Re: Recommendation for Mini Pump
Posted: 30 Jul 2011, 1:11pm
I'm so impressed with this little beauty that I've just bought from Lidl that I thought it was worth resurrecting this thread:
http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_22843.htm
It cost me £3.99 so I was expecting it to be a chocolate teapot. However, I've just given it a test run and and it clipped onto the valve and formed an airtight seal and got my tyres to 90 bar without any drama whatsoever. Connecting the valve is a lot less fiddly than using my posh Specialized track pump. The only three drawbacks are (1) it's fairly 'low-geared' so you have to do a lot of pumping to get the pressure up, (2) it's slightly too bulky to use as a frame pump (15cmx10cmx7cm) and (3) the pressure gauge reads 10psi under (compared to the Specialized.)
I'd have no hesitation in strapping it to the top of my luggage and taking it on tour. If I didn't already have a big track pump, I'd be perfectly content with this. Well worth a punt.
http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_22843.htm
It cost me £3.99 so I was expecting it to be a chocolate teapot. However, I've just given it a test run and and it clipped onto the valve and formed an airtight seal and got my tyres to 90 bar without any drama whatsoever. Connecting the valve is a lot less fiddly than using my posh Specialized track pump. The only three drawbacks are (1) it's fairly 'low-geared' so you have to do a lot of pumping to get the pressure up, (2) it's slightly too bulky to use as a frame pump (15cmx10cmx7cm) and (3) the pressure gauge reads 10psi under (compared to the Specialized.)
I'd have no hesitation in strapping it to the top of my luggage and taking it on tour. If I didn't already have a big track pump, I'd be perfectly content with this. Well worth a punt.