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Rixen Kaul Pumpfix

Rixen & Kaul Pumpfix

8
by John Stevenson
UPDATED Sat, Oct 29, 2016 09:45

First Published Oct 29, 2016

2
£4.95

VERDICT:

8
10
Nifty widget that does its one job very well
Weight: 
16g
Contact: 
www.klickfix.de
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The Rixen & Kaul Pumpfix is a very handy little widget that provides you with a way to carry a full-size pump if your frame doesn't have a place for one. It's tidy, and simple to fit.

If you want to get a flat tyre back up to full pressure quickly, you have two choices. You can dump in one or more CO2 cartridges, adding to the world's supply of empty gas canisters and costing you money, or you can use a full-size pump.

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Problem is, carrying a full-size pump is hard on many modern frames, especially if you also want to carry two water bottles. Your typical frame fit pump is designed to sit alongside the seat tube, but putting it there covers a pair of bottle bosses. Many frames, especially compact layout designs in carbon fibre, don't have much room there anyway, or have sweeping curves that stop a frame fit pump from wedging into place.

What you need is a pump clip, and the Pumpfix is the tidiest I've seen. It has an 'endless band' design, with the ends hidden in the body of the clip. It'll fit round frame tubes from 15mm to 60mm across, and irregular ones with equivalent girth.

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To get a tidy result, you have to trim the band, very much 'measure twice, cut once'. Not being that skilled, I got it about right, assembled it to see how much excess band there was, then took it apart again, trimmed the band and finally clamped it into place. That last step's just a matter of tightening the bolt that pulls the end of the band into the body.

With the Pumpfix in place at the front end of the top tube, my trusty Zefal HPX jams firmly into the seat tube junction. The Pumpfix sits solidly, and the pump stays where it's supposed to be.

Verdict

Nifty widget that does its one job very well

road.cc test report

Make and model: Rixen & Kaul Pumpfix

Size tested: 15-60mm diameter tubes

Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?

Rixen & Kaul says:

Universal pump holder. All pump sizes can be fixed between Pumpfix and the frame. Easy mounting with stainless steel strap on frames sized Ø 15-60mm.

Unifit mounting Fix-Mounting

Only for pumps with indentation for pump holders.

Rate the product for performance:
 
8/10
Rate the product for value:
 
8/10

Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose

It works. Can't really say much more than that.

Tell us what you particularly liked about the product

That I can carry a full-size pump and two bottles.

Did you enjoy using the product? Yes

Would you consider buying the product? I have

Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes

Overall rating: 8/10

About the tester

Age: 48  Height: 5ft 11in  Weight: 85kg

I usually ride: Scapin Style  My best bike is:

I've been riding for: Over 20 years  I ride: Most days  I would class myself as: Expert

I regularly do the following types of riding: commuting, touring, club rides, general fitness riding, mountain biking

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John Stevenson

John has been writing about bikes and cycling for over 30 years since discovering that people were mug enough to pay him for it rather than expecting him to do an honest day's work.

He was heavily involved in the mountain bike boom of the late 1980s as a racer, team manager and race promoter, and that led to writing for Mountain Biking UK magazine shortly after its inception. He got the gig by phoning up the editor and telling him the magazine was rubbish and he could do better. Rather than telling him to get lost, MBUK editor Tym Manley called John’s bluff and the rest is history.

Since then he has worked on MTB Pro magazine and was editor of Maximum Mountain Bike and Australian Mountain Bike magazines, before switching to the web in 2000 to work for CyclingNews.com. Along with road.cc founder Tony Farrelly, John was on the launch team for BikeRadar.com and subsequently became editor in chief of Future Publishing’s group of cycling magazines and websites, including Cycling Plus, MBUK, What Mountain Bike and Procycling.

John has also written for Cyclist magazine, edited the BikeMagic website and was founding editor of TotalWomensCycling.com before handing over to someone far more representative of the site's main audience.

He joined road.cc in 2013. He lives in Cambridge where the lack of hills is more than made up for by the headwinds.

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Gus T | 7 years ago
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Is that £4.95 for half a pump fitting or for a pair

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hennahairgel replied to Gus T | 7 years ago
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Gus T wrote:

Is that £4.95 for half a pump fitting or for a pair

Typically you only need one as the other end fits into the frame at the seat post / top tube corner

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