Topeak Microrocket AL review

The Microrocket AL is a compact pump which is small enough to fit into a saddle pack but efficient enough to get you going again

Cycling Weekly Verdict

A pump which will fit in a saddle pack but which is efficient enough to get you back on the road

Reasons to buy
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    Very compact

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    Light

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    Comfortable to use

Reasons to avoid
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    Low volume means lots of pumping

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The Topeak Microrocket AL looks smart with its compact cylindrical body made of brushed aluminium, a silver band between the pump and handle, grey top and tail and carbon-look ends. At 160mm long and 65g, it’s also small. The valve is connected by removing the cap from the connector and pushing it directly onto the pump – there’s no hose to attach and nothing to screw onto the valve. When you have finished pumping just push the pump body down to release the connector.

>>> Read more: Mini bike pump buyer's guide

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Paul Norman

Paul started writing for Cycling Weekly in 2015, covering cycling tech, new bikes and product testing. Since then, he’s reviewed hundreds of bikes and thousands of other pieces of cycling equipment for the magazine and the Cycling Weekly website.

He’s been cycling for a lot longer than that though and his travels by bike have taken him all around Europe and to California. He’s been riding gravel since before gravel bikes existed too, riding a cyclocross bike through the Chilterns and along the South Downs.