.

Brian?

equivariant wrote: »

My mini pump is lighter than co2 inflator+two cylinders (I checked) and it is easy to accidentally waste a cylinder/have multiple punctures. Pump plus CO2 is an option but I like to minimise the stuff in my pockets so I chooser the lighter more versatile option which is a mini-pump I think.

Does your mini pump inflate a tube as quickly as co2? Your mini pump may be decent but if I'm only going to carry one, it'll be co2

How small is your pump, most of the pumps being recommended are frame mounted monstrosities. Bottle cages are the only accessory I'll mount to my frame. Anything else is a horror show, my beautiful carbon doesn't deserve it.

smacl

Brian? wrote: »

How small is your pump, most of the pumps being recommended are frame mounted monstrosities. Bottle cages are the only accessory I'll mount to my frame. Anything else is a horror show, my beautiful carbon doesn't deserve it.

The principal frame mounted monstrosity on my bike is the engine. Nothing comes close to competing so not really an issue