Canisters come in at around £2.50 each, so won’t break the bank, but they’re an unnecessary expenditure and it’s not the greenest method around
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This method will get you up to full pressure in no time at all.One the plus side, it’s a good arm workout…īest for: Rides when you want total reliability and assurance that you’ll always be able to get enough air into your tyres to get home, where you don’t mind carrying a little extra weight and have space to fit the pump in, and where it’s not that important to you if your tyres aren’t at optimum pressure. Very few pumps will get you up to ideal tyre pressure, and if they do, it’s going to take quite some time and a lot of pumping.A little more cumbersome to carry – you can attach your pump to your frame via the bottle cage bolts, but otherwise it’ll need to go in your jersey pocket or backpack.Will last for years without needing any replacement cartridges or parts.Can be used repeatedly when out – so provided you have enough patches or tubes, you can keep on getting punctures all day (though obviously you’d rather not).
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Read up on How To Replace an Inner Tube Here This helps to reduce pinch punctures when a completely flat inner tube is loaded into a tyre and becomes twisted Can be used to pump a little initial air into the tube, before inserting into the tyre.Here’s a look at the pros and cons: Mini-Pumps Which option you go for comes down to personal preference, there isn’t a right or wrong answer. The outside of the cartridge does freeze, so you must have it covered to avoid burning your fingers. To use one you simply screw (or slot) your canister into an inflator, fit the inflator to the valve, and push until you hear a satisfying hiss and the tyre becomes hard in around 10 seconds. These are tiny canisters filled with C02.
A miniature version of a track pump, these usually have a presta and a schrader valve tube so you can pump up either style of tube, and operation is simple – but takes a bit of elbow grease.Ĭ02 cartridges arrived on the scene not too long ago. Until a few years ago, hand pumps were the only option. The million dollar question – what should you take out on a ride: CO2 canisters or a hand pump?
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