I carry with me a spare tube and have been carrying a CO2 Microflate pump with 16g threaded cannisters. It's really nice and works well but the spare tanks are $3-4, which is patently insane. I have had enough of paying that much just for air.
I don't ride all that much--like 100 miles/week or less, generally, but these 16g threaded are threatening my retirement so I need a better solution. I'm trying to decide between a bulky frame or mini-pump or buying a new CO2 pump that takes threadless cartriges and buying spares from Walmart (airgun cartriges).
Are airgun cartriges 12g? That would be enough to pump to 90 PSI, I think, which is fine to finish up a century, even on the wheel (I presume; I weigh about 170). I think they are a buck a piece or something, and exactly the same as 12g threadless in a bike store (except 1/2 or 1/3 the price).
Space on my frame seems at a premium, which is another concern.
I guess if I was doing 500 mile tours every month I might want a frame pump, but is there any other reason to bother? I've heard mini-pumps have a problem getting high PSI, which means this is reall frame vs. threadless CO2.
Ideas?
I don't ride all that much--like 100 miles/week or less, generally, but these 16g threaded are threatening my retirement so I need a better solution. I'm trying to decide between a bulky frame or mini-pump or buying a new CO2 pump that takes threadless cartriges and buying spares from Walmart (airgun cartriges).
Are airgun cartriges 12g? That would be enough to pump to 90 PSI, I think, which is fine to finish up a century, even on the wheel (I presume; I weigh about 170). I think they are a buck a piece or something, and exactly the same as 12g threadless in a bike store (except 1/2 or 1/3 the price).
Space on my frame seems at a premium, which is another concern.
I guess if I was doing 500 mile tours every month I might want a frame pump, but is there any other reason to bother? I've heard mini-pumps have a problem getting high PSI, which means this is reall frame vs. threadless CO2.
Ideas?