What do you carry and how do you carry it?

[DeniseGoldberg]

What if you flat more than twice? What if someone else flats and doesn't have a pump/CO2? What if your CO2 inflator falls into tiny bits when you go to use it? (Seen that happen!) What if you just want to top off your tires and don't have your floor pump? What happens to all those little CO2 cartridges when you're done?

You wouldn't believe how fast a Roadmorph can pump up a tire...

Nanci

I'm with Nanci on this one. The Roadmorph is an amazing pump, very easy to use and very easy to pump tires up to the desired pressure (which I was never able to do with a standard frame pump or a mini-pump). The CO2 cartridges may be easier to use, but the disposal of the cartridges has always bothered me too.

Also - I recommend carrying patches in addition to your extra tubes. You never know when it's going to be a bad tire day.

--- Denise

[Nanci]

Plus, if you're really tricky, you can ease the part of the tube with the hole out without removing the tube, patch it, slip it back in (after checking for sharp things, of course!) and you're good to go! I love patches. They are _so_ easy. And extremely reliable, in my experience.

Nanci

[tjodit]

I'm with Nanci on this one. The Roadmorph is an amazing pump, very easy to use and very easy to pump tires up to the desired pressure (which I was never able to do with a standard frame pump or a mini-pump). The CO2 cartridges may be easier to use, but the disposal of the cartridges has always bothered me too.
--- Denise

How do you carry the pump? I'd like to know how to mount it on the bike. Does it come with some kind of mount? I have a mini pump but was told by a fellow rider that it would never inflate my road bike tire to the desired pressure. So now I carry a CO2 pump. Every time I've flatted someone else has had a frame pump so I've never had to use my mini pump or my CO2 pump.

[Nanci]

Roadmorph comes with a mount that you attach to the frame wherever you want- whever it doesn't interfere with waterbottles, etc. I put mine on the top tube. The downside of this is I have to remove the pump to put it in my bike rack for transport, but this is very easy, it just clicks in and out. It's small enough to carry in a Camelback, too.

Roadmorph easily inflates to the 90psi range. You can go higher with a little effort. It has a built-in gauge. Right now I am running my tires at 95psi after reading the tire pressure article, which there is a link to in the equipment section, I think.

Nanci

[DeniseGoldberg]

How do you carry the pump? ...Does it come with some kind of mount? I have a mini pump but was told by a fellow rider that it would never inflate my road bike tire to the desired pressure.

Nanci already mentioned the mount that comes with the pump. I have mine on the most sensible tube based on which bike I am riding. And I do have a pump on each bike (because I would rather not have to remember what tools I need to grab before heading out)... I did talk to someone whose LBS contacted Topeak to get extra mounts so they could move the pump from bike to bike.

I have easily pumped tires to over 100 psi with the RoadMorph.

--- Denise