Lifeline is the in-house brand for Chain Reaction Cycles/Wiggle, and as you’d expect, this means value for money is a priority with all its products. The Performance MTB is its attempt at making the best mini-pump for mountain biking.

To keep the pump compact while pushing the most amount of air possible, the LifeLine Performance MTB has a telescopic shaft with dual-action inflation. Plenty of manufacturers have offered telescopic pumps before, but we found they were often flimsy, didn’t feel that smooth and were also noisy, making a weird clip-clop noise in use.

The Performance MTB does come with a lockable head attached to a retractable hose, which is a bit like a mini track pump. The head pushes onto the valve stem and there’s a little thumb lock to hold it in place. Switching between the two valve types is a no-brainer, you just unthread the cap and flip over the internals.

Included with the pump is a plastic bracket with a securing rubber strap. To ensure the pump doesn’t pull apart when you’re riding along and to keep out the dirt, there’s a rubber shim between the handle and base.