+1 of everything you just wrote, Benz. Cheers, David
"it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Benz, Sunnyvale, CA <[email protected]> wrote: > On Saturday, July 19, 2014 4:51:22 AM UTC-7, Skenry wrote: >> >> <...> >> >> >> As to the original question, yes full size frame pumps of any brand are >> hard to find at any shop. It's economics, in order to stock full size >> frame pumps the shop will have to stock anywhere from 3 to 7 different >> sizes. With multiples in the more common sizes, a shop could easily stock >> 15 pumps to fit their regular customer base. With a pocket pump, stock >> one SKU, easy choice. I have to agree though, I am not a fan of CO2. I >> have a few inflators, but just never liked them. If you buy one though, >> just head to WalMart and buy the CO2 cartridges in the BBgun aisle, its >> much much cheaper. >> > > Your rationale makes sense, except there were typically entire shelves of > mini pumps with more SKUs that one can shake a stick at. > > I actually do have two or three CO2 inflators but I don't use them anymore > because I tend to get punctures in series (this is why I typically carry a > full patch kit in addition to tubes). Nevertheless, an additional tag-on > for your excellent hint to get BB gun cartridges instead of bonafide > "bicycle" cartridges is to ensure that you buy a CO2 inflator that supports > *unthreaded* cartridges. A lot of these CO2 inflators, especially the > really compact ones, require *threaded* cartridges that go for $3++/pcs. > > I don't mind supporting Rivbike, reasonably higher price or otherwise, as > I want to support their cycling philosophy. (not trying to convince anyone > of this) In fact, I have a short running wish list that I can execute on. > I guess I just prefer to touch things before I buy, although that seems to > be impossible in this case. They are local enough that I can take a day off > from work and just bike-BART there, especially since I have a clothing item > on my wish list that I rather try on before purchase. > > Truthfully, I'm more surprised than anything that frame pumps are as rare > as they are. > > Thanks for the comments! > > -- > Benz Ouyang > Sunnyvale, CA > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
