a compact Schrader pump is needed
Squat'n Dive
I've bought a topeak RoadMorph that everyone was raving about here.
Works great indeed on my "fitness" bike presta valves.
Now I've bought a 29"er for my wife to combat local potholes and it
came with a Schrader valves. I need some compact pump
that works well.
Is RoadMorph a better pump than a MountainMorph or
the group favorite has changed after the times the RoadMorph surfaced?
Ryan Cousineau
<617796d9-63ae-4a98...@m37g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>,
I have a mini-morph and it has a reversible head. I assume your Morph
has the same feature. It's a bit fussy, but it works.
Another solution is to leave the pump in Presta mode and buy some Presta
tubes for the 29er, or put "Polish" valve adapters (Schrader-to-Presta)
on the stems.
If you're looking to pair a pump to each bike, then carry on, though.
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Andre Jute
The only minipump I have that works really well, supplied with a
German bike, is also a Topeak, the Peak DX. It has a smarthead that
handles both Shrader and Presta valves.
Andre Jute
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Road pumps have narrower cylinders. The push less air but can reach
higher pressures. MTB pumps have wider cylinders with the opposite
effect. Narrower tires fill up faster so a narrow pump is OK. Wider
MTB tires require more air even thought the pressure will be less. If
you try to fill up an wide tire with a compact road pump it will take
a gazillion strokes to get in 50 lbs. So, if your wife is using wider
and larger tires, I'd suggest a mtb pump. Regarding the valve, most
are reversible and can fit both presta and schrader. The latest pumps
have valves that fit both without changes. The Mountain morph is a
good pump.
landotter
Do you have a floor pump? No? Buy one. If you're getting enough flats
away from home to make you have a strong opinion on portable
inflation, you need to take a look at your choice of tires.
AMuzi
> <617796d9-63ae-4a98...@m37g2000yqf.googlegroups.com>,
> "Squat'n Dive" <snd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello there,
>>
>> I've bought a topeak RoadMorph that everyone was raving about here.
>> Works great indeed on my "fitness" bike presta valves.
>>
>> Now I've bought a 29"er for my wife to combat local potholes and it
>> came with a Schrader valves. I need some compact pump
>> that works well.
>>
>> Is RoadMorph a better pump than a MountainMorph or
>> the group favorite has changed after the times the RoadMorph surfaced?
Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> I have a mini-morph and it has a reversible head. I assume your Morph
> has the same feature. It's a bit fussy, but it works.
> Another solution is to leave the pump in Presta mode and buy some Presta
> tubes for the 29er, or put "REVERSE" valve adapters (Schrader-to-Presta)
^^^^^^^^^^
> on the stems.
> If you're looking to pair a pump to each bike, then carry on, though.
I fixed that for you.
Hey we hashed that out here a few weeks ago.
Right after Casimir Pulaski day too, sheesh.
--
Andrew Muzi
<www.yellowjersey.org/>
Open every day since 1 April, 1971
Lou Holtman
> Hello there,
>
> I've bought a topeak RoadMorph that everyone was raving about here.
> Works great indeed on my "fitness" bike presta valves.
>
> Now I've bought a 29"er for my wife to combat local potholes and it
> came with a Schrader valves. I need some compact pump
> that works well.
Buy two new tubes with presta valves and you can use the pump you have.
Two different valves on your bikes is a PIA.
>
> Is RoadMorph a better pump than a MountainMorph or
> the group favorite has changed after the times the RoadMorph surfaced?
Roadmorph is pressure mountainmorph is volume. Use mountainmorph on
fatter tires.
Lou
Andre Jute
I probably shoulda said that the Topeak Peak DX does well on both thin
high pressure and fat balloon tyres. I haven't needed a pump on the
road for years but still carry one for pedalpals, and they have all
kinds of tyres, and that's the smallest pump that works all round. It
also comes with a useful frame clip that has a built-in safety strap
to retain it when it is knocked out of the clip, as inevitably happens
on a bike actively used. -- Andre Jute
Ryan Cousineau
AMuzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
Sorry. I guess I'm in Dutch.
Squat'n Dive
> On Mar 2, 12:51 am, "Squat'n Dive" <snd...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello there,
>
> > I've bought a topeak RoadMorph that everyone was raving about here.
> > Works great indeed on my "fitness" bike presta valves.
>
> > Now I've bought a 29"er for my wife to combat local potholes and it
> > came with a Schrader valves. I need some compact pump
> > that works well.
>
> > Is RoadMorph a better pump than a MountainMorph or
> > the group favorite has changed after the times the RoadMorph surfaced?
>
> away from home to make you have as strong opinion on portable
> inflation, you need to take a look at your choice of tires.
I have a floor pump that i use on everything from bikes to cars to a
stroller
but I like to be prepared, esp for the cases of a new bike
when the stock crap tires that inevitably come with sub $1000 bikes
haven't been replaced to aftermarket
tires that grip and are puncture resistant.
thanks