Re: Frame mounted mini pumps
05/25/05 05:06 AM (67.115.104.155)
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Quote: Dave_Thompson wrote: Due to the inability of a small pump to pressurize a tire to the required PSI, my wife has a full sized Zephal HP mounted underneath the top tube.
Huh? Might take you twelve gazillion strokes, but you can still get 100+psi out of the little pump. I've never actually measured the tire pressure, but the 'ol thumb pinch tells me that it certainly is more than adequate. And, I have "calibrated" my pinch by years of pinching after pumping with my Silca floor pump that has a gauge.
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Grossly under-inflated tires make for a long day.
The little pumps will not leave your tires "grossly under-inflated."
But, to each his/her own. I would HIGHLY recommend however that you add a strap to secure the long pump to the frame wherever you decide to mount it. All that extra mass can load the handle spring (on rough roads) causing it to release from it's mount and the results can be quite ugly.
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