When on the MTB I just carry a pump in my Camelbak. All good.
On the road bike, running tubes, I have long carried a couple of CO2 cartridges in my saddle bag along with a tiny widget inflator. Last time I got a flat - which honestly was probably five years ago - this worked pretty well.
Yesterday my tower of confidence came crashing down when I got a flat and ended up on the side of the road twenty miles from home with two empty cartridges and a tire that was still flat. Basically I suspect the widget's seals all dried out.
I don't think I want a pump in my frame, for aesthetic reasons, but I'm open to argument. Tubeless is another option, I suppose - been running my MTB tubeless forever - but until now it has seemed not worth the hassle. Plus you STILL need air in case of an issue.
So, do people have a favorite CO2 inflator widget that is reasonably light and small?
On the road bike, running tubes, I have long carried a couple of CO2 cartridges in my saddle bag along with a tiny widget inflator. Last time I got a flat - which honestly was probably five years ago - this worked pretty well.
Yesterday my tower of confidence came crashing down when I got a flat and ended up on the side of the road twenty miles from home with two empty cartridges and a tire that was still flat. Basically I suspect the widget's seals all dried out.
I don't think I want a pump in my frame, for aesthetic reasons, but I'm open to argument. Tubeless is another option, I suppose - been running my MTB tubeless forever - but until now it has seemed not worth the hassle. Plus you STILL need air in case of an issue.
So, do people have a favorite CO2 inflator widget that is reasonably light and small?