A little story:
For about a decade my preference was a small pump that enabled me to change the tube and limp to the nearest gas station to pump-up the tire to a useful pressure. Worked reasonably well, but one day the task of inflating a 55-559 Almotion at -5°C with a Lezyne Micro Floor pump* left a lot to be desired in the convenience department. A few month earlier, inflating the same tire with the same pump at +5°C in rain wasn't too much fun either.
Then I stumbled upon a link to the
Fumpa Pump. Its €160 price tag put me off a tiny bit, though (to say the least).
After visiting the website and several Fumpa Pump videos on Youtube for about 6 month, I figured: "Fuck it! Just get the damn thing already!"
Now, three years later, I've never regretted to shell-out the money. Actually, I got two of them now. Totally worth its price tag** and if one would die today, I'll order a new one tomorrow (maybe not, because their customer service is pretty good!).
Sure, a flat is still inconvenient, but inflating a flat tire in 30-40 sec to its ideal pressure (up to 8.3bar) is even kind of fun now. Especially if you have spectators or help a fellow cyclist in need. Even at home, I usually choose the Fumpa over the
SKS Rennkompressor any day.
*in comparison, the Lezyne is simply utter crap
**but only the full sized Fumpa Pump with LED-pressure gauge and battery capacity to inflate 4-6 tires! While the smaller Fumpa pump models cost less and are a bit smaller***, without the pressure gauge and skimpy batter capacity (1-2 tires), they seem wildly overpriced to me.
***the full size Fumpa Pump has about the size of two packs of cigarettes
