Poundland mini pump
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New Horizon
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Surely the point is that they must be made in China, exploiting cheap labour, using precious resources both in the manufacture and shipping, only to be tossed in the bin the first time they're used. I don't see that as responsible consuming.
New Horizon
Guru
Surely the point is that they must be made in China, exploiting cheap labour, using precious resources both in the manufacture and shipping, only to be tossed in the bin the first time they're used. I don't see that as responsible consuming.
I agree with NH. Nothing wrong with that process - cheap labourers have as much right to a crust as expensive ones - but you do need a usable product at the end of it. It's not like cheap food, which may taste horrible but is functionally ok. There is a minimum price for manufacturing a working bike pump and £1 is a long way below it. You need to be spending at least a fiver.
Buy cheap, buy twice, as they say.
Buy cheap, buy twice, as they say.
I agree with NH. Nothing wrong with that process - cheap labourers have as much right to a crust as expensive ones - but you do need a usable product at the end of it. It's not like cheap food, which may taste horrible but is functionally ok. There is a minimum price for manufacturing a working bike pump and £1 is a long way below it. You need to be spending at least a fiver.
Buy cheap, buy twice, as they say.
Buy cheap, buy twice, as they say.
I bought the Tesco pump for a quid, I assume they are similar, my friend used it, in the rain, one taxi ride later and they got home swearing their revenge on it. The thing wouldn't stay on the valve for them, I however of "clamp hands" fame managed to keep it in place AND fill the tube. however it wasn't raining and cold, nor was I outside and tired when I tried it.
since then it disintegrated without physical assistance, I honestly doubt it would have stood up to being dropped.
When you REALLY WILL depend on something, its worth spending the money.
poundlands Hi viz jackets are an ok purchase though I hear.
since then it disintegrated without physical assistance, I honestly doubt it would have stood up to being dropped.
When you REALLY WILL depend on something, its worth spending the money.
poundlands Hi viz jackets are an ok purchase though I hear.
I bought the Tesco pump for a quid, I assume they are similar, my friend used it, in the rain, one taxi ride later and they got home swearing their revenge on it. The thing wouldn't stay on the valve for them, I however of "clamp hands" fame managed to keep it in place AND fill the tube. however it wasn't raining and cold, nor was I outside and tired when I tried it.
since then it disintegrated without physical assistance, I honestly doubt it would have stood up to being dropped.
When you REALLY WILL depend on something, its worth spending the money.
poundlands Hi viz jackets are an ok purchase though I hear.
since then it disintegrated without physical assistance, I honestly doubt it would have stood up to being dropped.
When you REALLY WILL depend on something, its worth spending the money.
poundlands Hi viz jackets are an ok purchase though I hear.
I bought the Tesco pump for a quid, I assume they are similar, my friend used it, in the rain, one taxi ride later and they got home swearing their revenge on it. The thing wouldn't stay on the valve for them, I however of "clamp hands" fame managed to keep it in place AND fill the tube. however it wasn't raining and cold, nor was I outside and tired when I tried it.
since then it disintegrated without physical assistance, I honestly doubt it would have stood up to being dropped.
When you REALLY WILL depend on something, its worth spending the money.
poundlands Hi viz jackets are an ok purchase though I hear.
since then it disintegrated without physical assistance, I honestly doubt it would have stood up to being dropped.
When you REALLY WILL depend on something, its worth spending the money.
poundlands Hi viz jackets are an ok purchase though I hear.
I've bought several (15" frame) pumps in a local pound shop. One, I carry on my Peugeot and have used it quite a few times and it works fine. One, I cut down to size to fit the pump pegs on my Raleigh Twenty (couldn't find an 11" pump anywhere) and it's been used a few times without problems. I got a third recently and dismantled it and took the rubber washer out of it to replace the worn out one in the original metal bodied pump on my Rudge roadster project. This worked very well.
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