"Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles" wrote in message .com...
So, I'm looking to replace it with a *high-volumetric-capacity*
floor-type hand bicycle pump.

What brands/models are recommended based on durability/reliability,
volumetric capacity, accuracy of built-in pressure gauge, etc.?

As others have mentioned, the Zefal double-barrel pump put air in faster
than any others I've tried, but I found the pump really nasty to use... you
had to exert a lot of pressure on the upstroke, and it would do a number on
my back. Some of my customers had similar experiences.

But I should also ask if you're talking road or mountain bike use. For
mountain bikes, you need large volumes of air at relatively low pressure, so
something with a fairly fat barrel might work fine. But for a road bike,
you'll die before getting enough force to push air from the pump barrel into
your tire, so a pump with a skinnier barrel works much better. Doesn't put
air in as fast, but how fast does it need to be? I can inflate a road bike
tire very quickly with the basic Wrench Force "Air Slim" pump, which runs
about $30. Nice head on it too; works equally well with either type of
valve, and even comes with both a mattress inflator and ball needle. Such a
deal!

--Mike--
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com

"Jon Noring" wrote in message
om...
Our trusty floor bicycle pump is falling apart after many years of use,
mostly for maintaining automobile tire pressure.

So, I'm looking to replace it with a *high-volumetric-capacity*
floor-type hand bicycle pump.

What brands/models are recommended based on durability/reliability,
volumetric capacity, accuracy of built-in pressure gauge, etc.?

[Note that I am NOT interested in a portable car battery powered pump,
which don't work much better than high-capacity floor-type hand pumps
anyway. If I ever need the higher capacity (and so far have not needed
it), I'd get a refillable air canister (the 6 gallon, 100 psi type).]

So, what do you recommend?

Thanks.

Jon Noring

My Air Slim is a good pump for me. You can even pump up trispoke
wheels and many discs if you switch the schraeder and presta sides of
the pump head. The internals are quite simple. Just press the lever's
pivot pin out, and you can guess the rest.