suzyj wrote:
> Euan wrote:
>
>> I guess it depends on what you want out of the pump you're
>> carrying with you.
>
> I always used to carry a Zefal HP-X on the bike - a thumping big I can
> inflate anything pump. Recently though, I've taken to carrying a
> teensy little Topeak Pocket Rocket DX pump in my jersey pocket. It's
> purely for looks only. I know full well that when I get a flat, it'll
> be a complete failure, but it reassures me anyway. Hopefully when I do
> get a puncture (haven't had one in ages), I'll be with someone who's got
> a real pump.
>
> Regards,
>
> Suzy
>
>
For a while, I carried a little "sapo" pump:
http://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1045
Sure enough, after about an hour on the Munda Biddi
here in Perth, I got a flat (on the short sealed
section, natch). The thing was bloody useless.
I couldn't get it to seal around the valve.
Fortunately, my cycling companion had a pump,
a chrome plated Blumels steel model, complete with
floppy connector. Any other time someone, I would
have laughed if someone pulled one of these things
but it saved the bike ride.
Speaking of Munda Biddi, we're doing some more this
weekend - thunder, rain, lightening and 35 deg forecast.
Perfect cycling and camping weather.
DeF
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