Ok.
Another newbie question -
I'm wondering what is the best lite weight bike "hand" pump to pump up my tires regularly?
I just purchased the Topeak Road Morph Pump with gauge for my Pacific Coast Route ride in August.
However, it is rather "long" and somewhat heavy. My bike frame is only 49 cm so the length really because an issue for me to attach it on the bike with limited real estate on the bike.
I'm wondering if I even need a bike "hand" pump..... or whether I can just get away with CO2 cartridges (2), a mini CO2 bike pump, and schrader presta adapter.
For my normal road rides (30 to 50 milers) in the past 5 years, I have never carried a road pump.
I just carry CO2 gas cartridges and a mini Portland Design Work CO2 gas pump.
I have only had 3 flats in the last 5 years (knock on wood!). (2 flats were consecutive because of a tiney tiny thorn around the stem that I didn't discover until the tire deflated again in a day or two...). I'm not your typical "male" rider since I'm very light weight (108 lbs) on a superlite carbon bike which I think helps with less flats than the normal heavier rider.
The scenerio with my touring bike will be slight different though since it'll be heavier (+30 lbs). I was thinking that I would carrry my gas pump, 2 CO2 cartridges, and schrader presta adapter. I would check tire pressures regularly every 3 - 4 days at bike shops or gas stations (schrader presta adapter) to keep up tire pressure. For flats, I would rely on my CO2 cartridges and replace the cartridges at bike shops, etc. I figured that the route was rather commercial so there wouldn't be too many days of remote riding.
Is this a Bad idea??? Good Idea??? Any suggestion on lighter pumps that is good on road bikes and that you don't have to strain excessively to get to the higher road tire pressure?
(which is why I use CO2 cartridge). For hand pumps, I like the Topeak Road Morph because it comes with a lever and you can sort of stand on it. Seems to have pretty good reviews.
Has anyone used the Leyzne Carbon Road pump? See a deal on it on CL for $40 and wonder if it is worth it and whether it would be hard to get up to road tire pressure? One reviewer said 300 hand strokes to get to road pressure. Aaarhhhhh....