Looking for a new floor pump. My 2 year old broke my Topeak. Also have a lezyne but it does not work as well.
Requirements:
Road and MTB (also seating tubeless if possible)
The Head should work with extenders, disc adapter would be great
Accurate and easy to read gauge.
Long term reliability.
http://silca.cc/...mp?variant=902502277
if you want to spend $450 and have a pump that lasts forever.
I have a Specialized Air Tool Pro that was around $120
http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_128372_-1___204670
I’m going on year five with this one. I had the same pump before this one for ~ 4 years and the only reason I bought a new one is the old one was stolen.
Trav
The best pump I’ve ever used (and own) is the Specialized Air Tool. I don’t even ride Specialized bikes, but these pumps are SO SWEET. I’ve been using mine for 5 years now. People who borrow this pump are instantly jealous.
I have had a Silca Super Pista for 20 years. You can put whatever head that you want on it. I wouldn’t pay $450 for the new version (sweet as it looks) but you can probably find the old ones NOS for a reasonable price.
I have an un-recomendation for the Lezyne brand. I bought into the hype of spending >$100 (the last pump you’ll ever buy!) - and it is beautiful, fancy, but the problem is just does not work very well. The head threads onto the valve stem, which is fine unless the valve stem has a removable core, which the head is expert at un-threading, resulting in a high speed discharge or the contents of the tube (air & sealant). Secondly, the seals and pressure gauge on mine failed after 8 months - they have this deal where you can either buy a kit from them or send it in for a re-build for a couple of weeks. It reminds me of the old jaguar cars that were almost intentionally high maintenance - but common, it is a pump - you should be able to inflate a tire and see how much pressure is in there with out extensive maintainece. In retrospect, I’d rather just get two joe blow pros and keep one at the office or car. They just work all of the time, cost $40 so if one does break, you chuck it and get a new one.
+1 for Specialized. Not sure what model I have, certainly not the Pro as I’d have remembered paying that much, maybe the next one down. I went to my LBS after my previous POS plastic pump broke, asked them what pump they used in their workshop, it was the Specialized so I bought that one. This was ~6 years ago, that pump gets used on an almost daily basis on my bikes, my car, my friends bikes, the kids bikes, push chairs, wheel barrow, etc and never had a single problem.
I really like my SKS Aircompressor 12.0. It has a big pressure gauge for my dying eyes, the head is idiot proof, and it can be found for around $40. My only gripe is the little hanger thingy on the head to hang it on the handle when not in use doesn’t work all that well.
I am right about 10 years of use on a Silca and it is still going strong! No question it is worth the extra $.
Any decent pump will work but pump heads differ. I’ve also been unhappy with lenzyne pumps. Not the pumps themselves but their pump heads are a pain to use. I replaced the pump head on my lenzyne with this:
http://www.amazon.com/Topeak-SmartHead-Bicycle-Floor-Upgrade/dp/B000FIE4JK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1437760594&sr=8-2&keywords=topeak+pump+head
The toppeak smart head. This pump head works great and will improve any pump.
A great affordable pump with a good head already on it is this serfas:
http://www.amazon.com/Serfas-FMP-500-Bicycle-Floor-Pump/dp/B000UV8I94/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1437760729&sr=8-4&keywords=bicycle+pump+serfas
i can tell you witch one i don’t like… the park tool home mechanic pump… it pumps tires up ok but the pressure reader is garbage.
I do a lot of mountain bike\ fat bike tubeless setup and bought a small air compressor… love it. so much better than a pump and you can find other uses for it. not much more expensive than a pump, even less expensive than really good floor\hand pumps.
i can tell you witch one i don’t like… the park tool home mechanic pump… it pumps tires up ok but the pressure reader is garbage.
I do a lot of mountain bike\ fat bike tubeless setup and bought a small air compressor… love it. so much better than a pump and you can find other uses for it. not much more expensive than a pump, even less expensive than really good floor\hand pumps.
x2. That Park Tool pump is bad for pumping up my kids soccer balls. It was incredibly cheap though.
i can tell you witch one i don’t like… the park tool home mechanic pump… it pumps tires up ok but the pressure reader is garbage.
I do a lot of mountain bike\ fat bike tubeless setup and bought a small air compressor… love it. so much better than a pump and you can find other uses for it. not much more expensive than a pump, even less expensive than really good floor\hand pumps.
I did get a compressor for the Fat bike and other tubeless MTB tires but its nice to just grab a pump and not having to fire up the compressor every time.
I agree with everything that was said about the Lezyne floor pump but I do really like their small hand pumps out on the road.
I will look at the S. pumps, just want to make sure they fit the extender like the Topeak does and the air cylinder has enough volume for a tubeless mtb tire in a pinch.
Thanks for the help
like artvark said, check out replacing the head. Not sure what a two year could break, but I’ve replaced the hose and head over the years on my 15 year old Joe Blow and its still going. Currently have a Bontrager head which is great cuz it has a super long hose.
like artvark said, check out replacing the head. Not sure what a two year could break, but I’ve replaced the hose and head over the years on my 15 year old Joe Blow and its still going. Currently have a Bontrager head which is great cuz it has a super long hose.
http://www.bontrager.com/model/06698?lang=en®ion=canada
LOL, there is not much a 2 year old can’t break but the hose is leaking now and I tried to fix it but I can’t find the problem.
If you just buy the head you might as well buy a new pump. I do like the head, its solid but does grab the the valve so tight that its hard to get it off at times and eventually leads to pulled out valves from the tube
Hello Redog and All,
With this one you can pump up your tires while your bike is hanging in the garage … or wherever …
http://forum.slowtwitch.com/cgi-bin/gforum.cgi?post=5603229#5603229
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-c3-19.2-volt-cordless-inflator/p-00911586000P
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Joe Blow…got it a year ago after my Lezye quit on me. Never regretted it.
Gotta go with the Specialized Air Tool Pro. Hell of a pump.
My Park floor pump did not fit my Renn Disc wheel so I sold it. My Joe Blow has trouble fitting this disc wheel. My Lezyne floor pump with the speed chuck works perfectly and better yet, the digital gauge is better than the analog gauge. I like my Lezyne pumps.
I really like Lezyne products but I have to admit I 100% share your sentiment on this one. My floor pump appears really well made, but makes the call of a dying whale with every pump stroke. Same issue with cores unthreading. It’s worse with my road drive hand pump. Couple weeks ago I was out in the woods on my CX bike and had just spent a couple minutes getting assailed by horseflies pumping up my tire. Unscrewed the pump and woooooooooosh. Hard to start all over again. Other than that, really well made product but not worth the price.
I had a Joe Blow Sport II previously, worked fantastic for several years until the seals in the head went. Easy to replace for $10. I would buy that pump again before anything.