Pump - recommendations

POHB

On 18 Jun, 10:50, "Pete Biggs" wrote:
> There are quite a few pumps now with narrow barrels that manage 100 psi OK.
> The *HPX is a classic, but I recommend the Axiom Sprint Air for the OP who
> wants "something light". *It weighs 100g and fits on a bottle cage. *There
> are even lighter pumps, but they are very short so require millions of
> strokes.
>
> CO2 does save time & effort, and is great for high-pressure tyres, but I
> would carry a pump *as well* for backup and for initial inflation of the
> tube.
>

Crank brothers make a mini pump that has two settings, one for fast
initial inflation to low pressure and one for slower inflation to
higher pressure.
e.g. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/...px?ModelID=8177

I've got one and it works but I haven't had it long enough or used it
often enough to really comment on how good it is.

Just zis Guy, you know?

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:31:19 +0100, "Dave Larrington"
<smert.spamionam@privacy.net> said in
<6bs6nkF3adeehU1@mid.individual.net>:

>> Zefal HPX is the One True Pump

>Unless one has a Several of bicycles with widely differing seat tube
>lengths, in which case it may end up being Four True Pumps, with all the
>extra expense that this entails.

I am puzzled by the hon. gentleman's interjection, as the Brompton
(did I mention I have a Brompton) comes with a nifty Zefal pump
already fitted.

Guy
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Peter Clinch

Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:31:19 +0100, "Dave Larrington"
> <smert.spamionam@privacy.net> said in
> <6bs6nkF3adeehU1@mid.individual.net>:
>
>>> Zefal HPX is the One True Pump
>
>> Unless one has a Several of bicycles with widely differing seat tube
>> lengths, in which case it may end up being Four True Pumps, with all the
>> extra expense that this entails.
>
> I am puzzled by the hon. gentleman's interjection, as the Brompton
> (did I mention I have a Brompton) comes with a nifty Zefal pump
> already fitted.

Ah, the wee Brompton pump... nifty in all respects except its ability to
get much air into the tyres! It's okay as a make-do, but I'm more
likely to fold it up, get on a bus and take it home to do the job properly.

Pete.
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Just zis Guy, you know?

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:31:56 +0100, Peter Clinch
<p.j.clinch@dundee.ac.uk> said in
<6bskisF3alqs8U1@mid.individual.net>:

>Ah, the wee Brompton pump... nifty in all respects except its ability to
>get much air into the tyres! It's okay as a make-do, but I'm more
>likely to fold it up, get on a bus and take it home to do the job properly.

The toolkit for a Brompton is called a taxi.

Guy
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Andrew Price

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:52:26 +0100, bugbear
<bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote:

>> I have yet to find a pump that is small enough to carry on the bike
>> (this includes the big chunky frame pumps) that will actually get a road
>> bike tire anywhere near 100psi in under 30min of hard work, let alone
>> the 120psi that I normally ride.
>
>You've never encountered a Zefal HPX then

<http://www.sks-germany.com/sks.php?l=de&a=product&i=1371259900&PHPSESSID=9748f0da2acc1f90cb9d00c50618a31e>

Or an SKS "Wese"

Martin

Jay wrote:
> All,
>
> I'm looking to buy a new pump and would welcome any recommendations that
> people may have. Ideally something light that I can either fix to the
> bike, or carry in a rear pocket. I don't mind spending a bit more on
> quality kit so no need to consider budget.
>
> Any recommendations welcome,

I have had pumps fail on me on about three occasions, plus a brand new
pump fall off my bike within three hours (and over forty miles) of cycling.

I now carry two pumps, a CO2 cartridge pump, and a mini-pump. Either one
will get me to where I am going, or get me home.

Andy Morris

Dave Larrington wrote:
> Just zis Guy, you know? <uce@ftc.gov> tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:
>
>> Zefal HPX is the One True Pump
>
> Unless one has a Several of bicycles with widely differing seat tube
> lengths, in which case it may end up being Four True Pumps, with all the
> extra expense that this entails.
>

One bike One pump is the only way to avoid being up fairy lane with no pump.

--
Andy Morris

AndyAtjinkasDotfreeserve.co.uk

Martin

Andy Morris wrote:
> Dave Larrington wrote:
>> Just zis Guy, you know? <uce@ftc.gov> tweaked the Babbage-Engine to
>> tell us:
>>
>>> Zefal HPX is the One True Pump
>>
>> Unless one has a Several of bicycles with widely differing seat tube
>> lengths, in which case it may end up being Four True Pumps, with all
>> the extra expense that this entails.
>>
>
> One bike One pump is the only way to avoid being up fairy lane with no
> pump.

Good idea.

I use the opposite approach. One man, one tool kit. My tool kit (pumps,
tubes etc.) all stay together, and goes with me whenever I get on a bike.

Nick

Squashme wrote:
> On 17 Jun, 18:50, Jay <s...@dummyaddress.spam.com> wrote:
>> All,
>>
>> I'm looking to buy a new pump and would welcome any recommendations that
>> people may have. Ideally something light that I can either fix to the
>> bike, or carry in a rear pocket. I don't mind spending a bit more on
>> quality kit so no need to consider budget.
>>
>> Any recommendations welcome,
>>
>> Thanks,....Jason
>
> I wouldn't suggest that this would work for everyone, probably not you
> indeed, but you could just steal mine. Many people have over the
> years. Might like a lamp while you're about it.

I normally leave my pump on my bike and I haven't had one nicked, even
though the bike is often parked in a public street all day.

I did once accidentally catch someone borrowing my pump which he had
taken off my parked bike, I asked if he needed help, and then left him
to it. He did replace the pump afterwards.

Martin

Nick wrote:

> I did once accidentally catch someone borrowing my pump which he had
> taken off my parked bike, I asked if he needed help, and then left him
> to it. He did replace the pump afterwards.

I have borrowed pumps off other peoples bikes, but always replaced them.
(only a couple of times).

Rob Morley

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:31:19 +0100
"Dave Larrington" <smert.spamionam@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> Unless one has a Several of bicycles with widely differing seat tube
> lengths, in which case it may end up being Four True Pumps, with all
> the extra expense that this entails.
>
Get a pump to fit the smallest frame (under the top tube for a bit
more length) then fit pump pegs to the other frames?

Dave Larrington

In news:jf6i54l98vms5iohvcro9nnhq9maa5db52@4ax.com,
Just zis Guy, you know? <uce@ftc.gov> tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:

> I am puzzled by the hon. gentleman's interjection, as the Brompton
> (did I mention I have a Brompton)

Good heavens! When did that happen?

> comes with a nifty Zefal pump
> already fitted.

Very nice, I'm sure. However, suppose one's towpath bike has a 16" frame,
one's touring bike has a 25½" frame and one's fakenger bike is somewhere in
between, then that would require three separate pumps. I contend that this
is a waste of money, natural resources and vintage port.

--
Dave Larrington
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Dave Larrington

In news:g3bt23$8ru$1@registered.motzarella.org,
Andy Morris <AndyMorris@DeadSpam.com> tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:

> One bike One pump is the only way to avoid being up fairy lane with
> no pump.

I don't think I've ever been caught without one (except when the business
end of one went AWOL 2/3 of the way through a particularly flint-strewn
Rural South 300), and 6/7 of the fleet has a fitting to carry a Road Morph
(the remaining 1/7 is only for race use, so doesn't need to carry
/anything/).

--
Dave Larrington
<http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk>
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bugbear

Andrew Price wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:52:26 +0100, bugbear
> <bugbear@trim_papermule.co.uk_trim> wrote:
>
>>> I have yet to find a pump that is small enough to carry on the bike
>>> (this includes the big chunky frame pumps) that will actually get a road
>>> bike tire anywhere near 100psi in under 30min of hard work, let alone
>>> the 120psi that I normally ride.
>> You've never encountered a Zefal HPX then
>
> <http://www.sks-germany.com/sks.php?l=de&a=product&i=1371259900&PHPSESSID=9748f0da2acc1f90cb9d00c50618a31e>
>
> Or an SKS "Wese"

I'm not sure a name quite so like "wheeze"
is slick marketing!

BugBear