I already have some small CO 2 bottles I carry on my regular bike. I do know the 3” x 20” tires on my new upcoming purchase will require more air than I’m used to putting in. So -if I top off or just use a manual air pump to begin with, what’s lighter to carry/ use ?. what do you guys carry ? I would either have to carry in the rear basket or on a stand alone mount. I’ve seen many of the small rechargeable compressors, I think I’d rather go old scool w/ a type of manual unless I’m convinced otherwise. Can’t say I’ve had any flats while riding on the street. My new adventures will include some dirt trails and amongst the trees/ shrubs/ etc my odds increase to get a flat.
Recommended air pump to carry on bike
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Aushiker
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- Walyalup, Western Australia
I only carry CO2 canisters and a Lezyne Micro Floor Drive pump or an earlier version. Depending on the bike, either it is in my frame bag or is mounted by the bracket it comes with which is attached to the water bottle mount on the down tube.
In this photo you can see the pump mounted under the down tube.
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url= way? That way.[/url] by Andrew Priest, on Flickr
In this photo you can see the pump mounted under the down tube.
[url= way? That way.[/url] by Andrew Priest, on Flickr
fooferdoggie
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it's a good pump need it when I run out of CO2 because I forgot to replace it.
ronaldrodgers
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I carry CO2 canisters and a Nulksen Tire Inflator Portable Air Compressor. I am a firm believer in backup. I blew both tires on one ride.
I only carry CO2 canisters and a Lezyne Micro Floor Drive pump or an earlier version. Depending on the bike, either it is in my frame bag or is mounted by the bracket it comes with which is attached to the water bottle mount on the down tube.
In this photo you can see the pump mounted under the down tube.
url= way? That way.[/url] by Andrew Priest, on Flickr
We came across a few cars with flats near there ( heading to mt Augustus) - they had all shredded the tyres by the time they stopped. Not a good place to be sourcing new tyres!
Mike TowpathTraveler
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I second the Lezyne Micro Floor Drive pump. My Haibike Full FatSix features 26 x 4.0 tires so it requires a large volume pump. The Lezyne fits that requirement. Have used it enough on the road fixing flats that it's worth every penny.
jabberwocky
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Topeak Morph of some sort has been my go to for 20 years. I have a mini morph on my road bike and non electric gravel, a road morph on the electric gravel and a mountain morph in each of my MTB packs. They have a small foot peg that folds out and an actual hose which makes them much easier to use roadside than the types of portable pumps you have to attach directly. Relatively inexpensive and you can get parts for them. You can get mounts that go under a bottle cage and hold the pump slightly to the side.
DaveMatthews
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More info here...
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Electric Air Pumps 2024
"Put it back where it belongs". I heard that umpteen times as a kid and repeated it countless times to my own kids. Last week I forgot to heed my own advice and absent-mindedly left my trusty "Cycplus" brand portable electric air pump on an empty bike rack tray before hitting the highway...
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Aushiker
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- Walyalup, Western Australia
I belive the Mt Augustus Tourist Resort (love the optimism in the name) apparently does a nice business in tyres.
With hot showers, a flushing toilet AND someone else cooking dinner I thought the place was pure luxury!
Admittedly we'd just come from a week camped on the coast in the francois peron, and we were heading into the east pilbara . We'd spend one right restocking in carnarvon - NEVER again! Jammed in like sardines, subjected to the worst of the grey nomad phenomena....including some moron in a merc van trying to tell my wife she was setting our guy lines up wrong ! ( ignoring the decades of outback dust....)
Mt Augustus was lovely - surrounded by tvanners who adopted our 3 kids.....which meant we could relax!
PS back on topic - I use high volume hand pumps, try and get dual action and a flexible line between pump and valve. OLD trusty is so beated up that I have no idea what brand it was
Nvreloader
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I carry a backup to my co2 jugs, 2 different sizes 12 and 20 gr,
will all fit this co2 pump, and you can control the flow and store the unused portion, for the next use, the 12 gr air gun size is just about perfect to top off my 26" x 4.5" tires when needed, and I also carry a electric pump for the standard valves, it runs off a battery pack or the bike's battery, via the display's USB plug in.
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will all fit this co2 pump, and you can control the flow and store the unused portion, for the next use, the 12 gr air gun size is just about perfect to top off my 26" x 4.5" tires when needed, and I also carry a electric pump for the standard valves, it runs off a battery pack or the bike's battery, via the display's USB plug in.
Ultraflate
Comfortable, durable and reliable, the Ultraflate CO2 bicycle tire inflator is our most tried and true cupped inflator. The Ultraflate features fully controllable, trigger-controlled CO2 inflation technology and a built-in trigger lock. Throw out the hand pump for fast, easy CO2 inflation...
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For someone wanting a flexible hose between the pump and the tire valve, it would be quite easy to make up such a hose of any length you want. My hardware store (Hardware Sales in Bellingham, WA) carries the male and female fittings you would need, as well as the hose itself.
Urbancowboy
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I got a Aluminum Tube Handpump which I just refurbished on the Bike, primitiv but likely works if needed.
Do yourself a favor by periodically inspecting and use your emergency stuff. By doing that you almost guaranteed you will never need it, but if you do you know how to use it. No point of hauling a Tube Repair kit around if you don't carry the wrench to remove the Rear wheel.
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Do yourself a favor by periodically inspecting and use your emergency stuff. By doing that you almost guaranteed you will never need it, but if you do you know how to use it. No point of hauling a Tube Repair kit around if you don't carry the wrench to remove the Rear wheel.
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After about 3 years I finally got a puncture (a little cut, actually), and was able to patch it without removing the wheel. Just used the tire levers to pry the bead loose about half way around the tire, pulled the tube part way out, patched the leak, stuffed the tube back in, and levered the bead back in place. Bike has an IGH, so I was reluctant to remove the wheel if not necessary.
Urbancowboy
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I heard about repairing a Tube this way but so far have never done it. Come to think of it, I will try this out as soon as time permits on a Spare Wheel and here in my Shop.
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m@Robertson
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The electric air pumps we can have in modern times have completely changed the game for me. I have a couple of variations on the Lezyne micro drive pumps that have already been mentioned. A Pro Bike Tool mini floor pump is a very low cost substitute to the Lezyne - no difference in performance whatsoever - and I have a couple of those as well. Sadly they are currently out of stock on Amazon.
I also have a couple of the Lezyne micro fat pumps. Those things were a miracle for a fat bike tire suffering a roadside flat, turning 500 pumps into only 200.
I gave up on co2. The single-use nature of co2 meant I either carried a bunch of cartridges in case of a persistent leak, and sweated whether I would have enough. Not worth the uncertainty even with a pump as a backup.
But once I went to a portable electric I was in love. I Used the following pump, which runs on my main ebike battery, for a couple of years until I decided to try pumps that have built-in batteries. Until I found those built in batteries would fail over time. I went back to the ebike-powered pumps and have stayed with them. Always sitting in the bottom of my tool bag ready for use and re-use.
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I also have a couple of the Lezyne micro fat pumps. Those things were a miracle for a fat bike tire suffering a roadside flat, turning 500 pumps into only 200.
I gave up on co2. The single-use nature of co2 meant I either carried a bunch of cartridges in case of a persistent leak, and sweated whether I would have enough. Not worth the uncertainty even with a pump as a backup.
But once I went to a portable electric I was in love. I Used the following pump, which runs on my main ebike battery, for a couple of years until I decided to try pumps that have built-in batteries. Until I found those built in batteries would fail over time. I went back to the ebike-powered pumps and have stayed with them. Always sitting in the bottom of my tool bag ready for use and re-use.
A Lightweight Electric Emergency Bike Pump
Got an ebike? Use the big battery you are already lugging around to power a small portable pump.
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Urbancowboy
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- Canada
Tire liners, sounds like a good Idea. Due to several Factors, this Summer saw me much less on my eBike then last year and will be the same till October. However I will put Tire liners on the List. Is there a particular Brand you recommend and are there are any drawbacks using Tire liners ?
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