Re: co2

as small as that pump is it's still too big to always carry around. i can
see it on a long tour though

On 2/21/06, Stan Potts <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Just checked Gerbing's site. For $5 you can buy an extension plug in 8"
> 12"
> 24" and 36" lengths. It does refer to them as "coax" connectors, so I'm
> not
> sure how you'd go about wiring the pump to the plug. That could prove
> problematic, at least for  the mechanically challenged such as myself.
>
> Also, the Airman Sparrow pump comes with alligator clips already installed
> and only costs ~$18.
>
> http://www.casporttouring.com/store/merchant.mvc?store_code=CST&screen=PROD&product_code=2918
>
> Which is a hellva lot less than the Cycle Pump that starts at $80 for the
> alligator clips and $90 with the BMW accessory plug.
> http://www.bestrestproducts.com/celestia/products/cyclepump/
>
> Stan
>
> On 2/21/06, Stan Potts <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Someone mentioned (can't find the exact post at the moment) using a
> small
> > 12V pump on the bike and clipping off the cigarette lighter adapter and
> > putting on alligator clips. For those of us with the Gerbings connector
> > already wired to our batteries, couldn't we just wire up one of those
> > gerbings-type plugs after clipping off the cigarette lighter adapter?
> This
> > way, we could hook up the pump w/out having to remove the seat to get at
> the
> > battery. Any reason this wouldn't work?
> >
> > The Gerbings plug would likely cost more than the pump itself, but the
> > convenience of not having to remove the seat might be worth it in my
> > opinion, despite my usual miserly approach to these sort of things.
> >
> > Of course, the downside would be that if you were out on a ride with
> > someone who didn't have the Gerbings harness hooked to their battery and
> you
> > needed to re-inflate one of their tires, you'd still have to remove your
> > seat and take off the Gerbings harness, connect it to the pump and
> attach
> > the whole thing to the other person's bike.
> >
> > Stan
> >
> > On 2/21/06, Steve Aronson < [email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > From Bryant Wang
> > >
> > > > hey guys
> > > >
> > > > how many 12oz  co2  cartridges Will it take to make a tire ridable?
> > >
> > > 5 or 6 will fill the rear tire enough to get you to a gas station. The
> > > pressure increases as the tire warms up, the CO2 comes out pretty
> cold.
> > > I
> > > think 5 gave me 28lbs after a 3 mile highway ride to an
> exit.  Whenever
> > > I go
> > > on trips, I bring a box of 12 from wallworld. Also, this stuff works
> > > really
> > > well in my experience   www.ride-on.com
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
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