Bikehut track pump gauge

[Custom24]

bought a bikehut track pump this evening from Halfords. £20. Tested it at home and gauge is not accurate versus my two topeak frame mounted pumps and versus the gauge I use to check the car.

Will return it tomorrow. Have had a cheaper track pump before from them, which I still have, that has same problem.

Wondering if the boardman or the Joe blow they have, both about £30, would be any better?

 

[S-Express]

How do you know which of your gauges is accurate? The Bikehut pump could be accurate and all the others could be wrong?

 

[Custom24]

How do you know which of your gauges is accurate? The Bikehut pump could be accurate and all the others could be wrong?

I have some other gauges, they all agree with the three I am using here. The other Halfords pump I still have exploded a tyre once, which led me to check its gauge versus my other gauges and come to this conclusion.

Do you know of a way to set up a reference standard?

 

[snorri]

Do you know of a way to set up a reference standard?

Send it away for a calibration check to somewhere like this http://www.calibrate.co.uk/pressure-calibration/ but expect to pay a lot more than the purchase price.

How inaccurate do you think the gauge is? Can't you just add or subtract a correction factor to the reading?

 

[Custom24]

Send it away for a calibration check to somewhere like this http://www.calibrate.co.uk/pressure-calibration/ but expect to pay a lot more than the purchase price.

How inaccurate do you think the gauge is? Can't you just add or subtract a correction factor to the reading?

It under reads at 110psi by 10psi and overreads at 60psi by 10psi. They are the only two points I checked. I don't want to have to pfaff around with correction. I would like a gauge I trust. So, it is going back.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Confucius says: Man with two watches never sure of right time.

 

[Custom24]

Confucius says: Man with two watches never sure of right time.

Man has returned one of the watches. In modern parlance, I have a single version of the truth.

 

[midlife]

I only have one track pump, a cheap but very cheerful Raleigh...I wonder if it reads right. Guess I will never know

Shaun

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Man has returned one of the watches. In modern parlance, I have a single version of the truth.

Confusius says: Man still unsure. He said still has two other watches.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Joe blow

is your answer for, erm, smooth pumping.
Don't know if mine keeps the right pressure reading.
Does it matter? My bum tells me when my tyres are too soft or too hard

 

[winjim]

What's the measurement uncertainty for a cheap track pump gauge anyway?

 

[Custom24]

Confusius says: Man still unsure. He said still has two other watches.

Remaining watches agree. Man at peace.

 

[Custom24]

Not sure of time

• Custom24
• 3 Mar 2017

Yesterday, Reading

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Not sure of time

• Custom24
• 3 Mar 2017

Yesterday, Reading

Confusius says: Custom 24 man with many watches must learn calculations for average.

 

[NorthernDave]

The Joe Blow is a good pump (I've got one).
The Boardman one looks nicer, but I've no idea how it functions.

If you do go for the Joe Blow do check prices elsewhere first as Halfords will price match. I saved a good few quid doing that.