On Wed, 09 Apr 2003 02:13:04 +0000, Lindsay Rowlands wrote:
> David L. Johnson <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
> : For my money, the Topeak Road Morph is the best.
>
> Where and how do you mount the thing on your bike since they don't come with a mounting kit
> (AFAIK)?
Mine came with a little bracket that is still working fine. Some people complain about that bracket
breaking easily, but so far, so good.
>
> I use a really small but well made SKS pump and it has proven itself a number of times.
> Admittedly, I only stuck with the pumping to the point where I figured I could make it home OK -
> around 65psi - any more was a bit pointless.
Huh? 65lbs for most of us (unless that also describes your weight) would also be pointless. That
kind of pressure will produce pinch flats.
I used my pump on a tour last Summer, as my only pump. I can easily, and I really mean it, pump the
tires to 110lbs or more. The gauge on mine is even fairly accurate.
> I had a situation about a year back when I rode 60ks on about 70psi from a CO2 cylinder after
>repairing a flat.
That being a big problem with CO2. When using those, I would have a half-empty cylinder in the
inflator, and use that to get about 30 lbs in the tire. Then I's put in a new cylinder, which would
get me more like 90-100, and would leave quite a bit of gas in the cylinder, that I would save for
next time.
But no matter how you arrange it, with CO2 there is always a limited supply of cartridges. A very
bad day would be made worse by having no way to fill a tire. Pumps are better.
--
David L. Johnson
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