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    VisionSet
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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.

    --
    Mike W

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  2. Robert Canon
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    "VisionSet" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    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.

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  3. VisionSet
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    "Robert Canon" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:


    "VisionSet" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    what do people consider a quality manual mini pump that can easily


    achieve

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    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

    Quoted message said:

    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.

    --
    Cheers, Mike W.

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  4. Robert Canon
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    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    what do people consider a quality manual mini pump that can easily


    achieve

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    120+psi (however long that might take). Tinyer the better.

    The Barbieri CarbOne Mini Pump weighs 69g, produces 142psi, and fits in


    my

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    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?wce=PUCBM01&wci=product

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  5. Ken
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    "Robert Canon" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    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?

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  6. DRS
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    VisionSet <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    2hWcc.288$p45.120@newsfe1-win

    Quoted message said:

    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.

    --

    A: Top-posters.
    Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet?

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  7. Alan Simmons
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    Ken <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    "Robert Canon" <[email hidden]> wrote in
    news:[email hidden]:

    Quoted message said:

    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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    Quoted message said:

    > what do people consider a quality manual mini pump that can easily


    achieve

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    > 120+psi (however long that might take). Tinyer the better.

    The Barbieri CarbOne Mini Pump weighs 69g, produces 142psi, and fits in


    my

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    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?wce=PUCBM01&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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  9. Bruce Frech
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    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" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:2hWcc.288$p45.120@newsfe1-win...

    Quoted message said:

    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

    Report
  10. DaveH
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    #10

    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" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    VisionSet <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    2hWcc.288$p45.120@newsfe1-win

    Quoted message said:

    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.

    Report
  11. DRS
    Archived post
    #11

    DaveH <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    [email hidden]

    Quoted message said:

    DONT get a Blackburn Airstick!

    DON'T top-post!

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    A: Top-posters.
    Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet?

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