which high pressure pump?

I went the cheap route and got a Topeak Joe Blow rated for 120 psi. It has a dual head, presta and schrader because my freinds and family can't standardize on one type of valve. I have been using it a lot for over two years and have no complaints except when someone wants their tires pumped up to the 120 psi maximum. Anything over 100 psi is difficult to pump, but it will get there. The list in my LBS was $24.00 but I got it on sale for $19.00.

if you're gunna spend a bit of moeny, it's a good idea to get a pump that you easily get replacement parts for. Around here, Silca are easy to get bits for.

zaku said:

which specific model of high pressure tire pump do you use for your roadies and how much you paid for it? just to get some ideas for a purchase

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Silca Super Pista. Expensive but the last pump you will buy. All parts are replaceable. About $60

Silca Pista. The one I'm using is over two decades old. Medai also used to make a durable unit (the Medalist model IIRC). My Medai is over 30 years old and still functions perfectly.

I use a serfas fp-100, works great. not sure how much I paid, but I checked their site, pretty cheap, I recomend them.

IMO, the German made SKS Kompressor (TP-11) pump is one of the best floor pumps out there. It has a heavy duty steel barrel and gauge, long wooden handle and foldable feet. It can inflate to 230psi and comes with both a Schraeder and Presta chuck. It's a very well designed and built pump. Also, you can dis-assemble it to rebuild it. As a matter of fact, the Zefal Husky floor pump is the same pump with a different decal on the side. Many cycling teams use this pump for good reason. I've had my SKS for about 12 years without a problem. You can find this floor pump for about $75-80 US.

I have the Joe Blow Sport and it works well. Like the other post, when it gets up in PSI, its a little harder to pump, but for $20 you can't go wrong

For a start I don't recommend Topeak JoeBlow Max II and Topeak JoeBlow Sport pumps! I have both of these pumps, and their nozzles do not seat properly on Presta valves. I can't pump pressures above about 75 PSI due to air leaks and/or constriction within their nozzles! Waste of money!

I believe the SKS Kompressor and (some or all?) Zefal pumps are very reliable. I am going to get either or both of these brand pumps myself to replace the Topeak pumps.

I only had one problem with my Topeak in the two years that I have owned it. A couple of weeks ago I accidentally stepped on the head and broke the lock handle. Well it was only a $20.00 US pump, I'll go get another one. Got to my LBS and they had a replacement head assembly, a better one than what came on the pump as it had a metal lock handle instead of plastic. Anyway, I'm sold on Topeak. Great price, easy to obtain spare parts, and dependability (at least 2 years and running). The only down side is that I have to use a little more muscle to pump tires to 120PSI. I can use the exercise.

silca. nuff said. i have two, one black one orange...don't ask.
i will say the orange may be less likely left at the races...when my oxygen starved brain needs bright colour.

zaku said:

which specific model of high pressure tire pump do you use for your roadies and how much you paid for it? just to get some ideas for a purchase

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CAMPYBOB said:

Silca Pista. The one I'm using is over two decades old. Medai also used to make a durable unit (the Medalist model IIRC). My Medai is over 30 years old and still functions perfectly.

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We recently had a Silca Pista POS, POS, POS POS POS!!!!!!!!

Can you tell I hated that pump. I was **** and the valve blew out for the first time abut a week after we had it. So we greased it up and put it back in (its just a little piece of leather) and it continued to blow out before we could get to 120.... So I bought a new leather piece, it continued to pop out until I put *both* in. Then it could get up to 140 without blowing out, but not without much cursing and struggling and it took 2 fricking people to operate it as it did not lock onto the valve stem and would come flying off at about 80 psi if you weren't holding it on and was completely inoperable if you tried to pump with one hand. My husband was a bit enamoured with its retro look, but I rebelled and made him buy me a Topeak Joe Blow. Its a miracle - I can finally pump up my tires without help and a lot of swearing. The old POS Silca ended up giving its life to make a nice adapter for airing up our TT disc wheels (the cutout isn't big enough to fit the Joe Blow into)