Pumps
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Joe24
More serious cyclist than Bonj
- Location
- Nottingham
bonj said:
Thanks for the offer Bonj. I'm going to put some money that get for xmas and get a good track pump with the paper round tips, and a good-ish pump for the bike with some money i get for xmas.
I've looked at the Blackburn Mini Air Stick and the Topeak Mini Morph to go on the bike, and maybe the Blackburn TPS2 Sport for at home.
What do you reckon?
if i were getting one for the bike i'd get
this
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360026531&N=LifeLine Carbon Mini Pump
this
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360026531&N=LifeLine Carbon Mini Pump
Dave5N
Über Member
- Location
- Outside The Little Nibble
Joe Blow is the best I have used.
Park Tools is the best I own.
TBH the cheapy one, (Biko?) has never given me the slightest problem.
Park Tools is the best I own.
TBH the cheapy one, (Biko?) has never given me the slightest problem.
I picked up a decathlon one at a car boot for £3 - it's very good quality and the guage seems to be better than the Halfords one I had before and paid £20 for (about the same new price as the Decathlon).
I've got a topeak mini pump. It's pants - I can get it to about 85psi at which point I'm absolutely knackered.
I've got a topeak mini pump. It's pants - I can get it to about 85psi at which point I'm absolutely knackered.
jashburnham
New Member
I use a Park Tools trackpump and carry topeak micro rocket and an innovations air chuck SL CO2 inflator with me on rides. C02 inflators are brilliant, and the cartridges can be had very cheaply from http://www.tyreinflators.co.uk
A 16gm cartridge will inflate a 700x23 to 120 psi in about 2 seconds!
A 16gm cartridge will inflate a 700x23 to 120 psi in about 2 seconds!
Joe24
More serious cyclist than Bonj
- Location
- Nottingham
I bought the pumps at the weekend. I got the Blackburn Airstick for the bike which i like. Cant remember which track pump i got. It works, not bad. It does help though if you know which way the lever needs to be to be locked and unlocked.
Joe, how easy is the track pump to attach and detach from your bike's valve?
(i presume presta)? only ask 'cos for my 'home' pump i'm currently using a battery operated pump, which pumps up really well, but is less than ideal due to the fact that (1) its battery is crap so have to swap it for my drill's battery which doesn't fit properly so have to hold it on, but mainly (2) it has to screw on, and it's a pain in the arse to unscrew without risking letting some air out while unscrewing it. so am thinking about a track pump, aswell as another pump for the bike 'cos the axiom inflatair doesn't hold very well onto the bracket i've got.
anybody got an aldi or wilko's track pump? that would be my first port of call...
(i presume presta)? only ask 'cos for my 'home' pump i'm currently using a battery operated pump, which pumps up really well, but is less than ideal due to the fact that (1) its battery is crap so have to swap it for my drill's battery which doesn't fit properly so have to hold it on, but mainly (2) it has to screw on, and it's a pain in the arse to unscrew without risking letting some air out while unscrewing it. so am thinking about a track pump, aswell as another pump for the bike 'cos the axiom inflatair doesn't hold very well onto the bracket i've got.
anybody got an aldi or wilko's track pump? that would be my first port of call...
Joe24
More serious cyclist than Bonj
- Location
- Nottingham
The pump isnt too bad to get on the presta valve, and easy to get on the Shreder( dont know how to spell it) valve. It is harder on the front one because i managed to bend the valve because i was trying to put it on went the valve was on lock. It does let abit of air out when you use it on the presta valve, but i think its because i may be doing it abit wrong.
got the joe blow 11 and it's brill
the shame is that it's so much fun to use but it does a tyre from flat to 120psi in no time at all
once I had s low flat that needed pumping up every single morning, I left fixing it for months and pumped it up every morning with a regular pump, up to hard as too
the new pump feels real good, even after all this time
the shame is that it's so much fun to use but it does a tyre from flat to 120psi in no time at all
once I had s low flat that needed pumping up every single morning, I left fixing it for months and pumped it up every morning with a regular pump, up to hard as too
the new pump feels real good, even after all this time
i got a track pump from je james today, looks good but haven't used it yet. It's got a nice pipe, and guage that goes up to 160 so that will be plenty.
still after a pump for the bike, the lbs i got the roadair from said they will "try to include it in the returns - you never know" so i'm dropping it in tomorrow.
but just found a little velcro strap that holds the axiom on securely - so all is good
still after a pump for the bike, the lbs i got the roadair from said they will "try to include it in the returns - you never know" so i'm dropping it in tomorrow.
but just found a little velcro strap that holds the axiom on securely - so all is good
small fish
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Manchester
I got a Decathlon 'Clever 7000' track pump for £13.99 at the weekend. They had loads in the Stockport branch.
I reckon it's a real bargain - seems really well built and automatically adapts for presta/schrader valves which is neat (and useful cos we have several bikes in the family)
I've only used it once but it was pretty much effortless to top up from 80 - 100psi. Only minor criticism is that the numbers on the guage are quite small.
I reckon it's a real bargain - seems really well built and automatically adapts for presta/schrader valves which is neat (and useful cos we have several bikes in the family)
I've only used it once but it was pretty much effortless to top up from 80 - 100psi. Only minor criticism is that the numbers on the guage are quite small.
