Kennington - public bike pump

[martint235]

I asked at a bike shop near me if I could borrow a track pump once as my mini pump was rubbish (I've now bought a Topeak Morph ) and it would have saved me going home to get one.

The chap's response was that they didn't have one! Not sure how he fixes punctures then? For obvious reasons I'm not prone to giving him much business.

This is about as worrying as Dell's post that shops are now charging to use their track pumps. What happened to friendliness? It's not like we're asking them to do the pumping

 

[Jdratcliffe]

London bridge have one kensington locked up outside ( their are hidden under the bridge across the road from the train st) but v v friendly and they will lend one of the shelf if there is a long que and have been know to lend tyre levers and hand out a dust cap or two.

 

[I like Skol]

This is about as worrying as Dell's post that shops are now charging to use their track pumps. What happened to friendliness? It's not like we're asking them to do the pumping

Trouble is that if they lent out pumps that freely in Manchester I guestimate the pump would probably disappear with the borrower in maybe 1 in 10 instances?

 

[GordonFreeman]

Can't see it getting much use. You'd have to spring a puncture within half a mile of it to make it worth using.

You do know you're supposed to pump your tyres up about once a week especially on road bikes to keep pressure high.

wow it looks massive, i bet you could get 100psi with a single push.

Sadly not. Maybe they could make one of those auto pressure pumps though

 

[lozcs]

http://g.co/maps/pyphn

edit: You have to log on to Google if you want to edit it

Nice, how do I add locations?

edit: worked it out - added Birmingham Evans

 

[clarion]

I tried the public pump on Monday evening. There's nothing decent to lean a bike against (the pump is a smooth metal cylinder). Fortunately, I have a propstand on that bike. The valve head was good (a solid Topeak attached to braided hose protector). But the amount you can move the pump handle is severely limited, as it is so high. I managed to get up to 80psi. It didn't seem to go any higher. I checked the head was securely on the valve (it was). But the pump wouldn't get above 80psi, and it just didn't get harder, so I suspect it wasn't compressing much, if at all.

I rode home through Richmond Park with an underinflated tyre

 

[GordonFreeman]

I tried the public pump on Monday evening. There's nothing decent to lean a bike against (the pump is a smooth metal cylinder). Fortunately, I have a propstand on that bike. The valve head was good (a solid Topeak attached to braided hose protector). But the amount you can move the pump handle is severely limited, as it is so high. I managed to get up to 80psi. It didn't seem to go any higher. I checked the head was securely on the valve (it was). But the pump wouldn't get above 80psi, and it just didn't get harder, so I suspect it wasn't compressing much, if at all.

I rode home through Richmond Park with an underinflated tyre

same for me, doesn;t go higher than 80.
But as for leaning, you just lean the bike against the metal cylinder of the pump.