Help me find a good pump...
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Help me find a good pump...
Postby anonymousmoose » Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:53 am
It was very sturdy and high quality, it was all metal or aluminium and extended quite large for a small mini pump.
I tested a few pumps at the bike shop today and they were all cheap plastic... I want one like the one I had. Any ideas where to get one from for a good price?
EG, what about this one?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/290784687281" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
or this?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/TOPEAK-Maste ... 43b508578e" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby A_P » Sat Nov 03, 2012 9:56 am
+1Matt_Matt wrote:Very happy with it's roadside performance.
i have 3 pumps from this brand, couldn't recommend them highly enough.
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby rkelsen » Sat Nov 03, 2012 10:00 am
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby TDC » Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:40 pm
http://www.torpedo7.com.au/products/GYP ... auge-gm-71" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby anonymousmoose » Sat Nov 03, 2012 2:32 pm
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby JustJames » Sat Nov 03, 2012 3:13 pm
For one thing, it's metal not plastic. For another, it has a flexi air hose to connect to the valve.
While you're at it, order a Lezyne Floor Drive for home use.
Then come back and thank us for our good advice.
That is all.
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby ball bearing » Sat Nov 03, 2012 3:31 pm
Yep. Lezyne for all the above reasons. The flexi hose is vital. The rigid types are a real pain.JustJames wrote:Buy the Lezyne Road Drive.
For one thing, it's metal not plastic. For another, it has a flexi air hose to connect to the valve.
While you're at it, order a Lezyne Floor Drive for home use.
Then come back and thank us for our good advice.
That is all.
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby anonymousmoose » Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:01 pm
A bit more than I want to spend I'm afraid. Looks like a great pump.ball bearing wrote:JustJames wrote:Buy the Lezyne Road Drive
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Postby DarrylH » Sat Nov 03, 2012 5:09 pm
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby JustJames » Sat Nov 03, 2012 5:35 pm
Yes, they are spendy.anonymousmoose wrote:A bit more than I want to spend I'm afraid. Looks like a great pump.ball bearing wrote:JustJames wrote:Buy the Lezyne Road Drive
But you will only buy once.
Pumps that rely on a lever to squash a rubber donut to clamp against the valve eventually stop working. Then you buy another pump.
How many cheap pumps will you buy?
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby rkelsen » Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:03 pm
Observe this, for it is wisdom.JustJames wrote:Yes, they are spendy.
But you will only buy once.
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby ldrcycles » Sat Nov 03, 2012 8:14 pm
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby Mulger bill » Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:29 am
Now I have four. One for each bike.
The floor pump is a Giyo from T7 but I bought a Lezyne hose and chuck assembly to replace the OEM after 8 months. When it does eventually fall off the perch I will get yet another Lezyne.
In the name of fairness, I will gripe on the alloy bracket supplied with the road drive. While it looks stunning, if the strap should fail for any reason your pump is bouncing down the road.
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby ldrcycles » Sun Nov 04, 2012 8:57 am
Oh yea i forgot about that, my first Lezyne died when it came off and went through my back wheel . Easy fix though, now i don't use frame mounts and just put it up the leg of my knicks.Mulger bill wrote:
In the name of fairness, I will gripe on the alloy bracket supplied with the road drive. While it looks stunning, if the strap should fail for any reason your pump is bouncing down the road.
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby Whorl » Sun Nov 04, 2012 11:32 am
Is that a pump in your pants or do you just enjoy riding?ldrcycles wrote:Oh yea i forgot about that, my first Lezyne died when it came off and went through my back wheel . Easy fix though, now i don't use frame mounts and just put it up the leg of my knicks.Mulger bill wrote:
In the name of fairness, I will gripe on the alloy bracket supplied with the road drive. While it looks stunning, if the strap should fail for any reason your pump is bouncing down the road.
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby coyote » Sun Nov 04, 2012 12:04 pm
Comes in hady when things like this happen on this mornings ride.
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby il padrone » Sun Nov 04, 2012 11:55 pm
Mine has a plastic bracketMulger bill wrote:In the name of fairness, I will gripe on the alloy bracket supplied with the road drive. While it looks stunning, if the strap should fail for any reason your pump is bouncing down the road.
But I too have broken the strap (luckily just starting off, so did not damage the pump). The leg of my baggy shorts snagged the top of the pump and ripped it out Without the strap the pump don't stay there at all. Eventually I got the strap stitched up and it works again.
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby usernameforme » Mon Nov 05, 2012 2:53 pm
Does it actually reach this pressure? I'm looking around for a CO2 alternative for a quick fix on the road.coyote wrote:Another + for Lezyne, they three models/size's, I got the Pressure Drive - 120psi Max with a big barrel for volume
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby DoogleDave » Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:08 pm
I always carry this pump in addition to CO2 and after changing a puncture I use the pump to inflate the tyre to around 20psi or so and then use the CO2 to inflate the rest of the way (to around 120psi).
Had to do this during the Around the Bay ride the other week after getting a tack puncture and a few minutes later I was off and riding again with new tube installed.
The road drive has a very solid aluminium feel and also has the flex hose with air bleed system and is quite thin and unobtrusive.
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby anonymousmoose » Mon Nov 05, 2012 5:15 pm
What about this pump specifically?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FI ... PDKIKX0DER" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby JustJames » Mon Nov 05, 2012 6:47 pm
The last one was a very pretty carbon fibre number that matched my bike. It died on probably its 5th use. I bought the Lezyne, which I expect to last for many years.
More recently my floor pump became unacceptably idiosyncratic. It was also replaced by a Lezyne, anf that too looks like it will last a very long time.
Buy good stuff, buy once. Life is too short to buy garbage.
Nobody ever bought something and then said "you know, this is too nice, I wish i'd bought cheaper."
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
Postby anonymousmoose » Mon Nov 05, 2012 6:51 pm
Just to clarify, this one is garbage? It seemed to get good reviews.JustJames wrote: Buy good stuff, buy once. Life is too short to buy garbage.
Nobody ever bought something and then said "you know, this is too nice, I wish i'd bought cheaper."
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Re: Help me find a good pump...
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