What kind of "on the bike" pump do you ladies use?

[kaian]

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!

[ladyfish]

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.

[kaian]

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.

[DeniseGoldberg]

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!

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.

--- Denise

[kaian]

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?