Pumps

Chartsengrafs

Hey, I'm a bit of a newbie (seems to be quite a few at the moment!)

Anyway, I got a lot of great advice from the folks here a couple of months ago on getting my first racing bike. I've been slowly accumulating all the other stuff I've needed since; helmet, lights etc. However, I've no idea on pumps. Basically I just need something compact and cheapish, but that won't ruin the look of my pretty Felt(!)...if at all possible. Anything on Wiggle that'd be any use? I ordered a heap of stuff from them this evening, hope it's OK.

Thanks

Funkyzeit

Basster wrote: »

Hey, I'm a bit of a newbie (seems to be quite a few at the moment!)

Anyway, I got a lot of great advice from the folks here a couple of months ago on getting my first racing bike. I've been slowly accumulating all the other stuff I've needed since; helmet, lights etc. However, I've no idea on pumps. Basically I just need something compact and cheapish, but that won't ruin the look of my pretty Felt(!)...if at all possible. Anything on Wiggle that'd be any use? I ordered a heap of stuff from them this evening, hope it's OK.

Thanks

Hi There,
I'd recomend a track pump for you house/shed for pumping up your tyres pre ride - I got this and it's perfect although cheaper ones out there.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=1608

In terms of a pump for during the rides this is the one I have: As yet untried...touching wood as I speak...!

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=7458

Again other cheaper alternatives - I was recomended these ones...

Slan

Home:Ballyhoura

I would really reccomend theTopeak stuff. I got a tiny carbon fibre frame pump on eBay (beautiful and light), but you might want to look at CRC for a better range. Halfords sell some of their stuff (if you want to look at something) but very expensive! Order online only. Get a track pump for at home though!

P.S. Have you got a multi-tool? I got the Topeak Mini 18...brilliant! If you bargain with the eBay seller, you might get some good prices on eBay, here is where I got my stuff!

Turbulent Bill

Home:Ballyhoura wrote: »

I would really reccomend theTopeak stuff. I got a tiny carbon fibre frame pump on eBay (beautiful and light), but you might want to look at CRC for a better range. Halfords sell some of their stuff (if you want to look at something) but very expensive! Order online only. Get a track pump for at home though!

+1, I have a Topeak Peakini on the bike for puncture repairs, has done the job nicely on a few occasions and can clip onto a bottle cage. CRC have this for £8 at the moment, which is a bit of a steal. Track pumps are definitely the way to go for home use, though.

AstraMonti

I would choose a pump that has two modes. I don't know how its called so i will try to describe it. You can easily pump a tyre up to 60-70psi, maybe 80 in some cases but after that you really need to be a muscled guy to get over that. So i 've seen a specialized pump that you turn a little thing, and you get less air in the tyre but much more easily so you can get up to 100+ psi without having to be a weight lifter.

In the other hand, when you are out with a puncture you can return home even with 70psi on the tyre..

Edit: Found it, its called air switch high volume / high pressure

TinyExplosions

Or go CO2 for when you're out and about -BBB ones are available in most bike shops for about 12 quid for the head unit and a couple of air cartridges -best invention ever

Oh, and always handy to have is a presta/schraeder valve adaptor (most LBS's have em for a quid or two) -means you can top up at a petrol station etc.

Signal_ rabbit

Definitely the track pump for at home. I recently got one of these: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=28986 and had cause to use it on a puncture a couple of days ago. A top pump, easy to use and no CO2 burns on the fingers!

MCOS

Funkyzeit wrote: »

Hi There,
I'd recomend a track pump for you house/shed for pumping up your tyres pre ride - I got this and it's perfect although cheaper ones out there.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=1608

In terms of a pump for during the rides this is the one I have: As yet untried...touching wood as I speak...!

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=7458

Again other cheaper alternatives - I was recomended these ones...

Slan

I used that crank brothers one with the guage and could only get 90 psi out of it. I currently use this on rides and it got approx 110-115 psi in when I punctured last weekend Its cheap too, but no guage

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=2904

bcmf

Track pump for home and 2or 3 Co2 cannisters as well as a "Track pump adapter " in case you are near a petrol station.Oh and decent tyres and tubes to bring the likelyhood of punctures down

Chartsengrafs

OK, great thanks for the suggestions folks. Never thought of a track pump. God knows what I used as a kid :rolleyes:

BuyingorSelling

All this talk about pumps just got me wondering what is the most coommon way of fixing/ getting home when you get a flat when out and about. BTW there are no bike shops around!!

Gavin

BuyingorSelling wrote: »

All this talk about pumps just got me wondering what is the most coommon way of fixing/ getting home when you get a flat when out and about. BTW there are no bike shops around!!

Most folks on here carry a spare tube, a pump and tyre levers. Change the tube, pump it up and head on home. You can patch the punctured tube when you get home and chuck it back into your bag as the spare tube.

With a bit of practice, you can change a tube fairly quickly.

TinyExplosions

BuyingorSelling wrote: »

All this talk about pumps just got me wondering what is the most coommon way of fixing/ getting home when you get a flat when out and about. BTW there are no bike shops around!!

Spare tube, and some CO2

Or, Taxi or willing driver

Home:Ballyhoura

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Spare tube, and some CO2

How do you find CO2, is it costly to use? Where to you store it (does it fit in a saddle bag or attatch to the frame?)

penexpers

Home:Ballyhoura wrote: »

How do you find CO2, is it costly to use? Where to you store it (does it fit in a saddle bag or attatch to the frame?)

The CO2 cartridges are small enough to fit in a saddle bag. I think I paid about 10 euro for one cartridge and the adapter, refills should be cheaper though I think.

TinyExplosions

As Penexpers said, comes in a cartridge:


-I paid a couple quid for em I think (something like 2.50 or 3quid) -not too expensive, and cheaper if you buy in bulk.

They go in saddle bag, or jersey pocket