In which case I feel duty bound to provide an early review now…
The minitrax arrived. Haven’t pumped a tyre with it yet but it seems fine. It’s much like the topeak I used to have, but first subjective impressions are it’s a better build quality which is exactly what I wanted (we’ve had snapped pistons on 2 of those topeaks now). Alternatively you could say it’s like the lezyne one except the handle is a sensible size so not physically painful to use 😀 The presta/schrader conversion is easier than the topeak as the whole widget unscrews and inverts rather than having to dig out two fiddly little pieces. Minor criticism, the hose appears slightly marked from where it is tensioned around the handle (in the designed storage position) – being paranoid in nature I may just store it untensioned to prevent that mark ever becoming a hole.
On the topic of those old lifeline motion floor mini pumps you can’t seem to buy now – I have one of them strapped to my gravel bike. As it was narrow bore I never considered using it for mtb, but ended up having to do so this week. Wow it works great doesn’t it! I think the key is that it’s dual-piston so you shift two loads of air with every stroke, which makes up for the narrower bore. They should make more like that.
