Electric pumps

[ebikeerwidnes]

Nothing is wrong with a manual pump and I carry a Topeak microrocket on my bike when riding. I bought an electric pump primarily for travel as way way smaller and lighter than a trackpump and more accurate(if that matters). Several mates I ride with carry an electric mini pump and they are far quicker/easier than a manual pump in case of a puncture.
Whether I'll ever ditch the security of a manual pump when riding I'm not sure but plenty do.

As for landfill, plenty cyclists still carry C02....

Charge levels do worry me about them
last thing you need is to have a flat and find the pump is low on charge because it hasn;t been used for weeks

mind you - last flat I had I tried to pump the tyre up and a seal in the pump had failed and it was broken

luckily a nice car repairer was nearby and they let me use their airline
well - they said the insurance wouldn;t allow it but if I changed the tube behind that car over there I might find the air line carelessly left there
pity that place is not close - I would have switched to them just for that if it was feasible!

 

[Binky]

Charge levels do worry me about them
last thing you need is to have a flat and find the pump is low on charge because it hasn;t been used for weeks

mind you - last flat I had I tried to pump the tyre up and a seal in the pump had failed and it was broken

luckily a nice car repairer was nearby and they let me use their airline
well - they said the insurance wouldn;t allow it but if I changed the tube behind that car over there I might find the air line carelessly left there
pity that place is not close - I would have switched to them just for that if it was feasible!

One advantage though is can charge a mini pump via a usb-c to usb-c cable from your mobile phone etc so if out on a ride and mini pump ran out of charge it's not a catastrophic scenario. I'd guess the vast majority of us carry a phone these days so there's a get out available.

And yes, whatever system you have is open to failure be it pump, electric pump or C02.

 

[Punkawallah]

Charge levels do worry me about them
last thing you need is to have a flat and find the pump is low on charge because it hasn;t been used for weeks

mind you - last flat I had I tried to pump the tyre up and a seal in the pump had failed and it was broken

luckily a nice car repairer was nearby and they let me use their airline
well - they said the insurance wouldn;t allow it but if I changed the tube behind that car over there I might find the air line carelessly left there
pity that place is not close - I would have switched to them just for that if it was feasible!

I have my electric pump in the saddle bag, in the garage, and charge it up if I use it. It has not lost charge that I can tell.
Garages have been kind enough to be inattentive enough when I needed an air line, too!

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I have my electric pump in the saddle bag, in the garage, and charge it up if I use it. It has not lost charge that I can tell.
Garages have been kind enough to be inattentive enough when I needed an air line, too!

This is also one reason I used that type of valve!!

 

[Punkawallah]

This is also one reason I used that type of valve!!

I carry an adaptor in the saddle bag ;-)