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Topeak Turbo Morph Bike Pump

The Topeak Turbo Morph is a lightweight construct pump that functions like a floor pump. It has a fold-out anchor for your foot, and the buy and sell also flips sideways into a T-shape. It's also got a hose, so you can readily inflate the tire while it's mounted on the bike. Before getting the Turbo Morph about two years ago, I had a small frame pump that was just this side of useless. Most portable bicycle pumps are designed to be hand-me-down exclusively with your arms/hands. Since they attach completely to the tire, they're cumbersome to use and difficult to get to the full tire distress. Contrast this to the floor pump in your garage. You anchor it with your feet and use your masses weight to power it. Unfortunately, they are also too large to surely carry with you. I tried another "mini foot pump" before the Topeak, but it wouldn't unequivocally work with a Presta adapter. With my other frame pumps, I'd waste more time inflating the tire than I would fixing it, and it would be dark getting the thing past 60 PSI. With this pump, I can get the take it out of to its full 120 PSI in just a couple of minutes. I have the G likeness, which has a built-in gauge. More convenient to have a gauge on the pump than to have to communicate a separate one. But if you've already got a gauge, then you probably won't want the standard version. I have puncture-resistant tires, but the key discussion is "resistant." I still wind up getting a flat a pair times a year. This is well worth carrying.

-- Joe D.

Topeak Turbo Morph Bike Pump
$29
(w/amount)
Available from Amazon

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