When I purchased my road bike in 1999, I also purchased a Topeak Einstein Mini-pump. The bracket to hold this pump is tightened down by the water bottle cage screws. The pump is "clipped" into its plastic holder on the left side of the downtube.
The problem is that the head of the pump, which must be at the top (or it won't clip in properly) turns as I ride. The rougher the pavement, the more often it turns and, thus, contacts the downtube. Over three years it has scratched an area just less than the size of a penny.
Eventually I want to touch this area up, but first I am hoping for a solution to the pump problem (aside from replacement). (Actually - the pump is one of the best small size pumps I have ever had.
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When I purchased my road bike in 1999, I also purchased a Topeak Einstein Mini-pump. The bracket to hold this pump is tightened down by the water bottle cage screws. The pump is "clipped" into its plastic holder on the left side of the downtube.
The problem is that the head of the pump, which must be at the top (or it won't clip in properly) turns as I ride. The rougher the pavement, the more often it turns and, thus, contacts the downtube. Over three years it has scratched an area just less than the size of a penny.
Eventually I want to touch this area up, but first I am hoping for a solution to the pump problem (aside from replacement). (Actually - the pump is one of the best small size pumps I have ever had.
Wrap a rubber band around the hear. Better yet, cut a section of an old tube and use that. ---------------- Alex
On Tue, 18 May 2004 21:17:19 -0500, "Kerry Nikolaisen" <f o u r n i
k s @ c h a r t e r . n e t said:
The problem is that the head of the pump, which must be at the top (or it won't clip in properly) turns as I ride. The rougher the pavement, the more often it turns and, thus, contacts the downtube. Over three years it has scratched an area just less than the size of a penny.
Eventually I want to touch this area up, but first I am hoping for a solution to the pump problem
Put a tube patch on the frame where the pump meets it...protects both the frame and the pump from abrasion.
Maybe a rubber band can hold the head in place. -- Rick Onanian
