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Recommended high-volume floor-type bicycle pumps?
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 |
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Recommended high-volume floor-type bicycle pumps?
Jon Noring wrote:
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 High Volume? There is only one . . . . . Zefal Double Shot |
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Recommended high-volume floor-type bicycle pumps?
"K.B.Rook" writes:
High Volume? There is only one . . . . . Zefal Double Shot So I have a Double Shot (no longer made, it seems), and wondered if somebody knows a source of spare parts for these pumps ?? I have used it for many things, including pumping up the tires of my car quickly. - Don Gillies San Diego, CA |
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Donald Gillies wrote:
So I have a Double Shot (no longer made, it seems), It's been renamed the "Alaskan" which I believe is still made. --Bill Davidson -- Please remove ".nospam" from my address for email replies. I'm a 17 year veteran of usenet -- you'd think I'd be over it by now |
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Donald Gillies wrote:
So I have a Double Shot (no longer made, it seems) No longer made? Maybe not, but still available http://tinyurl.com/jckq and on sale, too! |
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Recommended high-volume floor-type bicycle pumps?
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, K.B.Rook wrote: Jon Noring wrote: 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. High Volume? There is only one . . . . . Zefal Double Shot My Zefal Double Shot (concentric pistons) is still working fine, sorry to read in another post that it is not available any more?? As well as cycle tires (good for over 200 psi), it's a nice quiet way to add a few psi to my car tires if I don't feel like listening to the noise of the _very_loud_ Sears compressor. Before that I wore out a Zefal Plus (lasted 10 years or so), which was also a double acting (works when both pushing and pulling) pump that had the two cylinders side-by-side. Only problem with the Plus was the check valve at the bottom, I repaired the spring (with a spring cut from a retractable ball point pen) several times before retiring the pump, I think it ingested dirt and other stuff because the inlet was so close to the floor. -- Doug Milliken |
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Before that I wore out a Zefal Plus (lasted 10 years or so), which was also a double acting (works when both pushing and pulling) pump that had the two cylinders side-by-side. Only problem with the Plus was the check valve at the bottom, I repaired the spring (with a spring cut from a retractable ball point pen) several times before retiring the pump, I think it ingested dirt and other stuff because the inlet was so close to the floor. -- Doug Milliken Hey, I had one of those and I bought it in 1984. When I couldn't maintain any pressure in it, I suspected the plastic (yes! plastic!) cup was worn out. I tried to contact Zefal about parts and they just laughed. So, you're saying I should look for a spring, eh? it's still in the garage. Pat in TX |
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Recommended high-volume floor-type bicycle pumps?
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Pat wrote: cylinders side-by-side. Only problem with the Plus was the check valve at the bottom, I repaired the spring (with a spring cut from a retractable ball point pen) several times before retiring the pump, I think it ingested dirt and other stuff because the inlet was so close to the floor. -- Doug Milliken Hey, I had one of those and I bought it in 1984. When I couldn't maintain any pressure in it, I suspected the plastic (yes! plastic!) cup was worn out. I tried to contact Zefal about parts and they just laughed. So, you're saying I should look for a spring, eh? On the side-by-side Zefal it was a bad check valve spring when, after you push down on the pump, the handle comes back up (not just a little, but all the way up). This valve is a little bit of plastic with a spring behind it, the spring corroded, iirc it is all located in the base molding. |
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Hey, I had one of those and I bought it in 1984. When I couldn't maintain any pressure in it, I suspected the plastic (yes! plastic!) cup was worn out. I tried to contact Zefal about parts and they just laughed. So, you're saying I should look for a spring, eh? On the side-by-side Zefal it was a bad check valve spring when, after you push down on the pump, the handle comes back up (not just a little, but all the way up). This valve is a little bit of plastic with a spring behind it, the spring corroded, iirc it is all located in the base molding. Oh, damn! That's not my problem. On mine, it kind of wheezes and I could pump forever without getting enough air in the tube to bring the pressure past 20 psi. I figured air was leaking past the cup. If I grease it with white grease really well, it works for a few minutes---maybe even long enough to fill one tube. But by the time I get to the other tire, I can't get any volume anymore. Pat in TX |
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Recommended high-volume floor-type bicycle pumps?
"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 I just bought an air compressor at Sears for $119.95 (now on sale for $99!) and it goes up to 125 psi and will work with all other air tools. I was going to do the same thing you did, but considering the cost of a mechanical pump I decided to look at a compressor: now I don't even have to bother pumping. It has a built-in regulator so you can set your pressure and it will only inflate to that number. It's compact and inexpensive. It comes with an accessory kit- the tire pressure guage is cheap, but other than that it is a study product. I'd give it a thought. Here is a link to the product: http://tinyurl.com/jb9p |
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