Good replacement pump heads?

My fav. is Topeak's twin head upgrade kit. A lever picks P
or S and the hose is long. Tom

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The head on my Zefal Husky floor pump is giving me grief, so I'm looking

for a

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replacement. It's a Schrader head with a Presta adaptor, which is OK --

but the

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rubber is worn out, and it never worked right on certain tubes anyway. So

I

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want something else. Normally I'd put a Silca head on, but it's nice to

have

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Schrader compatibility too. A better Presta adaptor would be fine. Any

ideas?

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Matt O.

On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 16:54:32 GMT, "Matt O'Toole" <[email hidden]>

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he head on my Zefal Husky floor pump is giving me grief, so
I'm looking for a replacement. It's a Schrader head with a
Presta adaptor, which is OK -- but the rubber is worn out,
and it never worked right on certain tubes anyway. So I
want something else. Normally I'd put a Silca head on, but
it's nice to have Schrader compatibility too. A better
Presta adaptor would be fine. Any ideas?

Topeak Smarthead. Pricy but the best thing if you need to do
both Presta and Schraeder.

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Originally posted by Matt O'Toole
The head on my Zefal Husky floor pump is giving me grief, so
I'm looking for a replacement. It's a Schrader head with a
Presta adaptor, which is OK -- but the rubber is worn out,
and it never worked right on certain tubes anyway. So I want
something else. Normally I'd put a Silca head on, but it's
nice to have Schrader compatibility too. A better Presta
adaptor would be fine. Any ideas?

Matt O.

I like the Topeak Smarthead mentioned by other posters.
I have the Zefal Husky pump and a Silca big brass Presta head that I use as an adapter in the Schrader. I just insert the Silca and lock it in the Schrader head with the thumb lock. The Silca head has a washer that can easily be replaced. You can also pop the Silca Presta unit out of the Schrader hose any time you want, whether it's to make it easier to remove the Presta connection from a tube or to use the pump on a Schrader tube.
The Zephal Husky is a good pump.

Silica makes a head that "goes both ways" You never have to
worry about not being able to get a replacement gasket.

Matt O'Toole said:

The head on my Zefal Husky floor pump is giving me grief,
so I'm looking for a replacement. It's a Schrader head
with a Presta adaptor, which is OK -- but the rubber is
worn out, and it never worked right on certain tubes
anyway. So I want something else. Normally I'd put a Silca
head on, but it's nice to have Schrader compatibility too.
A better Presta adaptor would be fine. Any ideas?

Silca has a new brass head with a not-wonderful schrader
fiting included. Good for "mostly presta" users.

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matt-<< The head on my Zefal Husky floor pump is giving me
grief, so I'm looking for a replacement. >><BR><BR>

Silca combo presta/schraeder, brass type, with a teeny hose
clamp-last pump head you will ever buy.

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matt-<< The head on my Zefal Husky floor pump is giving me
grief, so I'm looking for a replacement. >><BR><BR>

Silca combo presta/schraeder, brass type, with a teeny
hose clamp-last pump head you will ever buy.

If you buy this, or any Silca head, don't forget to buy a
supply of inserts (they're cheap) and a strap to hold it on
the valve after the first twenty times you use it. Also, get
to the ride early so your friends won't have to wait on you
while you try to get the Silca head to stay on.

Can you tell that I am no fan of Silca? I know this is
blasphemy coming from an old guy like me, but I have never
understood why people value them so highly. So what if they
last forever? I would rather have a $25 pump that works and
has to be replaced every five or six years than one that
doesn't work and lasts forever.

[censored] "curmudgeon" Durbin

daveornee said:

I have the Zefal Husky pump and a Silca big brass Presta
head that I use as an adapter in the Schrader. I just
insert the Silca and lock it in the Schrader head with
the thumb lock. The Silca head has a washer that can
easily be replaced. You can also pop the Silca Presta
unit out of the Schrader hose any time you want, whether
it's to make it easier to remove the Presta connection
from a tube or to use the pump on a Schrader tube. The
Zephal Husky is a good pump.

That's pretty much the setup I have now. But the Presta
adaptor is a Zefal one that came with my pump. It just isn't
as good as a Silca. I can't seem to find a replacement O-
ring for it either.

I'd be very happy to find a Silca head like yours, but the
ones I've seen don't look like they'd fit in a Schrader head
-- the hose nipple looks too long and skinny.

Matt O.

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daveornee said:

I have the Zefal Husky pump and a Silca big brass Presta
head that I use as an adapter in the Schrader. I just
insert the Silca and lock it in the Schrader head with
the thumb lock. The Silca head has a washer that can
easily be replaced. You can also pop the Silca Presta
unit out of the Schrader hose any time you want, whether
it's to make it easier to remove the Presta connection
from a tube or to use the pump on a Schrader tube. The
Zephal Husky is a good pump.

Matt O'Toole said:

That's pretty much the setup I have now. But the Presta
adaptor is a Zefal one that came with my pump. It just
isn't as good as a Silca. I can't seem to find a
replacement O-ring for it either.

I'd be very happy to find a Silca head like yours, but the
ones I've seen don't look like they'd fit in a Schrader
head -- the hose nipple looks too long and skinny.

The new Silca could be fitted to your pump hose with a hose
clamp. yellowjersey.orgpumpbits.htmlOpen ↗

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