Ryan Cousineau wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Dogfighting <[email protected]> wrote:
>>Is there a few floor pumps that stand as the best ?
> The cheap ones. Really. Nashbar blue, MEC red, the $20-25 pumps with 160
> psi capacity and a built-in gauge. Unless you're a bike shop or a fan of
> the classic aesthetics of a Silca pump, there's no point in buying
> anything else.
Ignoring aesthetics, I'd choose one based on how it performs.
I use my bike pump to top off my car tires too. The Topeak Smarthead
works very well for fitting onto car tire valvs, including shorter ones
that are partially hidden by a hub cab. Most other bike pump heads
aren't so good for that.
I also like a pump that puts out a lot of PSI per stroke, and my
Blackturn TP-3 (home pump)does that better than my other pump, a Topeak
Joe Blow Pro (office pump). I combined what I like about the two and
put a Topeak Smarthead on my Blackburn and that works out great.
Either pump works fine, but Topeak's pressure gauge markings make no
sense. They put an even number of markings between each 20psi marking,
so to put in say 90 psi, the needle is in between two markings. Even
worse, try putting in 35psi. I know, close enough is good enough, but I
actually have to think about what I'm doing to put the same amount in
multiple tires as on a car.
As for "the cheap ones", given a choice of a cheaper or even free Joe
Blow Sport and paying for a Joe Blow Pro or the equivalent Blackburn,
I'd pay for the latter because they just work so much better.
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