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Wingnut
PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:51 pm 
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My 20 yr old Silca...still going strong...

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stella-azzurra
PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 3:32 pm 
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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.

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uraqt
PostPosted: Thu Aug 02, 2012 3:36 pm 
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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"

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Wingnut
PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:02 am 
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Lol...I tell my kids "this bike pump is older than you!"

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mvogt46
PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 1:19 am 
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@Wingnut agree, my Silca is one of the newer models without the wooden handle but is excellent
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mdeth1313
PostPosted: Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:19 pm 
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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.

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kac
 Post subject: Another vote for Silca
PostPosted: Sat Aug 04, 2012 2:13 am 
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I use a Silca floor pump I purchased in 1982. No problems...ever. Easily replaced parts, but they rarely need replacement. It works...period.

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blantonator
PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:15 pm 
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daj wrote:
Replace the Lezyne head with a rennkompressor brass push-on head. Problem solved.

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how does the brass bush-on head work?

what holds it onto the valve stem?
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micky
PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 3:44 pm 
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The soft rubber inside the brass head which is replaceble when needed.

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blantonator
PostPosted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 7:31 pm 
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any US distributors sell it?
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KWalker
PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 6:08 pm 
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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.

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artray
PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 9:43 pm 
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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
PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 12:18 am 
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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

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HammerTime2
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Everyone loves the old Silcas. I'm not quite sure how old is old enough.
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bluesea
PostPosted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:43 am 
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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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