Whilst out on my bikes I'm usually well packed down: spare battery, Crivit foot pump, tools, repair kits, spare tube and bottles of drinks. On the Tourer this isn't a problem but on the Typhoon I think I'm carrying too much. I've got a week long jaunt planned for the Typhoon and was thinking of a Lezyne mini pump.

 

Now, the problem is, there's so many to choose from. Do I get small or medium? Do I get the HV or the HP version. I've decided on a Lezyne because all the reviews rate them

 

Who has one or more and what do you recommend?

I always take a CO2 gun and a two or three cartridges, they are quick, mind you, also take a pump as well.. belt / braces come to mind !

I have a Lezyne pump. dunno which model but it won't be a top one.

 

It has a separate hose, which is better than the press-on ones because you don't get your fingers dirty wrapping them around the tyre and there's less chance of snapping a valve.

 

I've only used it once, it did the job fine.

 

High pressure pumps are more aimed at roadies who want a gazillion psi in their skinny tyres, so high volume is probably better for the Typhoon.

 

Having said that, a pump is a pump.

As Rob said, the hose makes the Lazyne Pump very easy to use and like their other tools. it's very good quality.

 

It's also very compact and fits in my 750ml tool tube which fits a bottle cage.

I have several bikes so simply swap between bikes.

You'll find it difficult to beat this one for £20. It has the ABS flex hose.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEZYNE-HP-Drive-Mini-ABS-Pump-Brand-V2-NEW-Authorised-LEZYNE-STOCKIST-/201052377515?pt=UK_SportGoods_CyclAcces_RL&hash=item2ecfa7d1ab

For me the choice between HV (High volume) or HP (high pressure) comes down to the tyres I run. If the tyres are run at 85 PSI or higher (basically on my touring bike and road oriented bikes) I use a HP pump whereas on my mountain bike which I am often running the pressure down around 50 PSI or lower I use a HV pump.

 

http://www.lezyne.com/images/product/Product-hpumps-hp-microflrhp.jpg

 

My preferred style of pump is the Lezyne Micro Floor Drive pumps because of their ease of use and that they have a gauge. Handy for the mountain bike which I use for off-road touring in particular and for the touring bike where regularly fine tuning of the tyre pressure is desirable (I like to mix up my touring with dirt roads).

 

For the roadie/roadie and for commuting duties I tend to use CO2 as suggested earlier on in combo with a Lezyne pump similar to the one d8veh linked to or one of the mini-floor pumps, depending on the bike.

 

Okay to I have too many pumps, but then I can simply grab the bike of choice and go, without forgetting something

 

Andrew

The small lezyne pressure drive pump is a fantastic piece of kit. Very small and light and has a bracket with Velcro back up to attach on bike. Worth every penny. I bought one for my road bike and it does the job perfectly. Several colours available as well.

What's so special about this lezyne pump?

 

There are several for half the price in amazon

What's so special about this lezyne pump?

 

There are several for half the price in amazon

I just went off the reviews, maybe there are ones at half the price and just as good but I read lots off reviews off cycling forums/mags and that's what I went with and I can recommend it. Personal choice I suppose.

What's so special about this lezyne pump?

 

There are several for half the price in amazon

I also have the Leyzene pressure drive pump. Its quality, compact design and ease of use are what makes it, if not "special", at least very good. The separate hose with the screw-on valve fitting ensures a very tight fit with no chance of slipping off, which can be a fault with the clamp-on type.

 

Jim

I also have the Leyzene pressure drive pump. Its quality, compact design and ease of use are what makes it, if not "special", at least very good. The separate hose with the screw-on valve fitting ensures a very tight fit with no chance of slipping off, which can be a fault with the clamp-on type.

 

Jim

 

The hose connection was what attracted me to Lezyne as well. I've tried cheaper mini pumps which clamp to the valve. One stuck so tightly to the valve, I hauled the valve right out of the tube.

So lezyne pump worths it because of the screw on valve?

Or maybe just add that to a normal pump?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zefal-Schrader-Valve-Replacement-Adapter/dp/B00BY6VAF8/ref=pd_sim_sbs_auto_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=161PQ8QK5AERWFZCNMWX

It depends on how often you expect to get a puncture. With the way I armour my tires, I get a puncture once in a blue moon, so I carry a thinwall spare inner tube and a pump that's the smallest I could find (about 10 cm). It means that if I ever do have to inflate a tube, it'll take a long long time, but the last time I had a puncture was years ago.

What's so special about this lezyne pump?

 

There are several for half the price in amazon

 

Lezyne pumps are robust and reliable in my experience and work really well. For me personally I cannot afford to have a pump failing on a tour or even for that matter on a commute.

 

I have had a Topeak Mountain Morph semi-fail (it could still be used just not optimally) on day one of a 5,000 km tour. At that point of the tour the next bike shop was in Broome, about 2,000 + kilometres away or I had the choice of turning around and going back to the start and starting over again. Plus not having an idea what sort of pump I could get if I did turn around. Not the best situation to be in.

 

BTW I haven't brought a Topeak pump since then and just recently brought my first Topeak product since that time ... that turned out to be a mistake too

 

Spot the problem

 

http://i0.wp.com/aushiker.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/P1010359.jpg?resize=560%2C420

 

 

So for me I prefer to spend a little more and hopefully have a quality pump that will do the job. If I have to pay for a taxi because a pump failed for example, then there is no saving with the cheap one.

 

Andrew

I've ordered a Lezyne mini pump from Amazon. It might come by the weekend. I'll let one of my tyres down and see how well it pumps it up.