Yeah I agree. But while pumping up a 2.6" MTB tire with a mini pump seems like " fuck no shoot me in the head and stick a carrot in my nostrils", carrying a big pump doesn't really seem easy either. It's hard to fit in a small backpack, and doesn't fit in my frame :(
I'm currently going with battery powered e-waste pump together with a mini pump, and one of them is going to work for aure
Mini pumps aren't much better for road tires, if you are wondering. I use CO2 cartridges. Wasteful, I know, but I don't use that many. I bought 16 a few years ago and still have one or two left.
Those big frame pumps were pretty nice. I still have my old Zefal hpx. I considered making it my pump for my gravel bike, but it's pretty old, and who knows what condition the rubber seals are in, so I wasn't sure I trusted it.
Some friends have those battery pumps, and I've used them twice. They seem fine. Over the long run, likely less trash than CO2 cartridges.
11 Comments
slothrop@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 223d
/s
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 0 pts · 223d
Fuck yeah this is me
Yes I do ride against reds, but I also fucking hate how cars have priority IN MY FUCKING CITY
eat shit motorists
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 223d
Am I doing it right?
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 223d
Hell yeah you are, sibling
kersploosh@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 223d
The mask is a nice touch for the vintage.
SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world · 3 pts · 223d
Just as long as it's not recycled wine...
kersploosh@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 223d
I always thought frame pumps seemed like a good idea. The mini ones are such a pain to use on the side of the road.
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 223d
Yeah I agree. But while pumping up a 2.6" MTB tire with a mini pump seems like " fuck no shoot me in the head and stick a carrot in my nostrils", carrying a big pump doesn't really seem easy either. It's hard to fit in a small backpack, and doesn't fit in my frame :(
I'm currently going with battery powered e-waste pump together with a mini pump, and one of them is going to work for aure
limelight79@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 223d
Mini pumps aren't much better for road tires, if you are wondering. I use CO2 cartridges. Wasteful, I know, but I don't use that many. I bought 16 a few years ago and still have one or two left.
Those big frame pumps were pretty nice. I still have my old Zefal hpx. I considered making it my pump for my gravel bike, but it's pretty old, and who knows what condition the rubber seals are in, so I wasn't sure I trusted it.
Some friends have those battery pumps, and I've used them twice. They seem fine. Over the long run, likely less trash than CO2 cartridges.
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 223d
Right side crank arm is a bit wonky
wolfeh@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 219d
:-)