Best Bicycle Pumps ????

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Who manufactures the best ones Min-pumps

Zefal

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and stand up pumps

Silca

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Who manufactures the best ones Min-pumps and stand up pumps

Nobody.
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Who manufactures the best ones Min-pumps

Road bike - Zefal. No problems with mine yet and I've it
over 8 years...a few scratches, but still keeps on blowing.
I also have the Topeak Road Morph mini pump. The Topeak has
a nice PSI gauge and its fairly accurate for a minipump
that you take in case of emergencies. The only negative (if
it is a negative) is that it's hard finding a place to
store it on your bike - you could put it in your pocket,
but it gets in the way.

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and stand up pumps

I have two: "JoeBlow Sport" and "Performance Hurricane" both
have the PSI gauge on them. The latter pump was only $19.95
and proves to have a more accurate reading (+/- 5 PSI) than
JoeBlow. JoeBlow was $10.00 more, but the gauge was more
legible. I keep the JoeBlow at home and the Hurricane in my
truck. Hope that helps.

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<Snippage> I also have the Topeak Road Morph mini pump.
The Topeak has a nice PSI gauge and its fairly accurate
for a minipump that you take in case of emergencies. The
only negative (if it is a negative) is that it's hard
finding a place to store it on your bike - you could put
it in your pocket, but it gets in the way.

These are handy for solving the storage problem:
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I use a pair of them to move a Topeak Road Morph Pump
between 3 different bikes.

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<Snippage> I also have the Topeak Road Morph mini pump.
The Topeak has a nice PSI gauge and its fairly

accurate

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for a minipump that you take in case of emergencies. The
only negative

(if

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it is a negative) is that it's hard finding a place to
store it on your bike - you could put it in your pocket,
but it gets in the way.

These are handy for solving the storage problem:
jandd.comdetail.aspOpen ↗

I use a pair of them to move a Topeak Road Morph Pump
between 3 different

bikes.

I use a pair of them to keep a short Zefal road frame pump
tied to my seat stays and out of my rear spokes (c:

C.Q.C.

Gerry said:

I have two: "JoeBlow Sport" and "Performance Hurricane"
both have the PSI gauge on them. The latter pump was only
$19.95 and proves to have a more accurate reading (+/- 5
PSI) than JoeBlow.

Expect failures from the Hurricane. As I mentioned in a
previous posting I'm now on my fifth (or so) thanks to
Performance's no-questions-asked exchange policy. Most
failures are with the chuck (head). On the earlier ones the
lever pivot was a plastic rod which failed with some
regularity. After several failed I started replacing them
with a spring pin before I even used the pump. Eventually
Performance's source replaced these with a metal pin.

If you use your Hurricane long enough you'll notice the
pressure gauge needle will stop returning to zero. They'll
exchange the pump for this.

The last couple have failed because the chuck starts to
leak. The seal on the piston that the lever pushes against
fails. This failure mode is revealed if you hook the chuck
up to a closed presta valve, pump up some pressure, and
submerge the chuck.

I'm fortunate; the nearest bike shop is a Performance
store (about 2 miles away). Last time I exchanged a
Hurricane (a couple of months ago) the sales guy said
something about wanting to sell me a better pump. I
replied, "Why would I buy another pump when you give me a
new one every year or so?"

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Who manufactures the best ones and stand up pumps

Silca

Only if you like leaky chucks that won't stay on.

I would never recommend one to a new rider. They are
frustrating to use and should go the way of wool jerseys and
shorts and leather saddles. i.e. Too much trouble to use
when there are better, less maintenance-intensive options.

[censored] Durbin

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Who manufactures the best ones Min-pumps

Zefal

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and stand up pumps

Silca

I second Silca. I have two, the large Super Pista and small
Pista. One is 16 years old and the other is 8 or 10. Both
get used a couple times a week. Get a little oil every few
years and are still running strong. A couple of years ago
the local bike shop gave me a Blackburn hose with a dual
"twistgrip" head that they got in for warranty replacements.
I like the Blackburn head unit. So there you are. The best
pump may be a hybrid. Bill Brannon

Fortunately for me, I haven't had any of those problems.
I've had the pump since summer of 2000 and I've pretty much
used it as my "main" pump.

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Gerry said:

I have two: "JoeBlow Sport" and "Performance Hurricane"
both have the

PSI

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gauge on them. The latter pump was only $19.95 and proves
to have a more accurate reading (+/- 5 PSI) than JoeBlow.

Expect failures from the Hurricane. As I mentioned in a
previous posting I'm now on my fifth (or so) thanks to
Performance's no-questions-asked exchange policy. Most
failures are with the chuck (head). On the earlier ones
the lever pivot was a plastic rod which failed with some
regularity. After several failed I started replacing them
with a spring pin before I even used the pump. Eventually
Performance's source replaced these with a metal pin.

If you use your Hurricane long enough you'll notice the
pressure gauge needle will stop returning to zero. They'll
exchange the pump for this.

The last couple have failed because the chuck starts to
leak. The seal on the piston that the lever pushes against
fails. This failure mode is revealed if you hook the chuck
up to a closed presta valve, pump up some pressure, and
submerge the chuck.

I'm fortunate; the nearest bike shop is a Performance
store (about 2 miles away). Last time I exchanged a
Hurricane (a couple of months ago) the sales guy said
something about wanting to sell me a better pump. I
replied, "Why would I buy another pump when you give me a
new one every year or so?"

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GolfNut said:

Who manufactures the best ones Min-pumps and stand
up pumps

Zefal is the hands down winner in durable frame pumps. I
loved my old hpX, just simple and solid with good air volume
per stroke.

For minis, I've owned two cheapie Topeaks (one was stolen)
and they're amazingly durable.

Floor pumps? Silca's the classic, but there are plenty of
other nice ones, you can always take a spin to your local
shop and test a few with an inflation fiesta.

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: Who manufactures the best ones Min-pumps

I like the Topeak Turbo Morph:
topeak.compump 011.htmlOpen ↗

The Topeak Morphs are IMO one of the best range of mini
pumps you can buy, but you really need to replace the
supplied frame mount with something else (it's not very good
IMO). I haven't done so yet, but I'm thinking of buying a
pair of something like this nashbar.comprofileOpen ↗
moreimages.cfm?category=&subcategory=&sku=2258&brand= or
this performancebike.comcbolarge photo.cfmOpen ↗
?SKU=3023&Store=Bike

Anyone who has tried either of them, or even has some better
suggestions?

: and stand up pumps

SKS track pump (the classic made of steel and with wood
handle): sks-sks-Open ↗
germany.com/en/stage.php?mod=detail&cid=1&id=50&zg=4&seite-
=2&start=3

Easy to use and extremely reliable.

Best regards,

martin törnsten

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Captain's log. On StarDate Thu, 06 May 2004 23:07:19 GMT
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: Who manufactures the best ones Min-pumps

I like the Topeak Turbo Morph:
topeak.compump 011.htmlOpen ↗

The Topeak Morphs are IMO one of the best range of mini
pumps you can buy, but you really need to replace the
supplied frame mount with something else (it's not very
good IMO). I haven't done so yet, but I'm thinking of
buying a pair of something like this nashbar.c-nashbar.c-Open ↗
om/profile_moreimages.cfm?category=&subcategory=&sku=2258-
&brand= or this performancebike.comcbolaOpen ↗
rge_photo.cfm?SKU=3023&Store=Bike

Anyone who has tried either of them, or even has some
better suggestions?

I use a velcro strap like that for holding the end of my
Zefal frame pump in place; I imagine it would work fine for
a mini-pump as well. I'll bet your LBS sells them cheaper
than that, though, by they time you pay shipping.

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Zefal is the hands down winner in durable frame pumps. I
loved my old hpX, just simple and solid with good air
volume per stroke.

Ditto - 20 years and counting.

Guy
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