Tag: Pump
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Ways To Carry Stuff: EDC – Excellence Does Charm
Click or not: Ways To Carry Stuff: EDC – Excellence Does CharmSince the days when they only made 10 speed expander cogs, One Up Components have tugged at my heartstrings. Every new product released from their tiny Squamish headquarters seems to outdo the prior in terms of quality of manufacture, thoughtful design and functionality in the field; and this past year has seen them with a… …
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Pumped: Specialized Blast
Click or not: Pumped: Specialized BlastWhen you first feast eyes on the Specialized Blast, you’re briefly left wondering “how the hell do you pump this thing”? After a cursory look around it and a quick read of the instructions, it becomes clear that it’s not actually a pump at all. First mistake. What it is is a tubeless tyre setter, designed to… …
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Pumped: Silca Impero Ultimate
Click or not: Pumped: Silca Impero UltimateThe frame pump is a much-maligned piece of equipment, suffering in the last decade or so from the proliferation of minimalist pumps and Co2 canisters, and its incompatibility with a lot of modern road frames with their swoopy carbon tubes. It didn’t really matter that it remained the best, most-efficient way to inflate a tyre, it… …