Cheryl wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a good pump? (stoppit!)
> I have recently bought one online and it is truely awful.
> Am I going to find a decent mini or pocket pump?
A mini pump can't shift the volumes of air that a less mini pump
does, so it won't be as good.
As a consequence of this unfortunate fact, many cyclists have two
pumps: a workshop pump for use at home and something more portable
for emergencies on the move. A workshop or track pump has a large
barrel and a long action to shift air. They look like ACME
dynamite plungers from Roadrunner cartoons, and typically start at
about £15 (they occasionally crop up for less). They'll get tyres
to pressure in seconds with little effort, and are much the best
for use at home. Make sure the connection head supplied does your
choice of valves easily and without adaptors. Twin or smart heads
that do either type of common valve are good.
For a good mini pump I'll leave it to others. I have an SKS one
that's okay, but nothing gobsmacking enough that I'll particularly
recommend it. With the track pump at home and good tyres that are
rarely punctured I hardly use it.
Pete.
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