what (onbike) pump/ clear cycling glasses

[Big boy]

Ok i know i have 2 questions .\
As im now venturing a bit further away from home, im looking to get an on bike pump.
The last one i had would nigh on kill me trying to get the tires anywhere near fully inflated.
I now use a joeblow sport (its great) but im not gonna strap it to the bike hence the question.
Ifd you can please give a rough price on any pumps recomended.
I will more than likely be getting into halfords or evans cycles.
Right the glasses thing being a tight wad, im thinking of getting a pair of safety glasses from homebase.
Some of them look ok (not like clear welding goggles)
Ideas and opinions on those please.
Its pitch black around here of a night, very few cars about and no street lighting for quite a way.
My front light draws in the moths and bugs a treat, last time i was out i had a close one with a sodding great hornet.
So for now im only out during the day.... (till i get some clear glasses)

 

[galactico]

i have this pump and it is pretty good for a small hand pump.
http://www.topeak.com/products/Pumps/MiniMorph

have you considered a co2 pump?

 

[calibanzwei]

Bolle safety glasses - come in clear and smoked and yellow...
I've used the Siliums for years - http://www.safetystock.co.uk/safety-glasses/bolle-safety-glasses/

 

[akb]

i have this pump and it is pretty good for a small hand pump.
http://www.topeak.co...Pumps/MiniMorph

+1 for this pump, exactly what i have strapped to the bike frame.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Ok i know i have 2 questions .\
As im now venturing a bit further away from home, im looking to get an on bike pump.
The last one i had would nigh on kill me trying to get the tires anywhere near fully inflated.
I now use a joeblow sport (its great) but im not gonna strap it to the bike hence the question.
Ifd you can please give a rough price on any pumps recomended.
I will more than likely be getting into halfords or evans cycles.
Right the glasses thing being a tight wad, im thinking of getting a pair of safety glasses from homebase.
Some of them look ok (not like clear welding goggles)
Ideas and opinions on those please.
Its pitch black around here of a night, very few cars about and no street lighting for quite a way.
My front light draws in the moths and bugs a treat, last time i was out i had a close one with a sodding great hornet.
So for now im only out during the day.... (till i get some clear glasses)

What bike do you ride (just to get an idea of the tyre pressure required)?

 

[John the Monkey]

What pressure are you trying to reach? And what sort of valve is on your tubes?

Presta only: Specialized Air Tool Road - used to be a tenner, reliably reaches 100psi, but no guage.

Presta or Schrader: Topeak Road Morph G - pricey (£30ish?) but does high pressures, works like a mini trackpump, accurate gauge.

Presta or Schrader: Topeak Road Master Blaster - (£20ish) old fashioned frame pump - does high pressure easily, doesn't need a bracket, no guage.

Avoid: Any cheap mini pump. My garage is full of the blasted things - useless for anything other than putting a few psi into newly patched tubes.

 

[PpPete]

I gave up on my Topeak DXG mini pump - it was just too hard work, and replaced with a Lezyne Road Drive.
Not a huge volume per stroke, but not hard to push even at 100psi. They do some higher volume/lower pressure ones too.

Glasses: Have a look at http://www.kontrolsports.co.uk/p/149/special-offers!/sports-sunglasses/gelshock-rx-offer/details.asp
Any 3 different colours - including clear, and a prescription insert too, if you need that (i do)

 

[totallyfixed]

Get a frame pump, lost count of the number of times I have had to lend mine out on a ride because someone is struggling to get any meaningful pressure into their rear tyre with a mini pump.

 

[gbb]

Get a frame pump, lost count of the number of times I have had to lend mine out on a ride because someone is struggling to get any meaningful pressure into their rear tyre with a mini pump.

Agreed.
I tested some mini pumps, Topeak summat or other and a SKS one. Both used almost the same amount of strokes to inflate to really quite good pressures....but you needed in excess of 200 strokes. TBH, i returned to my frame pump (Zefal). No brackets, inflates to really good pressures in 1/4 of the time a mini pump takes and reliable.

Glasses ? I use Bolle Vipers, but there's plenty in the range.
If you've seen some in a DIY shop Big Boy, go for them if you're happy with the look.

 

[Big boy]

In reply to mr angelfish, my bike is a hyrid it came with 700x32 on i think.
Its now got 28x700 shcwallabe s 85psi max.

 

[musa]

Anything in region of 25quid plus a co2 pump package I got topeak racerocket get it cheaper in Evans with price match