Reliable / long lasting c02 pumps

"Slacker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:opsd1jfobkm83lxu@slacker...
Mine
<http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=24&Category=bike&SubCategory=power>
just stopped sealing, so the cO2 cart blows everywhere but in the dang
tire :-( Also, when ever I didn't use the whole cart and tried to save it
for later, it would never hold the air.

Are any of the more expensive ones more reliable?
<http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=3&Category=bike&SubCategory=power>

or ??

*************************************************
Scolding a riding bud for not being prepared when he blew tire and didn't
have a spare.

Then blowing your own tire with same freind... not having a spare or tools
on my person... And having to hike it half way down a DH trail... P R E C
I O U S!

--
Slacker

I don't get many flats, maybe 1-2 a year.

I have been using the air chuck
http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=10&Category=bike&SubCategory=power
with the big air without the problems you are talking about. I carry one
big air and two 16 gram cartridges with me. I also carry a second chance
pump to back a up the air chuck.

I do know to be careful not to freeze your fingers.

Dean

Slacker said:

Mine
<http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=24&Category=bike&SubCategory=power>
just stopped sealing, so the cO2 cart blows everywhere but in the dang
tire :-( Also, when ever I didn't use the whole cart and tried to save
it for later, it would never hold the air.

Are any of the more expensive ones more reliable?
<http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=3&Category=bike&SubCategory=power>

or ??

*************************************************
Scolding a riding bud for not being prepared when he blew tire and
didn't have a spare.

Then blowing your own tire with same freind... not having a spare or
tools on my person... And having to hike it half way down a DH trail...
P R E C I O U S!

I have never had any success with CO2. I've had three different heads
and all of them required using the entire cartridge. Half the time the
tire (MTB) took two carts to fill. Yeh, they are light, but [censored] it.
If I'm going to ride with 100 oz of H20 on my back, what the hell is
another 1/2 pound mini-pump going to hurt?

I use this:

http://tinyurl.com/5yymn

Yes, the road version. It actually pumps more air with each throw than
the MTB version. IMHO, it's the quickest and easiest mini-pump out
there and it doesn't make your arm sore.

--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

Had to use this one four times this weekend. It works great and is nice and
compact.
http://tinyurl.com/5dcg6

"Slacker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:opsd1jfobkm83lxu@slacker...
Mine
<http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=24&Category=
bike&SubCategory=power>
just stopped sealing, so the cO2 cart blows everywhere but in the dang
tire :-( Also, when ever I didn't use the whole cart and tried to save it
for later, it would never hold the air.

Are any of the more expensive ones more reliable?
<http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=3&Category=b
ike&SubCategory=power>

or ??

*************************************************
Scolding a riding bud for not being prepared when he blew tire and didn't
have a spare.

Then blowing your own tire with same freind... not having a spare or tools
on my person... And having to hike it half way down a DH trail... P R E C
I O U S!

--
Slacker

"Slacker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:opsd1jfobkm83lxu@slacker...
Mine
<http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=24&Category=
bike&SubCategory=power>
just stopped sealing, so the cO2 cart blows everywhere but in the dang
tire :-( Also, when ever I didn't use the whole cart and tried to save it
for later, it would never hold the air.

Are any of the more expensive ones more reliable?
<http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=3&Category=b
ike&SubCategory=power>

or ??

*************************************************
Scolding a riding bud for not being prepared when he blew tire and didn't
have a spare.

Then blowing your own tire with same freind... not having a spare or tools
on my person... And having to hike it half way down a DH trail... P R E C
I O U S!

LOL!!!

I ride DH with a spare tube and a mini pump (Blackburn presta/schrader head)
in my Camelback. Since a DH tube weighs almost as much as an XC tire, it
does interesting things to my balance.

Mike

On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 06:03:39 -0400, Michael Dart <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

"Slacker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:opsd1jfobkm83lxu@slacker...
Mine
<http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=24&Category=
bike&SubCategory=power>
just stopped sealing, so the cO2 cart blows everywhere but in the dang
tire :-( Also, when ever I didn't use the whole cart and tried to saveit
for later, it would never hold the air.

Are any of the more expensive ones more reliable?
<http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=3&Category=b
ike&SubCategory=power>

or ??

*************************************************
Scolding a riding bud for not being prepared when he blew tire and didn't
have a spare.

Then blowing your own tire with same freind... not having a spare or
tools
on my person... And having to hike it half way down a DH trail... P R E C
I O U S!

LOL!!!

I ride DH with a spare tube and a mini pump (Blackburn presta/schrader
head)
in my Camelback.

Manual labor for the DHer, I think not!

Quoted message said:

Since a DH tube weighs almost as much as an XC tire, it
does interesting things to my balance.

Mike

I'm just running El Cheapo tubes
<http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cgi?id=619594637834&d=single&c=Tire%20Tube&sc=Tubes&tc=26''%20Tubes&item_id=IR-26250S>
, then again, maybe that's why they were so cheap ;-(

Actually, I think I was running the pressure way too low on my first few
rides... bad habit from the Kujos. I don't think I can ever run a
different tire now that I've tasted the Minions & High Rollers.

Finally got everything on the bike running/working perfectly. I had the
best day of riding ever last Fri. Everything felt so good, I was starting
to get over my fear of air. Began hitting a couple smalls jumps at full
speed and came down all wonky on one, but the Hopey straightened my
a$$ out real quick :-)

Hopefully, will have some lame pix and a small RR soon from that ride.
--
Slacker - SS (Super Stoked)

Slacker said...

Quoted message said:

Are any of the more expensive ones more reliable?
<http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=3&Category=bike&SubCategory=power>

or ??

FWIW, I tried my new Ultraflate Pro for the first time just now with Wal-
Mart 50¢ cartridges. I got 80 psi in a road tire with a presta valve on
the first try. I wasted some of the CO2 playing around with the trigger.
I was shocked it worked so well. The only question is, how many spares
are enough on a long ride?

SuperSlinky said:

Slacker said...

Quoted message said:

Are any of the more expensive ones more reliable?
<http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=3&Category=bike&SubCategory=power>

or ??

FWIW, I tried my new Ultraflate Pro for the first time just now with Wal-
Mart 50¢ cartridges. I got 80 psi in a road tire with a presta valveon
the first try. I wasted some of the CO2 playing around with the trigger.
I was shocked it worked so well. The only question is, how many spares
are enough on a long ride?

This is going to depend on too many factors... terrain, tires, tire
pressure preference, etc.

But I usually don't carry less than 3 16oz carts with me. Ironically, most
of the times I've used them, it was for other riders.

Does that flip lever also help to protect the trigger from crashes and/or
accidental discharge (shut up Sorni)?
--
Slacker

Slacker said:

Mine
<http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=24&Category=bike&SubCategory=power>
just stopped sealing, so the cO2 cart blows everywhere but in the dang
tire :-( Also, when ever I didn't use the whole cart and tried to save it
for later, it would never hold the air.

Are any of the more expensive ones more reliable?
<http://www.innovationsaz.com/INmain.asp?Option=Detail&Type=&ID=3&Category=bike&SubCategory=power>

or ??

*************************************************
Scolding a riding bud for not being prepared when he blew tire and didn't
have a spare.

Then blowing your own tire with same freind... not having a spare or tools
on my person... And having to hike it half way down a DH trail... P R E C
I O U S!

--
Slacker

I carry the Innovations Ultraflate, was only $20 or so from Perf or Nashbar, and I've used it waaay out in the middle of nowhere and it comes through.

CDB/paladin

Slacker said...

Quoted message said:

This is going to depend on too many factors... terrain, tires, tire
pressure preference, etc.

But I usually don't carry less than 3 16oz carts with me. Ironically, most
of the times I've used them, it was for other riders.

The Wally-World carts were all 12g.

Quoted message said:

Does that flip lever also help to protect the trigger from crashes and/or
accidental discharge (shut up Sorni)?
--
Slacker

Yes, it completely protects the trigger, but my plan is to not tighten
the head and puncture the cartridge until I need to use it.