Which Best Stand/floor pump

[cougie uk]

I like this one, just replaced the rubbers on it so good for several more years yet.

https://www.blacks.co.uk/15895117/topeak-joeblow-sport-iii-pump-15895117/1345250/

I have this too - it's a good few years old and never let me down yet.

 

[Sharky]

Curious, I have a Halfords, car air compressor.

Works great with the car, but never attempted with my bike tyres.

Has anybody?

 

[Tenkaykev]

I chose mine as it is red and black so it matches my bike 😁

 

[Seevio]

Curious, I have a Halfords, car air compressor.

Works great with the car, but never attempted with my bike tyres.

Has anybody?

I haven't tried and it may be totally fine. I would advise caution as car tyres have much higher volume than cycle tyres. This means that the same amount of air results in a much higher pressure change in a bike. It would be very easy to go dangerously high.

Of course, this is if your car compressor can deliver the higher pressures typically found in bike tyres.

 

[si_c]

I haven't tried and it may be totally fine. I would advise caution as car tyres have much higher volume than cycle tyres. This means that the same amount of air results in a much higher pressure change in a bike. It would be very easy to go dangerously high.

Of course, this is if your car compressor can deliver the higher pressures typically found in bike tyres.

I think some of them can, but I'd be curious about how easily they achieve it, I'd expect the majority of them to struggle reaching anything around 100psi.

I've never tried to use one, I've managed perfectly fine with a regular foot pump that we keep in the boot and despite having a 50l compressor in the garage I rarely use it for pumping up tyres - just seating the occaisional tubeless tyre on a rim.

 

[teeonethousand]

Curious, I have a Halfords, car air compressor.

Works great with the car, but never attempted with my bike tyres.

Has anybody?

No..but I do use my Halfords floor pump on the car sometimes.

 

[Dadam]

I like this one, just replaced the rubbers on it so good for several more years yet.

https://www.blacks.co.uk/15895117/topeak-joeblow-sport-iii-pump-15895117/1345250/

Same one here. 5 years old now and still working fine. I recently lubed the shaft (!) with some silicone grease as it was catching a little but now smooth again.

 

[Dadam]

I haven't tried and it may be totally fine. I would advise caution as car tyres have much higher volume than cycle tyres. This means that the same amount of air results in a much higher pressure change in a bike. It would be very easy to go dangerously high.

Of course, this is if your car compressor can deliver the higher pressures typically found in bike tyres.

It's not a question of "amount of air". Pumps don't just try to fill X litres of air like filling a bucket. They work until they reach a certain pressure. I imagine one for domestic car use would not be dangerous. I doubt it would shift enough volume quickly enough to get to dangerous levels before you noticed, but obviously I wouldn't leave it unattended. Mine takes a good few minutes to fully inflate a flat car tyre. It doesn't state a maximum pressure but the manual does suggest a pressure for mountain bike tyres 30-50 psi and road bike 90-100, so this implies it can do these pressures. However mine works by setting a target pressure where it cuts off so this should be ok.

A garage one would certainly need care as it would deliver the volume quickly

 

[wiggydiggy]

Just on the subject of inflation I managed to blow two inner tubes up in 1 year last year, the first one was absolutely my fault where I used a 700x28c tube in a 700x42c tyre and blew it straight away. The second one was weird though as I deflated an inner tube to swap the wheels around, but when I put it on the new wheel (in the same tyre) it blew itself up as when I checked it was a 700x28c in a 700x42c wheel so no idea how it had not blown up before.

 

[MontyVeda]

I bought a Halfords pump about 10 years ago. It works. There may be better pumps out there but my tires are inflated.

I got one from Wilko about 15 years back. All plastic but only cost £7 and looked like it'd break in a few months... it's still going strong.

 

[YMFB]

I tried and failed to find a connector for my Giant stand pump so bought a SKS Rennkompressor from one of our LBS, mainly because it was the best one in both shops.

if anyone knows where I can buy a new connector for the Giant I’d be grateful.

 

[ColinJ]

The second one was weird though as I deflated an inner tube to swap the wheels around, but when I put it on the new wheel (in the same tyre) it blew itself up as when I checked it was a 700x28c in a 700x42c wheel so no idea how it had not blown up before.

Every time that I have HEARD(!!!) that happen it was either due to a rip in the tyre (which I am sure it wasn't in your case) or (more likely in your case) the person inflating the tube not noticing that it had been pinched between the tyre bead and rim.

 

[Dirtyhanz2]

I have got a joe blow had it for about 10 years works great
One day I am going to buy a vintage silca the true gold standard in pumps

 

[wiggydiggy]

Every time that I have HEARD(!!!) that happen it was either due to a rip in the tyre (which I am sure it wasn't in your case) or (more likely in your case) the person inflating the tube not noticing that it had been pinched between the tyre bead and rim.

The first one definitely, that blew a few seconds after inflating and gave me a nasty shock lol. The second one stayed up for as long as it took me took me to tidy everything away, and blew sometimes overnight. Bit weird.

 

[andrew_s]

There's no need to replace the whole pump if it's just the valve attachment that's failing
There are replacement heads/chucks widely available, and the hoses are all fairly similar so there's generally no need to stick with the same brand.
e.g.
https://www.freewheel.co.uk/truflo-track-mate-high-pressure-track-pump-head-qa4900
https://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/accessories/pumps/topeak-joe-blow-twin-head-replacement__30937
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/pumps/topeak-twinhead-pump-head-hose-upgrade-kit/