I thought I posted another response this morning, but it never got in. I'm still getting used to this site. That includes getting used to people being able to change the title. But I'm kind of glad it got changed back. Thanks again for all the helpful responses and info on pumps, I will have check some of those out. And I guess I'll have to check out flikr or whatever, and post pix soon. Cheers, Steve
On Apr 20, 12:55 pm, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 4/19/11 5:15 AM, islaysteve at alkire...@verizon.net wrote: > > > Right now I have rather bulky CO2 inflator > > that uses the smaller cartridges, and I carry two cartridges. Should > > I look to get one that uses the larger carts; and if so, do you have > > any recommendations on which one? Or put another way, would I need > > two of the smaller carts to adequately fill a Nifty Swifty? (33 mm). > > I think you are answering your own question here. Honestly, there's no > reason to use a CO2 setup unless you are trying to literally shave seconds > on refilling. It's a one-shot deal, and I've seen enough MTB XC racers > walking their uselessly flat-tired rigs home from the halfway point, cursing > their improperly seated "fast-fill" devices. You have no margin for error. > > Once you have or see that happen, you always carry a pump for backup, decide > to stop using them altogether, or have to rely upon the kindness of > strangers to fill up your tube. In any event you end up back with a pump. > > If you like keeping things compact, I've been using a Crank Brothers larger > barrelled mini pump which has held up well for at least 6 years. It fits > easily into a Keven's Bag or L'il Loafer front bag. > > - Jim > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Could you take a moment to vote for me? > > I am entered in a audiobook contest which is initially determined by public > voting - if you could go here - > > http://tinyurl.com/vote-jimedgar > > register on the Bookperk site and vote for my read > -http://tinyurl.com/vote-jimedgar- I'd really appreciate it. You can vote > one time each day until early May. Vote early, vote often! > > Thanks! -- 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.
