It’s going to happen, so you’d best be ready – and when you get a flat, a good pump is your best friend. Bike pumps come in all shapes and sizes, from lightweight, pocket-friendly hand pumps that are easy to carry but take a bit of work to use, or big, powerful cycle pumps that let you get some high pressure into your tyres.
For optimum pressure you’ll want a floor pump you can keep at home so you know you’ll always set off with your tyres pumped up just right. And for really quick inflation at the roadside, consider a CO2 pump with cartridges that blast gas into your tyre in a few seconds, so you can be back in the saddle in record time.