The frame pump on my road bike is super light but not so easy to work with. I'm thinking of replacing it. Any really good ones out there worth looking at?
The frame pump on my road bike is super light but not so easy to work with. I'm thinking of replacing it. Any really good ones out there worth looking at?
- Gray 2010 carbon WSD road bike, Rivet Independence saddle
- Red hardtail 26" aluminum mountain bike, Bontrager Evoke WSD saddle
- Royal blue 2018 aluminum gravel bike, Rivet Pearl saddle
Gone but not forgotten:
- Silver 2003 aluminum road bike
- Two awesome worn out Juliana saddles
The Road Morph is a good pump, and has a built-in gage. Also worth considering is a traditional-style frame-fit pump, the kind where you match the length to your bike frame. These are long enough to make pumping easier, and put you in an easy pumping position holding one end of the pump on the valve while you use both arms and a long stroke to force air in.
Oil is good, grease is better.
2007 Peter Mooney w/S&S couplers/Terry Butterfly
1993 Bridgestone MB-3/Avocet O2 Air 40W
1980 Columbus Frame with 1970 Campy parts
1954 Raleigh 3-speed/Brooks B72
I got so annoyed with my pump falling off because of Illinois' crappy roads, I switched to CO2 cartridges. They're expensive, but not as expensive as buying a new pump several times a year.![]()
Electra Townie 7D
For a mini pump there are some now that have a flexible retractable hose with a screw on presta head which works well for getting more comfortable hand positions when pumping. I have a Lezyne with a flexible hose that can be used both as a CO2 inflator or a hand pump. I use the pump to get a little air in the tube before I put it in the tire and then the CO2 to inflate. It takes a few minutes to use just the pump to inflate. I keep a few CO2 cartridges and the pump in my saddle bag....my lbs recycles the cartridges so i take them in when replacing them.
Last edited by rebeccaC; 04-07-2016 at 11:01 AM.
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I use the Road Morph and love it. I use 2-3 velcro straps to hold it onto the frame and (knocking on wood) haven't lost it in many years of riding crappy roads.
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I think the Road Morph is what I have as well. It is relatively easy to to pump up a tire to full pressure with it. Highly recommended.
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