Best cycling mini pumps 2026 — tiny tools to get your tyres topped up

The Beto EZ-055A Pre-Loaded Alloy Mini Pump is very easy to use – the head fits easily and securely to valves and thanks to its two-way pumping system you can get your tyres pumped up in a fraction of the time it takes with some mini pumps. 

The EZ Head is a clever design that stays in place securely so you don’t have to hold it in as the pressures get higher and the 185mm flexible hose helps to stop any jerky hand movements being transferred to the valve, making the head come loose.

With the head stowed away into the handle, the pump measures 220mm in length and about 55mm at its widest point. That’s a bit too long for many saddlebags, but it does fit fine in a jersey pocket, or you can use the included mount that utilises your bottle cage mounts.

The Birzman Swift hand pump is a very good mini pump, small enough to fit into a jersey pocket and light enough to not be too noticeable weighing in at 86g, while still being powerful enough that you won’t spend hours inflating a tyre. 

It features a hose that pulls out of the top which is 12.5cm long including the valve making it easier to use as it gives you more freedom to move the pump around as you use it, and the valve itself works really well, with the ability to fit Presta or Schrader depending on which way around you screw it in.

Blackburn describes the Core Slim mini pump as ‘Slim, trim and wickedly powerful’. It’s certainly the first two, and it’s powerful enough to be genuinely useful. 

The all-alloy construction makes it feel like a good quality unit and like much of Blackburn’s range it’s backed by a lifetime warranty.

This mini pump is particularly useful if you’re running tubeless and fixing a hole with sealant or a tubeless repair noodle as it has a handy tubeless valve core tool built in so you can add more sealant before you start pumping without unseating the tyre. It’s really good, too. 

The Lezyne Grip Drive HP is a very efficient mini pump with great build quality and neat design touches such as the 155mm-long flexible hose under the rubber cap which improves the pumping action.  The HP part of the name refers to ‘high pressure’ and Lezyne claims 120psi is achievable.

The Grip Drive HP is available in two lengths, medium at 231mm and small at 186mm. We reviewed the medium and found the length to be about right for delivering a decent amount of air per stroke, while still being small enough to fit in a jersey pocket. 

On a 28mm tyre, after 100 strokes it achieved just over 50psi, which is pretty efficient and easily enough to get you home.

The Lezyne Micro Floor Drive Digital HPG is an efficient mini track pump that’s ideal for travelling abroad.

At 30cm long, around 6.5cm wide and 224g, it’s considerably bigger and bulkier than a typical mini-pump and won’t fit in your jersey pocket but it does come with a frame mount. 

It shifts lots of air quickly, giving you a live pressure readout and proving far, far easier to use – even from flat to high pressures – than a mini-pump, while not really being much larger than one as far as packing is concerned.

The SKS Airboy XL mini pump is excellent quality, can handle up to 73psi, and fits easily into a pack or jersey pocket. Its efficient action makes it ideal for high volume, low pressure gravel and mountain bike tyres, and for the price it’s a strong choice; it’s our choice for the best mini pump for gravel bikes.

The quality and finish of the Airboy XL is impressive. The body has a smooth anodised finish, the plastic end caps feel sturdy and the action is smooth even after prolonged use. The size and shape is comfortable too, while the rubber pad on the end adds welcome cushion whilst pumping.

Our pick for the best mini pump in terms of portability and function is the Topeak Pocket Rocket which weighs a measly 109g and is a smidge over 22cm long. 

It can easily nestle down in a jersey pocket without falling out and despite its small size, it works really well, pumping up a 28mm tyres in around 150 strokes. 

It’s well made too, and looks like a much more expensive pump than it is.

The Topeak Roadie 2Stage is ideal, as it’s small and light. Measuring just 162mm in length and around 25mm in diameter, it can fit in a jersey pocket or saddlebag without you thinking about it and can deliver a lot of air for its diminutive size. 

As its name suggests, it has a two-stage design: high volume and high pressure which are selected using the twist knob on the bottom of the pump. From flat on high volume it achieved 55 psi on a 28mm road tyre in 150 strokes and then switching to high pressure at 55psi, another 100 strokes saw the tyre reach 65psi.

One thing to note is that the Roadie 2Stage only works on Presta valves.

The Vel AR-Flow Travel Pump is a handy companion to have on any cycling adventure. It’s efficient, simple to use and very well made. It’s quite a bulky piece of kit for attaching to your frame, though.

The AR-Flow is a miniature floor pump and at 315mm long it’s not designed to fit in your jersey pocket, but this is the only time its size can be seen as a slight negative.

 Normally, there are a lot of trade-offs when designing a portable pump compared to a track pump but the AR-Flow effectively eliminates many of these compromises.