new mini pump needed

[okeydokey79]

ok so out for what was suppose to be a 30miler last night me and a friend, 5 miles in mate gets a puncture, ok pull over and change tube, starts using his pump(unsure what make)and taking ages and very hard get it up to about 50psi , so decide to use mine and again struggle,so took ages to get it up to a pressure that we could get home on. So i need a new pump that i can fit in my back pocket that will get tyres up to 90psi incase of incidents like this. i have a track pump at home so it is only for out on the road.dont really want to go co2 option as would have to buy them aswell as pump and would rather just carry a hand pump.

Thanks for the responses in adavance
Matt

 

[Grayduff]

ok so out for what was suppose to be a 30miler last night me and a friend, 5 miles in mate gets a puncture, ok pull over and change tube, starts using his pump(unsure what make)and taking ages and very hard get it up to about 50psi , so decide to use mine and again struggle,so took ages to get it up to a pressure that we could get home on. So i need a new pump that i can fit in my back pocket that will get tyres up to 90psi incase of incidents like this. i have a track pump at home so it is only for out on the road.dont really want to go co2 option as would have to buy them aswell as pump and would rather just carry a hand pump.

Thanks for the responses in adavance
Matt

Cycling Plus are reviewing just that thing this month and for what its worth i have a Topeak Race rocket works a treat and fits in the saddle bag..Good Luck

 

[DWiggy]

CO2 canisters really cheap and inflate tyre faster to a hight psi, totally recommend over the hand pump

 

[Arjimlad]

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lezyne-hp-drive-abs-pump/

I have one of these & rate it very highly. It has a nice flexible hose to stop you bashing the valve about as you pump. Sits behind the bottle cage very securely.

 

[Beebo]

I have a Lezynes one, the racerocket is good too, just make sure you get one with a flexible hose attachment, it gives a much better leverage.

 

[Tribanite]

Lezyne pressure drive mini. Fits in to a medium saddle bag and gets tyres up to 90 psi

 

[Pale Rider]

A pump with a flexible hose means no chance of breaking the valve and you don't get your fingers dirty gripping the wheel and tyre as you do with a push-on pump.

Easier to use on tubes with no valve collar because you are not pushing the valve into the tyre.

I have a Lezyne which I don't think you can beat for the money.

 

[chqshaitan]

any recommendations on a c02 pump?

 

[wajc]

The Topeak mini morph is a great pump - same features as its larger cousins the road/mountain morph but in a smaller package. You can get 100psi without much trouble.

http://www.topeak.com/products/Pumps/MiniMorph

I've also got one of the ones shown below before which is a tad smaller but nowhere near as effective and I think you will have the same problem with similar types of pump. They all look good until you have to use them - then you'll appreciate function over form

http://www.topeak.com/products/Pumps/MiniDX

 

[Hacienda71]

I have an Aldi mini pump that will take my tyre upto 90 psi with no issues. It has a switch between high vol and high pressure and will pump up shrader or presta valves and has a pressure gauge on it. about £7 iirc. Hasn't failed me yet in three years.

 

[FreeFlow Bikes]

I use the Lezyne Road Drive CFH. It both a hand pump and a CO2 pump and fits snugly behind the bottle cage. That way you have the best of both worlds, you can use CO2 and if you run out you have the back up of the traditional pump. The flexible hose is a nice feature and makes attachment and sue very easy. New hose can be purchased if required.

 

[chqshaitan]

I use the Lezyne Road Drive CFH. It both a hand pump and a CO2 pump and fits snugly behind the bottle cage. That way you have the best of both worlds, you can use CO2 and if you run out you have the back up of the traditional pump. The flexible hose is a nice feature and makes attachment and sue very easy. New hose can be purchased if required.

thats one expensive pump bud, 45 pounds.

 

[Widge]

My Crank Brothers mini pump failed when I need it most - so I invested in a Lezyne HP abs Mini Pump.

All metal body, flexible hose, small and light, rated to inflate to 120psi (although this would take a bit of doing I reckon!......80 will get you home.)

Highly recommended?

HTH

w

 

[zacklaws]

I use the Giant CO2 control blast, nice and small, easy to use and buy CO2 cannister in bulk off Ebay, but despite a CO2 pump being better than a normal pump, you still need to carry one, unless your prepared to carry a lot of CO2 cannisters and hopefully you do not have a bad day and run out, else your walking or packing the innertube with grass. The good thing with the Giant CO2 pump is, when you disconnect, the valve shuts off the release of CO2, unlike some which just releases it, so if you have a slow puncture, you can keep giving it a blast untill the cannisters pressure gets too low.

So as a back up, I carry a LEZYNE Road Drive Pump, about £31, it takes around 220 - 240 strokes to get up to 110lbs pressure, aprox1/2lb a stroke. And not to wear yourself out, about 120 strokes initially after fitting the tire, pack your puncture kit away, another 50ish strokes, refit the wheel, then another 50ish strokes, job done.

But as I have found out, the Lezyne pumps, when you remove the flexible hose from the valve, if its one of those pathetic screw in valves, it will also unscrew it at the same time and your left with an instantaneous flat tyre, and then you start again. Better to avoid that type of innertube or use threadlock on the valve and tighten the valve down with pliers, that stops em unscrewing.

 

[G3CWI]

Good tip on pumping tyres zaclaws. Thanks.