Recommended high-volume floor-type bicycle pumps?

Why do you need a pump? I don't have one. I use the petrol station's
one.


On 7 Aug 2003 08:52:43 -0700, (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

Arpit wrote:

Why do you need a pump? I don't have one. I use the petrol station's
one.


And what do you do when you are 30 km from the nearest one?

--
Ted Bennett
Portland OR

Alex Rodriguez wrote:

For both bike and car tires, it is hard to beat the Zefal double shot. One
drawback is that the body is made out of plastic, so you have to be carefull
with it. I've had mine for about 10 years now and it still works well.
11 pumps on a 700X23 and I am just over 100psi. 50 pumps or so and I can
get a 195/50X15 tire up to 35psi from flat.

I run my MTB tires at 80, which takes at least 60 pumps from my Silca
floor pump. No idea how many it took with the doubleshot, but I was tired
way before the tire was hard enough to ride.

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Cheers,
Bev
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let them write it themselves." -- Anon.

On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 14:34:24 -0400, Alex Rodriguez wrote:

In article , says...

The Silca pumps are great quality pumps especially for high pressure road
tires, but the volume per stroke is rather low compared many other pumps.
For a mountain bike it isn't a big deal, but I wouldn't want to inflate
a car tire with it.

The best bicycle pump for inflating car tires would be the one with the
largest diameter barrel and longest stroke. The blackburn TPS-1 has a
pretty big barrel and stroke. So much so, that it is difficult to inflate
road bike tires with it. Maybe blackburn has resigned the double sided
schrader/presta head, but a problem I had a few years ago was the schrader
head had a check valve built into it which severly constricted the flow
of air to the tire. It considerably raised the effort needed to inflate
the tire.

For both bike and car tires, it is hard to beat the Zefal double shot. One
drawback is that the body is made out of plastic, so you have to be carefull
with it. I've had mine for about 10 years now and it still works well.
11 pumps on a 700X23 and I am just over 100psi. 50 pumps or so and I can
get a 195/50X15 tire up to 35psi from flat.
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50 pumps??? I can feel my aching back now.


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On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 19:23:58 -0700, Ted Bennett wrote:

Arpit wrote:

Why do you need a pump? I don't have one. I use the petrol station's
one.


And what do you do when you are 30 km from the nearest one?


That's easy. Curse and walk or wait.


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certainly not a high volume floor pump


On Fri, 08 Aug 2003 19:23:58 -0700, Ted Bennett
wrote:

Arpit wrote:

Why do you need a pump? I don't have one. I use the petrol station's
one.


And what do you do when you are 30 km from the nearest one?

"Rick Onanian" wrote in message
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On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 22:07:40 GMT, F1
wrote:
Getting a presta nozzle to fit on the air nozzle shouldn't be a big
problem.

Eh? I couldn't find any simple presta nozzles that I could
use with a standard compressor. I have to screw on one of
those terrible presta - schraeder adapters, which just
make it hard to get a good seal.

--
Rick Onanian

What about this?
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...645&Store=Bike

On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 20:43:59 GMT, F1
wrote:
Getting a presta nozzle to fit on the air nozzle shouldn't be a big
problem.

Eh? I couldn't find any simple presta nozzles that I could
use with a standard compressor. I have to screw on one of

What about this?
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...645&Store=Bike

Hmm...it hadn't occured to me to try it, but I suppose I
could come up with an adapter from threaded-CO2 size threads
to a thread used on air hoses.

Then I could use my existing inflator.

Thanks for the idea!

--
Rick Onanian

"The Real Bev" wrote in message
...
Alex Rodriguez wrote:

For both bike and car tires, it is hard to beat the Zefal double shot.
One
drawback is that the body is made out of plastic, so you have to be
carefull
with it. I've had mine for about 10 years now and it still works well.
11 pumps on a 700X23 and I am just over 100psi. 50 pumps or so and I
can
get a 195/50X15 tire up to 35psi from flat.

I run my MTB tires at 80, which takes at least 60 pumps from my Silca
floor pump. No idea how many it took with the doubleshot, but I was tired
way before the tire was hard enough to ride.

--
Call me lazy, but I still prefer my 20-buck Cambell-Hausfield 12 volt, from
Wally World. Agreed. most 12v pumps are junk, but this one actually works
well, and the pressure gauge seems to be accurate. And since no gas stations
around here have 'real' air anymore, just those electric pedestals that top
out around 40 pounds, I had to get something. Since all my bike riding is
within 'walk it back' range of car or home, I don't need a portable pump. If
I ever get rich/foolish enough to own a house with a garage, I'll have a
real compressor to use.

aem sends...

In article ,
(ant) wrote:

(Jon Noring) wrote in message
. com...

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

So, what do you recommend?

i had the distinct pleasure of using a floor pump today which blew any
other ive ever used away for ease, perceived quality, etc. it was
made, IIRC, by topeak, and the model is something like 'joe blow'.

anyways, in efforts to seat a ridiculously difficult-to-seat tire, i
repeatedly pumped a road 25c up to ludicrous pressures, let air out,
did again, etc etc. 160 psi was easier and faster for me with this
pump than using my own paltry blackburn to get anywhere near 100. your
psi may vary.

it also had a very secure and straightforward valve attachment, which
is distinct plus among many floor pumps whose crux involves attaching
the pump, not inflating the tube.

cheers,
anthony

I second this recommendation -- the Joe Blow pump is great and the
company fast and generous with customer support. Their new models have a
"Smart Head" which fits both Schraeder and Presta valves (I've used it
with both types and it works slick!). The pump also has an easy-to-read
gauge with an incrementally-adjustable "arrow" ring to see when you've
reached the desired pressure, a place to plug in the head when not in
use and a tether to lock the pump handle down.

--
L.Rodgers


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