Frame pump recommendation

Lost my Zefal hpx and want a backup for the single CO2 cartridge I
carry.

Anything new on the market worth taking a look at?

Thx,
Mark

On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:23:40 -0700 (PDT), Atanoman
wrote:

Lost my Zefal hpx and want a backup for the single CO2 cartridge I
carry.

Anything new on the market worth taking a look at?

Thx,
Mark

Dear Mark,

I switched to a Topeak Road Morph after I belatedly noticed how many
RBT posters recommended it:

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...20Mini%20Pumps


http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=4361

It's smaller than a full-size frame pump and clips to a frame mount.

It works like a small floor pump with a flip-out pedestal, a flexible
hose with an inline air-pressure gauge, and a flip-out T-handle.

The Topeak's chuck lever is annoyingly well-designed. On a typical
floor pump, the chuck lever swivels down next to the hose, which makes
it hard to pull the lever up to release the chuck. The Topeak's lever
is angled so that it sticks out to one side of the hose and is easy to
release with one hand. Every time I use mine, I wonder why my big
floor pump has the old, awkward design.

Some posters have complained that the T-handle can pinch their hands,
but a little care seems to prevent the problem.

Another poster has complained that his Topeak's inline gauge has blown
off twice. Maybe he had bad luck with quality control or pumps his
tires to impressive pressures. My Topeak hasn't failed, and I've used
it dozens of times to pump tires up to ~110 psi.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

On Sep 9, 9:23*pm, Atanoman wrote:
Lost my Zefal hpx and want a backup for the single CO2 cartridge I
carry.

Anything new on the market worth taking a look at?


A used hpx, maybe? I nearly regret giving mine away three
years ago.

The road morph is about the best thing I've used since, just
not for whacking dogs.

Hi Mark,

I got the hurricane micro mini from performance bike.
"This telescoping mini pump will inflate to 100+ PSI quickly, so you can get
back to the important stuff."
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...slisearch=true

"Atanoman" wrote in message
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Lost my Zefal hpx and want a backup for the single CO2 cartridge I
carry.

Anything new on the market worth taking a look at?

Thx,
Mark

wrote in message
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On Sep 9, 9:23 pm, Atanoman wrote:
Lost my Zefal hpx and want a backup for the single CO2 cartridge I
carry.

Anything new on the market worth taking a look at?

"The road morph is about the best thing I've used since, just
not for whacking dogs."

Nothing like a Campy tip on an old Silca pump for discouraging surly curs.

Chas.

On Sep 9, 7:39*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:23:40 -0700 (PDT), Atanoman

wrote:
Lost my Zefal hpx and want a backup for the single CO2 cartridge I
carry.

Anything new on the market worth taking a look at?

Thx,
Mark

Dear Mark,

I switched to a Topeak Road Morph after I belatedly noticed how many
RBT posters recommended it:

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...category=60001....

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...35&subcategory....

It's smaller than a full-size frame pump and clips to a frame mount.

It works like a small floor pump with a flip-out pedestal, a flexible
hose with an inline air-pressure gauge, and a flip-out T-handle.

The Topeak's chuck lever is annoyingly well-designed. On a typical
floor pump, the chuck lever swivels down next to the hose, which makes
it hard to pull the lever up to release the chuck. The Topeak's lever
is angled so that it sticks out to one side of the hose and is easy to
release with one hand. Every time I use mine, I wonder why my big
floor pump has the old, awkward design.

Some posters have complained that the T-handle can pinch their hands,
but a little care seems to prevent the problem.

Another poster has complained that his Topeak's inline gauge has blown
off twice. Maybe he had bad luck with quality control or pumps his
tires to impressive pressures. My Topeak hasn't failed, and I've used
it dozens of times to pump tires up to ~110 psi.

I got the mini version of that pump, and I have not gotten a flat yet
-- so it must have magical powers. Two thumbs up. -- Jay Beattie.

On 2008-09-10, Jay Beattie wrote:
On Sep 9, 7:39*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:23:40 -0700 (PDT), Atanoman

wrote:
Lost my Zefal hpx and want a backup for the single CO2 cartridge I
carry.

Anything new on the market worth taking a look at?

I switched to a Topeak Road Morph after I belatedly noticed how many
RBT posters recommended it:


I got the mini version of that pump, and I have not gotten a flat yet
-- so it must have magical powers. Two thumbs up. -- Jay Beattie.

http://www.comics.com/comics/monty/archive/monty-20080908.html
http://www.comics.com/comics/monty/archive/monty-20080909.html
http://www.comics.com/comics/monty/archive/monty-20080910.html

--

Kristian Zoerhoff

On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:23:29 GMT, Kristian M Zoerhoff
wrote:

On 2008-09-10, Jay Beattie wrote:
On Sep 9, 7:39*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:23:40 -0700 (PDT), Atanoman

wrote:
Lost my Zefal hpx and want a backup for the single CO2 cartridge I
carry.

Anything new on the market worth taking a look at?

I switched to a Topeak Road Morph after I belatedly noticed how many
RBT posters recommended it:


I got the mini version of that pump, and I have not gotten a flat yet
-- so it must have magical powers. Two thumbs up. -- Jay Beattie.

http://www.comics.com/comics/monty/archive/monty-20080908.html
http://www.comics.com/comics/monty/archive/monty-20080909.html
http://www.comics.com/comics/monty/archive/monty-20080910.html

Dear Kristian,

Thanks--I'm looking forward to tomorrow's strip!

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

Atanoman wrote:
Lost my Zefal hpx and want a backup for the single CO2 cartridge I
carry.

Anything new on the market worth taking a look at?

A Truflo hpX. It's the same thing.

The other one that's sometimes recommended is a Topeak Master Blaster,
if you prefer a silver-coloured pump.

Jay Beattie wrote:

I switched to a Topeak Road Morph after I belatedly noticed how many
RBT posters recommended it:

I have rescinded my recommendation.

Another poster has complained

that was me

that his Topeak's inline gauge has blown
off twice. Maybe he had bad luck with quality control or pumps his
tires to impressive pressures. My Topeak hasn't failed, and I've used
it dozens of times to pump tires up to ~110 psi.

Well, I also use about 110 psi. "Dozens of times" somehow does not
strike me as being particularly long lasting. Mine blew up -- the
second pump, the first having been replaced under warrantee, -- after
only a couple weeks of depending upon it to keep my tires inflated.

It blew at the gauge, though it was hard to tell whether it was the
gauge itself or something in that housing that really blew. I
habitually make sure the valve is not stuck - I tap it to release a bit
of air before I put the head on - but maybe a valve was still not
functioning properly. Nevertheless, that should not destroy the pump.

--

David L. Johnson

When you are up to your ass in alligators, it's hard to remember that
your initial objective was to drain the swamp.
-- LBJ