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Wingnut	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:51 pm
Joined: Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:41 am Posts: 1340	My 20 yr old Silca...still going strong... _________________ "It never gets easier, you just go faster..." - Greg Lemond "I enjoy climbing...I enjoy seeing people disappear behind me." - Robert Millar
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Weenie	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:51 pm
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stella-azzurra	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 3:32 pm
Joined: Mon Jan 23, 2006 6:35 am Posts: 5036 Location: New York	My cheap Joe Blow floor pump has been working for the past 10 years. A lot of the issues with pumps that are constructed well and have a decent design comes down to customer usage. Some users simply do not know how to use a pump. _________________ I never took drugs to improve my performance at any time. I will be willing to stick my finger into a polygraph test if anyone with big media pull wants to take issue. If you buy a signed poster now it will not be tarnished later. --Graeme Obree
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uraqt	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 3:36 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:53 am Posts: 357	posting pictures of pumps, no I have really gone off the deep end... not as nice as Wingnut's but it "keeps getting the job done" Attachments: DSC02441.jpg [ 108.39 KiB | Viewed 967 times ]
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Wingnut	Post subject: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:02 am
Joined: Sat Jun 23, 2007 12:41 am Posts: 1340	Lol...I tell my kids "this bike pump is older than you!" _________________ "It never gets easier, you just go faster..." - Greg Lemond "I enjoy climbing...I enjoy seeing people disappear behind me." - Robert Millar
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mvogt46	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:19 am
Joined: Tue Sep 16, 2008 12:03 am Posts: 296 Location: Melbourne	@Wingnut agree, my Silca is one of the newer models without the wooden handle but is excellent
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mdeth1313	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:19 pm
Joined: Sat Apr 22, 2006 12:38 am Posts: 1760 Location: Dutchess County, NY	I have a 10 year old silca superpista that needed a replacement gasket after 7 years of daily use (4.95). At some point about 4 years ago I picked up a serfas floor pump, the 606 model or something like that for about 5 dollars w/ a gift card and while cheap, it's actually works really well. Never had an issue with it. _________________ Speedplay is the devil!
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kac	Post subject: Another vote for Silca Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:13 am
Joined: Sat Dec 04, 2010 5:31 pm Posts: 351	I use a Silca floor pump I purchased in 1982. No problems...ever. Easily replaced parts, but they rarely need replacement. It works...period. KAC
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blantonator	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:15 pm
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:36 pm Posts: 107	daj wrote: Replace the Lezyne head with a rennkompressor brass push-on head. Problem solved. how does the brass bush-on head work? what holds it onto the valve stem?
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micky	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:44 pm
Joined: Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:57 pm Posts: 3799 Location: Vicenza	The soft rubber inside the brass head which is replaceble when needed. _________________ ciclismo-espresso.com
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blantonator	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:31 pm
Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2010 8:36 pm Posts: 107	any US distributors sell it?
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KWalker	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:08 pm
Joined: Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:30 pm Posts: 4080 Location: Bay Area	I've had the same random Bontrager pump for the better part of 8-9 years and its worked like a charm. I don't get how some people break pumps, but I have noticed that several brands have terrible base joints. Specialized in particular has a pump body that screws onto the base, which loses its seal as the threads back out a bit. _________________ Don't take me too seriously. Bike Strava
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artray	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:43 pm
Joined: Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:08 pm Posts: 1365	I got a floor pump from Tesco's ,it cost £10 about 4 years ago and still works great. On rides I carry a tiny little pump it must be about 15cm or so and it works fine as well and gets my tyres up pretty hard about 100psi .
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todibble	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:18 am
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:35 pm Posts: 68 Location: NorCal	Everyone loves Silca. I bought one last year. It had a brass and plastic head. Broke in 1.5 tires. Thought, ok, maybe a fluke. Bough a new head, all medal, from QBP (but Silca branded). Broke after the second tire. Now the pump sits in the corner collecting dust. POS _________________ Team Mike's Bikes
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HammerTime2	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 1:16 am
Joined: Thu May 04, 2006 4:43 pm Posts: 5107 Location: Wherever there's a mountain beckoning to be climbed	Everyone loves the old Silcas. I'm not quite sure how old is old enough.
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Weenie	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 1:16 am
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bluesea	Post subject: Re: All I Want is a Pump That Works ... Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:43 am
Joined: Sun Dec 27, 2009 10:55 pm Posts: 114 Location: Honolulu	Had a late 80's orange Silca, Columbus tubing etc. It worked, it got old. Got a Spec Air Tool Pro. It worked, Silca got thrown out. Got over it.
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