weird pump
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John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
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
- Location
- Heathrow
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
- Location
- middle of Norfolk
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
- Location
- Heathrow
wafflycat said:
Must resist from commenting
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
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- Thumberland
Hubba hubbawafflycat said:
wafflycat
New Member
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- middle of Norfolk
The smut quotient of the forum is falling this afternoon, it took ages for that to be picked up on!
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.
Zoiders
New Member
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- Ice Station Zebra
The cyclaire must be good, because Cycling plus say it is
The fact that one of the staff writers is the importer has nothing to do with it...
The fact that one of the staff writers is the importer has nothing to do with it...
notthebuzzard
Active Member
- Location
- Bath
No they ain't!
Dave5N
Über Member
- Location
- Outside The Little Nibble
What's so good that it is worth the weight and size sanction over a normal frame pump?
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.
