Smokin Joe
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- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
Being a sucker for mini pumps, and having owned many over the years and found most to be useless to varying degrees I thought I'd give the Topeak Pocket Rocket a try as CRC are selling them for £12.99 delivered. Now I'm a big fan of Topeak, owning both the Master Blaster and the Mini Blaster, both of which are described as mini pumps but I would class them more as small, being a bit bulky for the back pocket of a jersey. I don't like clippling them to the frame as they end up covered in road crap.
The Pocket Rocket arrived next day, and at just 22cm with a nice slim barrel it sits unobtrusively in the pocket. No good if it doesn't do the job though, so down came the best bike for an attempt to get the Fortezza Tricomp up to a rideable pressure. Not only did it get it to "safe to ride", but it put easily in excess of 100psi, the difference between giving it the berries and limping home hoping you don't get a pinch flat. It takes a good few strokes to get to pressure, but even my non-Stallone arms managed it without seizing up in pain.
Highly recommended for those who want a pump that's small and light, I reckon 120psi would be easily achievable and included in the price is a bottle mount bracket if you prefer to keep the pockets for munchies. It's no track pump obviously, but the effort required does no more than get you pleasantly warm on a cold day.
The Pocket Rocket arrived next day, and at just 22cm with a nice slim barrel it sits unobtrusively in the pocket. No good if it doesn't do the job though, so down came the best bike for an attempt to get the Fortezza Tricomp up to a rideable pressure. Not only did it get it to "safe to ride", but it put easily in excess of 100psi, the difference between giving it the berries and limping home hoping you don't get a pinch flat. It takes a good few strokes to get to pressure, but even my non-Stallone arms managed it without seizing up in pain.
Highly recommended for those who want a pump that's small and light, I reckon 120psi would be easily achievable and included in the price is a bottle mount bracket if you prefer to keep the pockets for munchies. It's no track pump obviously, but the effort required does no more than get you pleasantly warm on a cold day.
