Since regular floor pumps are too big and too heavy as a carry on, I’ve been searching for a small pump to fly with. I thought that a hand pump was the only option, but after some digging I found one that is a compromise of both: a floor pump the size and weight of a hand pump.
I liked it enough to do a write up of the pump for my friends, who I’m flying to race at IM 70.3 Coeur D’Alene this weekend.
Pros of this Lezyne pump above are:
Weight 0.5 lbs
Foot peg for easier pumping.
Digital gauge.
Cons:
Price $85. Damn…
Comes with right angle adapter (for disc wheel) that sucks. I bought a separate chuck just in case.
The price tag is a bit of a showstopper to some of my friends. Whats a good alternative?
I carry the non-gauge version in my frame bag on my gravel bike. I travel with a now discontinued travel pump that specialized used to make. A bit more substantial than this one but fits perfectly in my bike case.
**THIS **is the pump I have & love it. I find the L-adaptor that comes with it just fine. I have a Zipp 900 & the pump adaptors with a lock don’t work well with my wheel (not enough space). But the plastic L-adaptor works fine, you have to hold it with one hand while using the other to inflate. Unless you have someone to do one of those functions at a race.
It fits in a backpack and is solid! I find it the best travel option yet that I’ve come across.
That is a good alternative. It seems like an in-between size and weight (850 grams) from the one I posted (216 grams) and the full sized Lezyne (1380 grams).The price is slightly cheaper though. So thank you for the recommendation Rocky M!
Since regular floor pumps are too big and too heavy as a carry on
Why? I always fly with my floorpump in the bikecase.
I agonized over this issue for a while, contemplated getting a smaller travel pump, then looked into the rechargeable electric pumps, considered buying a pump once I got to my final destination, but ended up just putting my regular pump in my checked luggage. I’m currently on my way to IM Norway (at Copenhagen airport right now). I’m comfortable with my own pump, know it works with a crackpipe on my disc, and it honestly doesn’t weigh all that much. It’s just easier to bring along, as long as you can stay under weight.
I travel with this : https://www.fumpapumps.com/
It just stays in my transition bag, for all intents and purposes.
The only con is the price, but :
6 full tires on a charge
Recharges via USB
Digital pressure Guage
Fits on a disc wheel
Only need 1 person to pump said disc (since pimping is just pressing a button)
I have the same pump. I cut the hose off of another pump and put a valve stem into it reversed with a hose clamp. Then I was able to put that valve into the Lenzyne clamp and have a longer hose with a regular hose clamp.
I use a Lezyne travel pump with a KCNC pump head I found off of E-bay… since I need something that works with a disc wheel AND locks on for hands free pumping. It also fits in my transition bag… the alloy version is lighter by a little if weight is super important.
I feel your pain with the 900 disc. I got given one of these by an LBS owner in Germany, I really wish I’d ask for another! Fits in the 900 recess without too much bother. I’m actually going to put it on my Micro Floor Drive, and put a Truflo Trackmate head on my big pump (cheaper version of the Silca Hiro).
Help me to love this pump. I bought the travel pump with the standard (not digital) gauge some time ago, based on the favorable ST reviews, and it has been nothing but trouble. The head/chuck that comes with it only works with threaded valves. I have tubes on my wheels that only have a little bit of thread, not completely threaded, so the head won’t attach. I used the pump on my friend’s tubes before St. George and it pulled the valve core out, which was stressful because we didn’t have the tool to tighten it back in. I bought another head for the pump, but now I don’t see how to replace it, maybe I have to cut the old one off? Based on this thread I realized the pump came an angled chuck. So I just tried that and it will work on the non-threaded valves, but I have to hold it on, which seems like it could cause problems trying to do race morning in transition.
What can I do to make this pump work for me? Any suggestions are appreciated.
Or you could get a SILCA Viaggio that already comes with a Hiro chuck
100x the ergonomics, 10x the pumping volume, 10x the gauge accuracy and only 3x the price!
J
Or you could get a SILCA Viaggio that already comes with a Hiro chuck
100x the ergonomics, 10x the pumping volume, 10x the gauge accuracy and only 3x the price!
J
I’ve been traveling with one of these for the last couple of months. It’s amazing. Packable, super accurate, and easy to use.
Or you could get a SILCA Viaggio that already comes with a Hiro chuck
100x the ergonomics, 10x the pumping volume, 10x the gauge accuracy and only 3x the price!
J
I had no idea the Viaggio came with a Hiro chuck. I own two Lezyne pumps and hate the threaded chuck which infrequently unscrews the valve core.
One thing though, pressure via bluetooth app only? I always have my phone on me, but I don’t know about that.
The blue tooth gauge with the viaggio with the is super easy to use. Fire up Igauge on your phone and start pumping.
I think this is the best pump silca has made: super easy to travel with, it can easily replace a full size pump, and accurate to boot. I think this pump is Josh’s stainless steel razor blade
