It's true that most of us have fat tires and more volume, but remember that more volume doesn't necessarily mean more air. A 650Bx42 has a little more than triple the volume of a 700x23. But people usually run their 700x23 tires at about triple the pressure than people run their 650Bx42 tires, so the total air you have to push through your pump is similar.
Anyway, I have frame pumps on some bikes. I love the old black Zefal HpX and I have one of those. I bought two or three of the new version when Riv had a sale on them, and they work well, too. I have gone minimalist on my Rando setup, carrying a tiny mini pump in my handlebar bag. On this last 100k, I flatted in the rain and this all plastic uber mini was pitiful. I probably only got up to 20psi. I was near an info control, so I thought I could catch riders there and borrow an adult sized pump. I asked a tandem team and they handed me one of these micro floor pumps. There's a little hose so you don't risk tweaking the valve like you can with a frame pump. The handle turns 90degrees so you can really push, and there's a tiny foot that folds out that you pinch under your foot, so you use it like a floor pump for dwarfs. It even had a tiny little gauge. It was kickass. I'm going to get one. I might get this Lezyne on sale, if only because of the overwritten prose in the description: Pump for a self-indulgent wordsmith?<http://www.competitivecyclist.com/lezyne-micro-floor-drive-high-pressure-pump?CMP_SKU=LED0127&MER=0406&CMP_ID=PLA_GOc014&mv_pc=r101&mr:trackingCode=5F50EE65-9BD8-E111-805D-001B21BCB944&mr:referralID=NA&mr:device=c&mr:adType=pla&mr:ad=45815978625&mr:keyword=&mr:match=&mr:filter=65628116985&mkwid=sIWKGeMEu_dc|pcrid|45815978625&origin=pla&gclid=CKmrioLxhbwCFUhcfgodt3gAxA> On Friday, January 17, 2014 9:32:19 AM UTC-8, Michael wrote: > > Guessing almost everyone here uses high volume tires (33.3333mm and up > tire widths). > I have a 5 year old tiny mini pump that would probably take hundreds of > strokes to get a Hetre or Marathon inflated to 50psi. > > *Was wondering what you all like to use on the road.* Frame pumps? Minis? > Any minis you find work good on high volume tires? > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
