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  1. #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by MM_QFC! View Post
    I have the road morph on my commuter and bikerz, I've got the mini for my Seven also, easy to slip in my saddle bag, jersey pocket or camelback - no need to afix it to my pretty frame! It works great and luckily, I've only had to use it for friends' flat
    (Sorry - slight hijack...) Hey Mary - I didn't know you had a Seven! What flavor?

    I have that little pump clamped on next to my bottle holder - it is so small and stealthy it's hardly visible...
    Keep calm and carry on...

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    Quote Originally Posted by bikerz View Post
    (Sorry - slight hijack...) Hey Mary - I didn't know you had a Seven! What flavor?

    I have that little pump clamped on next to my bottle holder - it is so small and stealthy it's hardly visible...
    she's an Elium...ahhhhh, mmmmm!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MM_QFC! View Post
    I have the road morph on my commuter and bikerz, I've got the mini for my Seven also, easy to slip in my saddle bag, jersey pocket or camelback - no need to afix it to my pretty frame! It works great and luckily, I've only had to use it for friends' flat
    True that! The Road Morph fits in my handle bar bag and truck rack or can be vecroed into my rear rack now. But I didn't have those when I purchased the quicker pro.

    Quote Originally Posted by MM_QFC! View Post
    hey, did any sharp-eyed woman notice SGTiger's riding beverage in her bottle cage?! No drinking and riding there, SGT!!!
    That explains everything! I was wondering why I was laughing maniacally on all those photos. I had the drunken giggle fits!

    ".....how dry I<hic> am, how dry I<hic> am. NoBOOOOdy knooows how<hic> dry I ammmm....."<hic>

    ~sg(drunken)tiger
    Everything in moderation, including moderation.

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    Here's some pics of the quicker pro, in case anyone is interested:







    More pics in this link w/captions here:
    http://picasaweb.google.com/sgtiger3/Quickex
    Everything in moderation, including moderation.

    2007 Rodriguez Adventure/B72
    2009 Masi Soulville Mixte/B18
    1997 Trek 820 Step-thru Xtracycle/B17

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    I have a Road Morph and it's come in mighty handy! If I see someone using a mini-pump, I offer the Road Morph and usually they're happy to take me up on my offer.

    This weekend, though, I saw something that trumped my Road Morph -- a group of women was stopped by the side of the road and someone was finishing the roadside repair with a FLOOR pump. What the ... ???? How do you attach that to your frame?

    It turns out that one of the riders in the group had gotten a flat, and they couldn't get any of the frame pumps to do the trick, so they called one of their husbands to meet them and pump up the tire. Kind of like AAA for bikes. Hopefully they didn't get any more flats for the rest of the ride.
    I'll get back on the bike soon, I promise!

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    here's my mini:
    Topeak Micro Rocket Carbon Mini Pump
    $37.99
    Max Pressure: 160 psi/11 bar
    Barrel Material: Carbon
    Weight:55 g.

    Carbon handle and barrel sheath makeup a lightweight, high-pressure pump which inflates to 160 psi. Mounting hardware included. Presta valve only.
    Last edited by MM_QFC!; 12-30-2009 at 09:15 AM.

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    Shoot. I thought y'all were talking about little high-heeled shoes.
    For 3 days, I get to part of a thousand other journeys.

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    I get sick of taking off my mini pump for races and putting it back on for training rides this time of year. Plus my Topeak mini pump (not the road morph) sucks. I always shred the tube at the valve, and the gauge is iffy.

    I just picked up an Innovations CO2/mini pump combo thing on sale at Performance. The cartridges it takes should get my tube up to 90psi, which is enough to get me home on my race tires. It also has a hand pump as a backup. And it will fit in my jersey pocket.

    I just hope it works well.

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    Thumbs up Topeak Micro Rocket Carbon

    The claim of 160 psi is,,... well,... someone with stronger arms AND more patience than I have might get 160 psi out of this pump.

    The good news is that 90 psi (according to the gauge on my floor pump when I got back home) was not too much trouble at all, and that's plenty to get a rider of my size back on the road. Not too shabby for 55 grams and a pump that actually fits in the minuscule space on my frame.

    CO2 is quicker obviously - much quicker - but since I wasn't in a hurry I wanted to give this pump a test run, and it passed with flying colors.

    (yes - for those who are keeping score - last night's flat curse caught up with me today. Slow rider, slow curse )
    Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler

 

 

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