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John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
I bought one.
It's ok - the gauge on them is excellent - the pumping action less so, I found (although I was going to 110-120psi with it) and the vibration it produced made my hands ache. It does come in a nifty pouch that attaches nicely and securely to your frame, with room for an unplanned deflation event kit in a small pouch below where the pump itself lives.
I prefer the Topeak Road Morph myself.
You can still get them, and the usual suspects (Wiggle, EBC etc) have them.
It's ok - the gauge on them is excellent - the pumping action less so, I found (although I was going to 110-120psi with it) and the vibration it produced made my hands ache. It does come in a nifty pouch that attaches nicely and securely to your frame, with room for an unplanned deflation event kit in a small pouch below where the pump itself lives.
I prefer the Topeak Road Morph myself.
You can still get them, and the usual suspects (Wiggle, EBC etc) have them.
yorkshiregoth
Master of all he surveys
I find them to be a tad noisy and also quite heavy, it can be a bit of a pain to change the settings from Schrader to Presta, but they are quicker than some track pumps.
wafflycat
New Member
I got a Cyclaire+
It's brilliant.
Being a weak & feeble girlie, I have b*gg*r all in terms of upper body strength, so if I ever get a puncture when out on the bike, using a 'normal' pump, I had great difficulty getting anywhere near any sort of reasonable pressure in the tyre. Not so with a Cycliare+.
It's very noisy but a few strokes and it's hard as rock again.
It's brilliant.
Being a weak & feeble girlie, I have b*gg*r all in terms of upper body strength, so if I ever get a puncture when out on the bike, using a 'normal' pump, I had great difficulty getting anywhere near any sort of reasonable pressure in the tyre. Not so with a Cycliare+.
It's very noisy but a few strokes and it's hard as rock again.
yorkshiregoth
Master of all he surveys
wafflycat said:
Must resist from commenting
buddha
Veteran
The pull-cord on my Cyclaire snapped in half today, while repairing a p******e, 10 miles from home!
So, crouched in a muddy ditch, I took the thing apart to salvage what was left of the pull-cord. Reattached the handle to that, and the bl**dy thing snapped again. Not a happy chappy
Luckily for me I found a flat nylon shoelace in my saddle bag. Don't know how it got there. But I managed to use that as a pull-cord to get enough pressure for a slow ride home.
Looking at it now, the cord is pretty badly worn. As it rubs against a 'sharp' edge of the case when you use it. And there are lots of little fragments of the cord inside the pump body.
Just sent a cheeky email to cyclaire to see if I can get a free replacement (cord at least) - it's over a year old. Though I think I'll be using a more reliable and cheap-as-chips zefal pump from now.
So, crouched in a muddy ditch, I took the thing apart to salvage what was left of the pull-cord. Reattached the handle to that, and the bl**dy thing snapped again. Not a happy chappy
Luckily for me I found a flat nylon shoelace in my saddle bag. Don't know how it got there. But I managed to use that as a pull-cord to get enough pressure for a slow ride home.
Looking at it now, the cord is pretty badly worn. As it rubs against a 'sharp' edge of the case when you use it. And there are lots of little fragments of the cord inside the pump body.
Just sent a cheeky email to cyclaire to see if I can get a free replacement (cord at least) - it's over a year old. Though I think I'll be using a more reliable and cheap-as-chips zefal pump from now.
notthebuzzard
Active Member
No they ain't!
Globalti
Legendary Member
I use one of these: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/...1576_crumb_33980-31270_parentcategoryrn_31576
Last time I bought one it cost me £1.99. They last for years, weigh almost nothing and pump easily to a high pressure. Oh and you can suck up water and squirt the neighbour's cat.
Last time I bought one it cost me £1.99. They last for years, weigh almost nothing and pump easily to a high pressure. Oh and you can suck up water and squirt the neighbour's cat.
