Mini pumps

Signal_ rabbit

Personally I hate mini pumps I always use Co2 out on spins.

However purely as a back up, should I get more than 2 p*******s or feck up the gas I want to carry a very small mini pump as a last resort.

Trawled the web and found this, it seems okay and will fit in my pocket, anyone have one? Is it okay?

07Lapierre

I have this one

Its pretty good.

smacl

I got the Topeak micro rocket and it has worked very well as needed. Tried one of the cheaper ones with a gauge that just didn't do the job.

TheBlaaMan

After a number of repeated punctures and carrying CO2 canisters, I recently got a Lezyne Pressure Drive and its good for 120 psi. Not cheap, but many other small pumps are inadequate in terms of the pressure that they will deliver. You don't want to get a pinch puncture in a replaced tube due to insufficient inflation !

FatSh!te

+1 on the Lezyne. excellent pump, always gets a good seal and can get the tyres to a fairly decent pressure.

ROK ON

Signal_ rabbit wrote: »

Personally I hate mini pumps I always use Co2 out on spins.

However purely as a back up, should I get more than 2 p*******s or feck up the gas I want to carry a very small mini pump as a last resort.

Trawled the web and found this, it seems okay and will fit in my pocket, anyone have one? Is it okay?

I had one of the Topeak Master Blasters.

IMHO you'd be better off sticking the nozzle of the tube up your backside and farting into it, for all the good that it is.

An appauling mini pump, and I have four other pretty useless pumps to compare it against.

I used the Topeak once (in the rain at the bottom of the Wicklow Gap), then decided to buy a CO2 cannister.

kumate_champ07

I also have that Lezyne, definitely worth the money. think I got it up to 100psi, that last 20 would take a long time, 100 is plenty till you get home. Ive use it alot over the past 2 years and its still working like new, very well engineered. I cant think of any negatives about it, 10/10 from me

Sr. Assumpta

I have this Lezyne (HV Drive), the connector*, which stows inside the pump, provides a tight seal, & makes it even more functional. It's neat, & cheap, & works a treat.




*Perhaps, ROK_ON, this is the missing link from your cunning, if alternative, technique?

cdaly_

Mine is a topeak mini morph which has a foot peg so you can use it like a very small track pump. Haven't used it in anger yet but tested it up to about 80psi in pretty short order. I carry CO2 as a matter of course so the pump is only a get-me-home...

superlav

+1 for the Topeak mini morph.

Great pump and because you brace it against the ground, it's much easier to get the tire up to pressure.

I would advise any mini pump with a hose connector, as there is nothing worse that fixing a puncture only to damage the valve because of your crap pump.

My Genuine Innovations Second Wind was launched into a field near Portmarnock after doing just that, and not for the first time

Zen0

+1 on the Lezyne Pressure Drive. It came out tops in a Cycling Plus round up of mini-pumps last year. I see there is now a carbon version costing over 70 lids if you're feeling flush.

Signal_ rabbit

So its the Lezyne so. I am assuming that the 'small' is okay for road tyres and it looks like it fits nicely in the rear pocket?

Caroline_ie

I use this one

Murph100

I got this this and its brilliant, you can use either the pump or the CO2 can with the hose, perfect solution IMO. Not as small as some of the other Leyzenes, but then again the hand pump will get you up past 120PSI really easily if you're out of CO2.

tomasrojo

I use the Brompton Zefal mini pump that came with my Brompton on both my bikes. Its unique selling point is that it's exactly the right size to clip into the Brompton's frame, but I don't use that feature. I probably would have gone on using full-size pumps had it not come with the bike.

It's actually quite good, I've found, but it's only to get me home to the track pump, which is generally not a distance that exceeds 15km.

petethedrummer

Zefal HPX; by far the best mini pump I have owned.

If it ever breaks I would consider a Lezyne as I am impressed with the quality of their stuff.

biketard

Another fan of Lezyne here. I've got this one:



http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lezyne-swivel-drive-hv-pump/
(no longer in stock)

doozerie

I've used a Blackburn KMP-1 Kamikaze for years on- and off- road and always found it very good. Plus the name is cool, obviously*. The handle rotates into a T handle which helps a lot when using it. It has a lifetime warranty too (assuming you can find a shop willing to honour it, which isn't certain) and I've had it replaced once when the pump action developed quite a bit of resistance - it probably just needed cleaning and new lubricant but I was happy to be given a brand new one. I imagine it has long since been replaced by a different version with possibly a completely different name, and I wonder whether they still offer that warranty too.

I used to transfer that pump from my commute bikes to my good bike at weekends but eventually I treated myself to a dedicated pump for the good bike, and for that I went with an alloy Lezyne Road Drive. I went for the large (longest) sized one, partly to make using it easier and partly 'cos I don't like carrying a pump in my pocket (just one more thing to hurt you in a fall) so the really short pumps offer me no advantage. It's still reasonably short for all that though, it attaches to the bracket mounted under my bottle cage. It works well, it claims to go to 160psi which may be true but you'd need a peleton at your disposal to be sure you had enough elbow grease to achieve that. In reality getting to 100psi involves a bit of effort, but is feasible at the side of the road. It gets pretty warm in use though, as all pumps do, but being metal makes this more of an issue with the Lezyne than with my plastic Blackburn.

In terms of ability to fill the tube with air I think the Lezyne wins out over the Blackburn, but surprisingly there is not a whole lot of difference. The T handle of the Blackburn is better then than the straight (and smooth) handle of the Lezyne. However the flexible hose with the Lezyne I find far better to use. The Blackburn connects directly to the valve and while this is mostly fine the washer eventually wears down to the point that it can lead to damaging the valve, and sourcing new washers is a pain in the neck.

*No, the name isn't cool, and even if it were there are few things less cool than being stuck at the side of the road sweating profusely while trying to re-inflate a flat tyre with a hand pump so no matter how "cool" your pump you're still going to be the object of scorn!

Civilian_Target

Frame pumps are a great alternative if you have the mounting on your frame.
I've got one of these, it's light and efficient
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=blackburn+carbon+frame+pump&hl=en&prmd=imvns&resnum=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&ix=hea&ion=1&biw=1345&bih=890&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=8912792368676543979&sa=X&ei=_Fs9T9auHdPqtgf21Z3gBQ&ved=0CGEQ8wIwAA

Dawn Rider

Civilian_Target wrote: »

Frame pumps are a great alternative if you have the mounting on your frame.

I find a frame pump suits me best on my road bike also.

I don't have the mounts for it. So I have it on the top tube, held in place with velcro (elasticated) straps.

The mini pump goes in my bag when commuting on my mountain bike.

Signal_ rabbit

Got the lezyne and its a great little pump. The only problem when in the frame holder it rattles a lot.

I mean the hose rattles inside its casing and the handle rattles against the body. No amount of tape and rubber bands shuts it up.

I stripped my headset thinking that it was there the noise was coming from.

seven stars

07Lapierre wrote: »

I have this one

Its pretty good.

I have that one as well. Seems impressive to me, although I've nothing to compare it with. You wouldn't very easily be getting over 100psi with it though, if that's what the Lezyne can manage.

I bought a Topeak Master Blaster years ago, and I find it excellent. Bought it because of the gauge on it, was sick of going again on low pressures with non gauge pumps.

Zen0

Signal_ rabbit wrote: »

Got the lezyne and its a great little pump. The only problem when in the frame holder it rattles a lot.

I mean the hose rattles inside its casing and the handle rattles against the body. No amount of tape and rubber bands shuts it up.

I stripped my headset thinking that it was there the noise was coming from.

It shouldn't be making any noise. The holder on mine grips the two pieces of the pump and holds them together:

You can see the way the holder grips the two pieces in the upper part of the holder above. No noise from the hose either.

Signal_ rabbit

Zen0 wrote: »

It shouldn't be making any noise. The holder on mine grips the two pieces of the pump and holds them together:

You can see the way the holder grips the two pieces in the upper part of the holder above. No noise from the hose either.

My pump is tight inside the holder too. The pump doesn't rattle against the holder. What rattles is the insides of the pump. i.e the hose rattles inside its storage housing and the telescopic arm rattles against its counterpart.

ednwireland

lezyne road drive for me

monkeypants

Signal_ rabbit wrote: »

Got the lezyne and its a great little pump. The only problem when in the frame holder it rattles a lot.

Got this and I'm also getting the rattling.

Signal_ rabbit

monkeypants wrote: »

Got this and I'm also getting the rattling.

Yep thats the one I have. I took it to pieces and inserted a rubber sleeve in to the shaft so the hose isn't hitting off metal. Seems to work but its a bit of a number!