Agree on full size pumps versus minis but on my commuter it makes sense to reduct the appealing things that attract pilfering. Oh yeah, weather too. We have that here. I ran a pump behind the seat tube on my yellow '86 RockHopper (before the NORBA geometry infection). Just be sure to have the handle end up/chuck end down when in the position as a fender.
Previous thread about bagged mini pumps: https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/jBXQT-GxqgM/m/qTmqnCM4DQ <https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/jBXQT-GxqgM/m/qTmqnCM4DQAJ> Pictures: https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/jBXQT-GxqgM/m/sIjgQGXKDgAJ Andy Cheatham Pitttsburgh On Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 9:16:29 PM UTC-4 Luke Hendrickson wrote: > Local (San Francisco) Atlantis owner here! I would love to try out that > route for myself. > > Since I’m a “heavier” rider at 190lbs., I run the PSI at a steady 35 in > the front and 40 in the rear with my 2.4” Maxxis front/2.3” Maxxis rear. I > don’t like tinkering with PSI all that much and also run tubes. > > As for a pump… frame pump or nothing for me. Why carry a miniature to > shave grams and then spend 30 minutes inflating a high volume tire? I had a > vintage Silca with a Campy head (so good and light), but have now opted for > a Zefal HPX on both my mid-80s Ritchey mtb and my Atlantis. I like how > utilitarian it is as a pump and how easy it is to mount. See attached for > the current set up. > > > > > > > > On Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at 9:53:13 PM UTC-7 ack...@gmail.com wrote: > >> The Road-ish Riv Rubber Radius thread got me thinking about PSI >> adjustments while on longer rides. Last month I rode my 56cm 650b Atlantis >> from San Francisco to Olema via Mt. Tam and the Bolinas Ridge Fire Trail >> (which was about 13 miles and our main gravel section of the day) and back >> to SF via Samuel P. Taylor and Fairfax. A glorious 75 mile-ride (80% >> road/20%gravel) with 6000 ft of climbing on a perfectly sunny, temperate >> day. We stopped at Pantoll Station midway to the top of Mt. Tam and made >> coffee and had some decadent pastries and smoked salmon. Everything was >> perfect.....except for one five mile stretch at the end of the Bolinas >> Ridge Fire Trail. A "relentless descent" characterized by obstinate cows, >> hard-packed dirt that could only be described as rutted washboard, and lots >> of time spent death-gripping my TRP brake levers on my newly mounted 666mm >> Crust Towel Rack bars. Once past this stretch, the ride returned to its' >> earlier glory and we headed home through idyllic Marin County. A great day >> of mixed-terrain riding. In retrospect, though, I can't help but think >> that I could have avoided the unpleasantness of that 5-mile descent had I >> just thought to lower my PSI before getting on the fire trail. Being that >> the first half of the ride and the final 35% of the ride would be on the >> road, I started (and finished) my day out at 42 PSI on my 48mm Rene Herse >> Switchback Hill Endurance tires. Now I'm kicking myself for not lowering >> the pressure significantly. And I figured that this would be a good place >> to ask for others' experience with mid-ride PSI changes. Is this something >> that folks do regularly or are y'all more inclined to choose a PSI that >> will work on mixed terrain? And if frequent PSI changes are the norm, what >> pumps are your favorites? Since most (?) Riv-Riders seem to be almost >> obsessed with bags as they are with their bikes (I rode with my Fabios >> Chest L on this particular day) I figure that pump size is not as important >> as pump efficiency. >> Thanks for your consideration. >> Alex >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4e8e8551-c167-4b61-b471-3760e977aaebn%40googlegroups.com.
