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Road Morph for both of my road bikes. Now even some of the guys in my club have them (after teasing me for getting one!).
Mine is mounted on the down tube next to my water bottle on one of my bikes- on the left side. The other is mounted on the seat tube also by my water bottle (on the left side). Depends on size of your frame. My carbon bike has a big top tube so I couldn't put anything there. Just put it somewhere so you won't notice it when you are cycling!
Guess I wasn't clear on my question: the nozzle won't stay on the stem. I tried it with the lever up and the lever down but every time I pushed on the pump the nozzle flew off. Hecks Becks the nozzle wouldn't even stay on the stem without pumping. I was able to take the nozzle off the stem no matter what position I had the lever in. I also ended up losing all the air out of the tire from the *&)*$#*%# nozzle! lol I talked to another rider here who has the same pump and she has the same problem. She even took her Road Morph in to the LBS and They couldn't get it to stay on the stem either - so we're wondering what we're doing wrong?? :confused:
I usually try and squeeze the tire/tube from the bottom/tread, and the pump from the top when I put it on. it is a tight fit. You are leavng the lever down when you put it on the stem , and then flip the lever up?(I know that sounds silly, but it also sounds like something I would do!) I was having some problems with getting mine on the tubes yesterday, but that may been nerves on my part.
Well I can try that. At one point yesterday I was "holding" the nozzle on the stem to try and get air in the tire but as soon as I let go the nozzle just fell off the stem and the tire was still flat. I even took the tire off the bike and tried to inflate it but the stupid nozzle just didn't want to stay on the stem. If worse comes to worse - I got it at REI, I'll just take it back and trade it for another CO2 holster and cartridges!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fredwina
I've never had the kind of problems you're describing with my RoadMorph.Quote:
Originally Posted by CorsairMac
This is probably a really silly question on my part - as in I'm sure you've already checked this - but here goes... the RoadMorph can handle either presta or schraeder valves - but you have to flip a part over to switch from one to the other (unless, of course, they've made a change to the pump since I bought mine). Is the pump set up for the right type of valve?
Here's a link to a picture from their support site:
converting pump heads between presta & schraeder
--- Denise
It never hurts to ask - but yes the pump head is set for the right type of valve. A riding friend of mine looked at it last night and he noticed when you push the lever into lock, nothing happens inside the head.....I'm taking it to REI today and have them look at it and either show me how to use it - or replace it.
I kind of figured you had the pump head set correctly. I'd love to know what is causing it to misbehave - but you'd probably like to know more than me! Hopefully a replacement pump will solve the problem.
--- Denise
Well - I went to REI and we were alll SOOOO close. I'm guessing those of you with the Road Morph just never thought about it coz it was perfectly normal to you but..................................
the end piece pops out real easy on my pump but there is a rubber sleeve that has to come out with it. Depending on which type of valve you have determines how the end piece fits into the rubber sleeve. So yeah - I had the right side but it wasn't fitted into the rubber sleeve correctly. Once the kid showed me the unit as a whole - it made perfect sense to me. And in the case of my pump, the rubber sleeve doesn't just "pop" out, you have to kinda "dig" it out, flip it around and then fit the end piece and the sleeve back into the pump head! I won't get a chance to "try" it and make sure it works until after the Ride of Silence tonight (don't want to risk not being able to ride coz my tire is flat lol) but my intent is to deflate one of my tires at home and try the pump to make sure it works. I'll let ya'll know how it goes.
Thanks everyone for all your suggestions, we were all of us so close I knew it had to be something really simple!!
Corsair,
I am glad it was as simple solution!
Still can't figure out where to mount my road morph. It's just so bulky for my small bike! Seems to stick out no matter where I try to put it!
Have any smaller women had luck with a narrower frame pump that I can fit underneath my top tube? Something easy to pump that will fit a Trek 47cm frame?
I love the road morph, but it just seems to bulky for me! I hate to take it back, but...I've tried holding it up to various places on my bike and it just seems HUGE! :confused:
I just mounted mine on my Specialized Dolce Comp 48". I tried it on the down tube (straight down from the seat post) but didn't like it there, because sometimes my leg would rub on it. So then I mounted it on the slanted tube (I don't know the technical terms here) that goes from the middle of the bike (near the pedals) up to the front fork. I mounted it just to the left of my water bottle holder that is on the inside of that tube. It fits just fine, and is out of the way--I checked to make sure my toes didn't brush it as I pedal (if you mount it there, be sure not to put the mounting bracket over the brake/shifter cables--I just ran the bracket under the wires, so they can move freely).
So that's my suggestion. I could have mounted it on the underside of the top tube (the one horizontal to the ground from seat to handlebars) but then it would have interferred with getting my water bottles out, since that is a tight fit with two holders as it is.
I do like the pump--it sure works nicely.
Yeah, I have cables that are smack dab in the middle of that tube. I can't really mount it there w/out messing with the cables and I don't want to do that! Plus, on my bike, that tube is really thick and the mount doesn't really fit around it very well. :mad:
Topeak came out with a smaller version of the Road Morph called the MiniMorph. I wonder if you'd have a better chance of fitting that on your bike. Might be worth a try.Quote:
Originally Posted by kaian
--- Denise
Yeah, I could try the mini morph. I also considered trying a CO2 pump. There's one made by Innovations that is a CO2 pump AND a hand pump (in case the CO2 function fails). They have it at Performance for $19.99. Guess I'll just have to order a bunch and see which ones work and fit the best. Is there a high likelihood for CO2 pumps to fail or get messed up?
Blackburn frame pump for me, DH carries CO2 and a mini pump...