Comments on: Regression : Condensed Air

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By: Bart

Bart — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:44:56 +0000

How about a general-purpose frame-mounted hand pump that has a micro-sized air compressor (solar powered or by stored kinetic energy?)? One could inflate Any bike tire w/o breaking a sweat or losing massive amounts of time at races using every blue word in the books while everybody and their cousin passes you by. No more land-fill encouraging waste and more precise control on the air pressure would be two definite advantages the pump would have. Additionally, if the pump body and parts were made from recycled materials, one could have a completely green product and help prod the bike equipment to a further degree of greenness.

By: Brian Backus

Brian Backus — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 03:32:40 +0000

No Bike shops aren’t ripping you off. Last year for some reason and I don’t know why, the price of threaded C02 cartridges went up a lot. I recieved a few today from QBP one of the industrys biggest suppliers and for me to sell them and make a fair profit I have to charge $9.99 for a box of two. I agree that is ridiculus. Do I use C02? Hell no, I’m way too cheap for that. I use a Topeak Road Morph w/Gauge frame pump. By the way, paintball C02 cartridges are only 12 oz and will not fully inflate a MTB or Road bike. 16 oz is the proper size… If you insist on using C02 and want to save a few bucks, make sure you buy a NON THREADED CO2 unit. Instead of buying them from Innovations, buy the bulk ones. Packaging for Innovations brand boxes of 2 drives up the cost to like $6.99/box. You can buy the single ones with no special name brand for about $2 or $3 each…

By: Andrew Kreps

Andrew Kreps — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:47:01 +0000

I haven’t had a flat in 7 years. It might be a coincidence, but that’s exactly when I started using Specialized Armadillos on my road bike. I can’t say enough about the Armadillo Elites, they’re a fantastic tire for all of the conditions I ride in as a year-round commuter.

By: scott silvers

scott silvers — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:22:17 +0000

A buddy of mine works at an airport. The CO2’s that inflate the life preservers on the planes must be discarded/replaced at regular intervals - they’re still good though!

I get a handful of these for free now and then, and they’re IDENTICAL to the ones you’d spend $$$ on….and they inflate your tire very nicely indeed.

Perhaps this is an angle you could pursue…

By: Kerbouchaud

Kerbouchaud — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:46:56 +0000

I bought the Co2 kit shortly after I started biking and luckily have never had to use it in the 800+ Miles that I’ve ridden in the last year. I ride some pretty extreme stuff, but I try to keep track of my line as much as possible so that I don’t run anything over. I also run with high PSI to help avoid the dreaded pinch flat. Recently I was riding Markham park in Ft. Lauderdale with some friends and one of my buddies got a pinch flat and had to do the patch thing and then used a hand pump. little while later he did it again (tiki will run over anything for and adreneline rush) Luckily he had the hand pump and was able to get everything squared away. I was thinking how bad it would suck to be out on the trail with only one or 2 Co2 bottle and have 1 more incident than bottles! I promplty ordered a small frame pump that still has yet to be used. I usually ride with 1 C02 bottle and the frame pump that way I’m covered either way.

By: Art

Art — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:41:31 +0000

Hey Joe
I don’t like co2 no mo.
It does not make me smile.
N20 is better fo’ you.
but Helium makes your bike lighter
and you can have a funny voice.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:56:21 +0000

I don’t like CO2. If I wanted things to be fast, easy and wasteful, I wouldn’t be riding a bicycle.

By: Richàrd-o

Richàrd-o — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:53:02 +0000

Not sure where you live Quinn, but obviously Satan’s Spawn, Goatheads, haven’t been introduced into your environment. Say a prayer of thanks, and pray again they never show up near your trails!

Some fine pictures of the evil can be found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribulus_terrestris