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If you commute by bike and can't be late at all you need to give yourself a
few extra minutes to deal with a a mechanical. If you literally don't have the
time to use a hand pump to fill a new tube than you have other problems not
solved by CO2.
If you ride tubeless in the middle of nowhere you should be carrying a spare
tube in case you have a total failure. Even with a CO2 you may not get things
seated then what's the plan?
I get CO2 for racing. My road bike only needs 100 psi max which I can put into
a tire with a hand pump no problem.
So I don't see much use for CO2 cartridges. I go out of my way to lend people
a pump I've carried all ride so they can avoid using their CO2 if that's all
they have.
Nov. 30, 2016, 7:16 a.m. - Vik Banerjee
#!markdown If you commute by bike and can't be late at all you need to give yourself a few extra minutes to deal with a a mechanical. If you literally don't have the time to use a hand pump to fill a new tube than you have other problems not solved by CO2. If you ride tubeless in the middle of nowhere you should be carrying a spare tube in case you have a total failure. Even with a CO2 you may not get things seated then what's the plan? I get CO2 for racing. My road bike only needs 100 psi max which I can put into a tire with a hand pump no problem. So I don't see much use for CO2 cartridges. I go out of my way to lend people a pump I've carried all ride so they can avoid using their CO2 if that's all they have.