Floor pump stuff

[suhacycles]

Hey ya'll,

So what do you guys like to use and any thoughts on the accuracy of those pressure gauges? I have an old Nashbar pump that has lasted over 12 yrs and works just fine but after comparing the pressures with a friend's Topeak it looks like I've been running my tires about 15 psi lower than I thought, assuming the Topeak was accurate. No wonder I always feel like my bike is so smooth...

Thanks,
HS

[false_aesthetic]

Accuracy supposedly comes with a 2nd hand-held pressure gauge.

[anthonymaietta]

What I use. Perfect.

[velobran]

My specialized pump is about 10psi difference from my friend's Blackburn. Unless I lost 10psi by taking the pump head off and riding one mile. I'm due for a new one. Probably pick up a Lezyne or Park.

[djg714]

The more I use my Lezyne, the more I like my old Silca Pista.....

[musgravecycles]

My beloved Super Pista finally gave up the ghost last year. At 11.4s recommendation I replaced it with a Specialized Air Tool Pro--couldn't be happier with it.

[giordana93]

all gauges eventually read low by about 10-15 psi over the years as the mechanical spring loses a few microns of compression. nothing wrong with the pump. just check the pressure against a good tire gauge and re-calibrate mentally when you use the old pump. I've got a 30 year old Medai that just won't die, but reads low by about 15. no biggie. almost everyone overinflates their tires anyway (hey, it says 125 psi on the sidewall! doh)

[critpix]

Really like the screw-on head of the Lezyne floor drive, gauge seems to reasonably accurate.

[HorsCat]

i recently purchased a lezyne screw-on to replace a broken 6 year old topeak joe blow. it (the lezyne) was a huge pita to use and therefore, in spite of its nice wooden handle and overall good styling, lasted less than a week. i returned it and replaced it with a far less stylish Serfas TCPG Floor Pump, which weighs much less, cost less than half and works at least four times better.

[Bssc]

SKS or Lezyne for personal use I change the hoses and heads one has a high pressure low volume coil hose with a Silca head

Silca now uses a plastic base

[Zimmermanbicycle]

Happy with my Lezyne
-Eric

[WFSTEKL]

I have a silca track pump that i bought in 1982. It still works great, although I've heard that the new ones are rubbish. Despite my success with the silca, I recently bought a Specialized something tool pro. Everything about it is great except for the chuck head. What a pos. I cut the fucker off and installed a spare silca brass chuck that I had in the parts bin. Now it is the best pump I own.

[El Chaba]

These guys may still have a stash of NOS metal base Silca track pumps:
www.veloclassique.com

[Blue Jays]

Absolutely love my top-of-the-line Lezyne floorpump.
Get accustomed to the threaded head and it's easy.

[suhacycles]

Thanks guys. Another good excuse to head to the LBS...

[Chooey]

The Zefal Husky is good stuff:

[Scott G.]

Easy to fix the Lezyne.

Hirame HP-20 from Jitensha Studio.

[fishtaco]

The more I use my Lezyne, the more I like my old Silca Pista.....

can you elaborate?

[Rodador]

Easy to fix the Lezyne.

Hirame HP-20 from Jitensha Studio.

That looks beautiful; but at $65, it makes the Lezyne a pretty expensive pump. Is there something wrong with the Lezyne slip chuck upgrade ($9.99)? It looks pretty nice:

[critpix]

If anyone wants to unload a spare lezyne hose/head, I'd buy it.