It depends on what you mean by Riv-ish. I think that in order for something to be Riv-ish or BOBish it has to do its prescribed function, and do it well. I think any pump that looks pretty, that matches the leather bar wrap or Brooks saddle but that actually does a poor job of actually pumping up tires is in fact decidedly NOT Riv-ish. I'm had hundreds (and I mean hundreds) of flats on the road in my life.
I've developed some strong opinions about pumps. I've had many. Everything from Zefal frame pumps to silly little mini pumps like you were looking at here. The smartest pump design I've ever seen, hands down, bar none is the Topeak Road Morph. What it isn't is wrapped in leather, or made from shiny hand polished aluminum stock. What it is, well its just the most sensible and functional pump I've ever used. It looks like a slightly oversized mini pump, but when you go to use it, it converts into a floor pump. That is that it actually has a foot pad, and the handle turns into a smart easy to use t-handle. You pump against the force of the ground, your foot holding the base steady. It has a nice long hose to connect to your valve, and an easy to read in line gauge. The worst thing about having a Topeak Road Morph is that when you come across other cyclists struggling to pump up their tires with 300, 400, even 500+ strokes to achieve pressure you'll feel obligated to stop and lend a hand. I can't tell you how many people have gone out and bought a Topeak Road Morph pump after using mine, or seeing me completely deflated their tire (to make sure the tube isn't pinched) and pump it right back up in about thirty seconds to FULL pressure. Topeak makes a Mountain Morph, which pumps higher volume, but only to lower peak pressure. I prefer the Road Morph because it can get to the pressures needed for a Riv-ish bike (80-100psi). Silly little mini pumps that weigh nothing and do nothing are the reason that so many cyclists today use disposable CO2 injection. I can't think of anything less green than disposable C02 cartridges. That pump you link to is pretty, to look at, but I'll take something sensible, dependable, reliable, and actually functional for what it is tasked to do. If you need leather accouterments use leather bar wrap on the Topeak pump body and leather wrap on the t-handle. REI always used to have a little bicycle pump cheat sheet that showed how many 'actual' strokes it took each pump to fill a mountain bike tire to inflation and a high pressure road tire to inflation. The Topeak Morph series was always HUNDREDS of strokes less than everything else, and was always fastest to inflation by minutes. It works, its functional, it does its job. Thats more Riv-ish than something blinged up with leather that is essentially useless when you need it in my book. On Oct 26, 8:59 pm, Weird Harold <alanpcr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I've just ordered one. It looks Riv-ish to me. I'll give you the full > report when it arrives. > > http://www.ridepdw.com/goods/inflation/poco-pump > > (No affiliation) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
