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Old 04-01.-2005, 10:34 AM   #31
Arellcat
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Not Responding wrote:

> I have a Joe Blow (I think. Wierd name). It goes up to some awesome
> pressure like 160psi.


I also use this pump, made by Topeak. It'd be handy if the hose was a
bit longer, but I can't fault the reliability so far. 100psi is easy
to achieve, the gauge is clear and the nozzle locks well.

Becky


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Old 04-01.-2005, 11:35 AM   #32
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"Peter B" <peter28@btinternet.com> writes:


>"Epetruk" <nobody@blackhole.com> wrote in message
>news:33rg8pF3rja7jU1@individual.net...
>> Anyone else have any idea what
>> else might have been done?


>Reconfiguration of the Engine Management System, have you any recollection
>of being hit on the head with a mallet? :-)


Pumped up the tyres?



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Old 04-01.-2005, 07:24 PM   #33
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On 4/1/05 12:34 am, in article
IwlCd.18083$v82.4183@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk, "Arellcat"
<clankgirl@hotmail.nospamthankyou.com> wrote:

> Not Responding wrote:
>
>> I have a Joe Blow (I think. Wierd name). It goes up to some awesome
>> pressure like 160psi.

>
> I also use this pump, made by Topeak. It'd be handy if the hose was a
> bit longer, but I can't fault the reliability so far. 100psi is easy
> to achieve, the gauge is clear and the nozzle locks well.


Any one here *not* got a Joe Blow? I got mine from H*lf*rds for just under
20 GBP IIRC. Works fine as far as I have taken it (130psi) and I see no
reason why it shouldn't do even better when I get some Seriously Fast (tm)
tyres for the road bike.

...d

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Old 04-01.-2005, 07:50 PM   #34
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David Martin wrote:

> Any one here *not* got a Joe Blow? I got mine from H*lf*rds for
> just under 20 GBP IIRC. Works fine as far as I have taken it
> (130psi) and I see no reason why it shouldn't do even better when
> I get some Seriously Fast (tm) tyres for the road bike.


Specialized Airforce over here. Very solid and reliable. Nice long
hose. Dual head for both Presta and Shrader valves. Wide base so stands
happily by itself on the workshop floor.

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Old 04-01.-2005, 10:32 PM   #35
Carol Hague
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David Martin <d.m.a.martin@dundee.ac.uk> wrote:


> Any one here *not* got a Joe Blow? I got mine from H*lf*rds for just under
> 20 GBP IIRC. Works fine as far as I have taken it (130psi) and I see no
> reason why it shouldn't do even better when I get some Seriously Fast (tm)
> tyres for the road bike.


We use a Joe Blow Pro here and like it a lot. The pump head seems to
have got borked on the Eurotrip last year (we suspect someone tried to
disassemble it to make it work with a Woods valve) but we were able to
get a new head from:-

http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/acatal...UMP_SPARES.html

as kindly pointed out by someone on this very ng...

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Old 05-01.-2005, 03:43 AM   #36
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"David Martin" <d.m.a.martin@dundee.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:BE00114A.6B7F%d.m.a.martin@dundee.ac.uk...
> On 4/1/05 12:34 am, in article
> IwlCd.18083$v82.4183@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk, "Arellcat"
> <clankgirl@hotmail.nospamthankyou.com> wrote:
>
>> Not Responding wrote:
>>
>>> I have a Joe Blow (I think. Wierd name). It goes up to some awesome
>>> pressure like 160psi.

>>
>> I also use this pump, made by Topeak. It'd be handy if the hose was a
>> bit longer, but I can't fault the reliability so far. 100psi is easy
>> to achieve, the gauge is clear and the nozzle locks well.

>
> Any one here *not* got a Joe Blow? I got mine from H*lf*rds for just under
> 20 GBP IIRC. Works fine as far as I have taken it (130psi) and I see no
> reason why it shouldn't do even better when I get some Seriously Fast (tm)
> tyres for the road bike.
>
> ..d
>

I've got a Beto one. Dual head and pressure guage atthe head end for the
short-sighted! Basically I asked the lads at my LBS what they used in the
shop and got this. it works well and I can happily pump up tyres to 130psi.

Julia


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Old 05-01.-2005, 07:55 PM   #37
Al C-F
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On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 09:24:26 +0000, David Martin
<d.m.a.martin@dundee.ac.uk> wrote:

>Any one here *not* got a Joe Blow? I got mine from H*lf*rds for just under
>20 GBP IIRC.


Topeak Malamut. Also from Halfords.

Works fine.
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Old 05-01.-2005, 08:02 PM   #38
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Zog The Undeniable wrote:

> Cycling Plus liked the Specialized ones, so look at them first. I'd
> avoid anything that wasn't mostly made from metal.


The Topeak JoeBlow is almost entirely plastic (apart from the footplate) and
it is extremely good and hard-wearing.


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Old 06-01.-2005, 04:10 AM   #39
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Could he have stuck a rocket up your a---hole perhaps?

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Old 06-01.-2005, 08:52 AM   #40
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David Martin wrote:
> On 4/1/05 12:34 am, in article
> IwlCd.18083$v82.4183@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk, "Arellcat"
> <clankgirl@hotmail.nospamthankyou.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Not Responding wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have a Joe Blow (I think. Wierd name). It goes up to some awesome
>>>pressure like 160psi.

>>
>>I also use this pump, made by Topeak. It'd be handy if the hose was a
>>bit longer, but I can't fault the reliability so far. 100psi is easy
>>to achieve, the gauge is clear and the nozzle locks well.

>
>
> Any one here *not* got a Joe Blow? I got mine from H*lf*rds for just under
> 20 GBP IIRC. Works fine as far as I have taken it (130psi) and I see no
> reason why it shouldn't do even better when I get some Seriously Fast (tm)
> tyres for the road bike.
>
> ..d
>

Me :-) I've got something else that's silver/black with a wooden
handle. And works a treat :-)

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