Mini pump

VisionSet

As a follow on to the CO2 thread, since you get limited 'goes' with them,
what do people consider a quality manual mini pump that can easily achieve
120+psi (however long that might take).
Tinyer the better. Hopefully UK available.

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Mike W

Robert Canon

"VisionSet" <spam@ntlworld.com>
> what do people consider a quality manual mini pump that can easily achieve
> 120+psi (however long that might take).
> Tinyer the better.

The Barbieri CarbOne Mini Pump weighs 69g, produces 142psi, and fits in my
TUFO under-seat tire bag along with a tire. It's a bit pricey at around $30
but it works well producing ride-able pressure with minimal effort, though
lots of strokes. You just have to get past the feeling you're using the
pump from your little sisters Barbie & Ken TDF play set.

VisionSet

"Robert Canon" <rcanon@mail.utexas.edu> wrote in message
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>
> "VisionSet" <spam@ntlworld.com>
> > what do people consider a quality manual mini pump that can easily
achieve
> > 120+psi (however long that might take).
> > Tinyer the better.
>
> The Barbieri CarbOne Mini Pump weighs 69g, produces 142psi, and fits in my
> TUFO under-seat tire bag along with a tire. It's a bit pricey at around
$30
> but it works well producing ride-able pressure with minimal effort, though
> lots of strokes. You just have to get past the feeling you're using the
> pump from your little sisters Barbie & Ken TDF play set.
>

Impressive pressure! But it is 23cm long and not available in UK.
I'm looking at 15cm max.

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Cheers, Mike W.

Robert Canon

> > > what do people consider a quality manual mini pump that can easily
achieve
> > > 120+psi (however long that might take). Tinyer the better.
> >
> > The Barbieri CarbOne Mini Pump weighs 69g, produces 142psi, and fits in
my
> > TUFO under-seat tire bag along with a tire.
>
> Impressive pressure! But it is 23cm long... I'm looking at 15cm max.

The Crank Bros mini is 14cm long, weighs 93g, and produces 100psi. I
generally hear good word of mouth about Crank Bros. stuff, but don't have
any first hand experience. Several sources say the 100psi is slightly
conservative, but that might just be blather.

http://www.gbcycles.co.uk/eshop.asp...M01&wci=product

Ken

"Robert Canon" <rcanon@mail.utexas.edu> wrote in
news:c51ihq$o1$1@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu:
> The Barbieri CarbOne Mini Pump weighs 69g, produces 142psi, and fits in
> my TUFO under-seat tire bag along with a tire. It's a bit pricey at
> around $30 but it works well producing ride-able pressure with minimal
> effort, though lots of strokes.

Can you really get 142psi with it, or is that just under lab conditions?

DRS

VisionSet <spam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> As a follow on to the CO2 thread, since you get limited 'goes' with
> them, what do people consider a quality manual mini pump that can
> easily achieve 120+psi (however long that might take).
> Tinyer the better. Hopefully UK available.

I use a Blackburn Airstik (http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?ProductID=5360007705).
It takes forever (which I gather is common to mini-pumps) but it gets there
in the end. It's nominally rated to 160psi.

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Ken <no@spam.no> wrote in message news:<Xns94C4A032A6CAAf8u2@216.251.47.166>...
> "Robert Canon" <rcanon@mail.utexas.edu> wrote in
> news:c51ihq$o1$1@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu:
> > The Barbieri CarbOne Mini Pump weighs 69g, produces 142psi, and fits in
> > my TUFO under-seat tire bag along with a tire. It's a bit pricey at
> > around $30 but it works well producing ride-able pressure with minimal
> > effort, though lots of strokes.
>
> Can you really get 142psi with it, or is that just under lab conditions?

I've only pumped the CarbOne up to 120psi (23mm Michelin Pro Race),
which requires over 300 small, fast, relatively easy strokes. 142psi
may well take more strokes than anyone has time for. This one is my
favorite so far - the barrel stiffness in particular makes it better
than most mini-pumps. Small size and negligible weight are pluses.

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Robert Canon <rcanon@mail.utexas.edu> wrote:
>> > > what do people consider a quality manual mini pump that can easily
>achieve
>> > > 120+psi (however long that might take). Tinyer the better.
>> >
>> > The Barbieri CarbOne Mini Pump weighs 69g, produces 142psi, and fits in
>my
>> > TUFO under-seat tire bag along with a tire.
>>
>> Impressive pressure! But it is 23cm long... I'm looking at 15cm max.
>
>The Crank Bros mini is 14cm long, weighs 93g, and produces 100psi. I
>generally hear good word of mouth about Crank Bros. stuff, but don't have
>any first hand experience. Several sources say the 100psi is slightly
>conservative, but that might just be blather.
>
>http://www.gbcycles.co.uk/eshop.asp...M01&wci=product
>

_ Mine works as advertised, but it will take quite some time
to get to 100psi. I generally give up at around "ridable"
and 10 minutes with rest stops.

_ Booker C. Bense



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Bruce Frech

I use an inexpensive Silca mini, and it gets enough pressure to get me home.

I discovered one interesting benifit of it on a ride last week: another
rider had a deep dish rim, and his spare's valve was only long enough to
barely stick out of the rim. He didn't have a valve extender and the only
pump of 5 riders that could seal on the valve was mine with the metal cover
over the gasket removed. Then the gasket fit much deeper onto the rim.

Bruce

"VisionSet" <spam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:2hWcc.288$p45.120@newsfe1-win...
> As a follow on to the CO2 thread, since you get limited 'goes' with them,
> what do people consider a quality manual mini pump that can easily achieve
> 120+psi (however long that might take).
> Tinyer the better. Hopefully UK available.
>
> --
> Mike W
>
>

DaveH

DONT get a Blackburn Airstick!

This is the worst pump I have ever had! I give up well before I get to
a ridable pressure and borrow someone elses decent size pump!

And now my wife's one has given up the ghost. Internal corrosion has
eaten away some tiny springs and blocked the micro size holes that the
air has to go through. And this is sunny Oman where it rains maybe
once a year!

"DRS" <drs@removethis.ihug.com.au> wrote in message news:<c52197$mvq$1@lust.ihug.co.nz>...
> VisionSet <spam@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> 2hWcc.288$p45.120@newsfe1-win
> > As a follow on to the CO2 thread, since you get limited 'goes' with
> > them, what do people consider a quality manual mini pump that can
> > easily achieve 120+psi (however long that might take).
> > Tinyer the better. Hopefully UK available.
>
> I use a Blackburn Airstik (http://www.wiggle.co.uk/?ProductID=5360007705).
> It takes forever (which I gather is common to mini-pumps) but it gets there
> in the end. It's nominally rated to 160psi.