Road bike pump recommendation
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I use a Topeak Micro Rocket, which ain’t great, but it’s super light and I rarely flat since switching to tubeless. If I do flat, a hidden benefit is that you will grow one Popeye arm after using the pump for the first time.
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I carry it in my right back pocket with extra tube and tools.
I like this pump cause it has a hose. I can screw onto stem or extension for tight seal. Without a flexible hose you risk damaging the valve while pumping. I prefer having a metal over plastic or carbon pumps cause I don't need it breaking/failing. I'm sure there is a carbon version if ww is required.
I carry it in my right back pocket with extra tube and tools.
I like this pump cause it has a hose. I can screw onto stem or extension for tight seal. Without a flexible hose you risk damaging the valve while pumping. I prefer having a metal over plastic or carbon pumps cause I don't need it breaking/failing. I'm sure there is a carbon version if ww is required.
Hoses are trouble for valves with removeable cores (most tubeless) as they often unscrew the core by mistake. Been there done that, and now never use screw on pump heads.
I used to carry the same Topeak Micro Rocket model as THY, but its size was really the only good thing about it. I now use a Topeak Roadie TT Mini and it fits a jersey pocket just as well, but is far superior at inflating tyres.
I used to carry the same Topeak Micro Rocket model as THY, but its size was really the only good thing about it. I now use a Topeak Roadie TT Mini and it fits a jersey pocket just as well, but is far superior at inflating tyres.
Last edited by bobones on Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:55 am, edited 1 time in total.
Same here, but I now make sure the valve core is tight enough and I learned to screw the hose not too tight.bobones wrote: ↑Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:45 amHoses are trouble for valves with removeable cores (most tubeless) as they often unscrew the core by mistake. Been there done that, and now never use screw on pump heads.
I used to carry the same Topeak Micro Rocket model as THY, but the size was the really the only good thing about it. I now use a Topeak Roadie TT Mini and it fits a jersey pocket just as well, but is far superior at inflating tyres.
I also bring this little valve core tool in my kit, just in case. Regarding the hand pump, my favorite is Lezyne Pocket Drive. I bring it most of the time. Saved me at least a few times of taxi fee.
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I've tested most mini / micro pumps.
Best on the market is: https://www.topeak.com/global/en/produc ... IE-TT-Mini
Fits in Rapha essential case.
Best on the market is: https://www.topeak.com/global/en/produc ... IE-TT-Mini
Fits in Rapha essential case.
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This is easy to avoid with the right technique: you should put your non-pumping hand around the back of the wheel and hold the rim and head at the valve so you can support the wheel as you pump against it. Nothing is going to break as there is no movement except for the pumping action.
For years I did not carry any pump with me, just a couple of CO2 cartridges. Now that I ride mostly tubeless tyres I purchased the Lezyne Sport Drive HV Mini. It is a nice and small pump with a hose, works well and fits the jersey pocket.
A HV pump is a good option now that the tyre pressures are much lower than before, around 4 bar on the road bike and 2.5 bar on the gravel.
A HV pump is a good option now that the tyre pressures are much lower than before, around 4 bar on the road bike and 2.5 bar on the gravel.
Listen to him.ryanw wrote: ↑Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:57 amI've tested most mini / micro pumps.
Best on the market is: https://www.topeak.com/global/en/produc ... IE-TT-Mini
Fits in Rapha essential case.
* Doesn't fit my essentials case though as it is already rammed with other stuff.
I have also used a couple of the pumps mentioned here including both the alloy and carbon Blackburn Airstik pumps, both of which did the job but usually took quite a few strokes to inflate tires. SInce switching to tubeless, I really have not had a need for a pump, but occasionally someone we ride with does, so wanted to mention the BBB BMP-50 Samurai Mini. While weighing a 'hefty' 123 grams and measuring 210 mm in length, it is not as light or compact as the others mentioned here, but when CO2 is not avaialble, the telesoping design,
makes much quicker work when inflating road tires with this pump.
makes much quicker work when inflating road tires with this pump.
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Same here. Ultra light, and perfectly fits in the "binding" of my Silca Eolo wallet/bag thing that I carry on most rides. Works well for getting a tube started and installed (before using a CO2 cartridge) and in a pinch can inflate a 25mm tire to more than just emergency-use pressures; as Tobin notes, you will get a workout, but the pump's stroke is not very long, so it's not as difficult as some mini pumps I've used in the past.TobinHatesYou wrote: ↑Wed Oct 27, 2021 12:17 amI use a Topeak Micro Rocket, which ain’t great, but it’s super light and I rarely flat since switching to tubeless. If I do flat, a hidden benefit is that you will grow one Popeye arm after using the pump for the first time.
At home I have a now-vintage Italian-made Silca Super Pista, which I bought new from Excel Sports maybe 15 or 16 years ago. I recently bought a Hiro head for it (which cost as much as I paid for the entire pump, new!), and find it fiddly to use and so I may just go back to the original Silca brass chuck it came with.
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