All I Want is a Pump That Works ...

[Wingnut]

My 20 yr old Silca...still going strong...

[stella-azzurra]

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.

[uraqt]

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"

[Wingnut]

Lol...I tell my kids "this bike pump is older than you!"

[mvogt46]

@Wingnut agree, my Silca is one of the newer models without the wooden handle but is excellent

[mdeth1313]

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.

[kac]

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

[blantonator]

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?

[micky]

The soft rubber inside the brass head which is replaceble when needed.

[blantonator]

any US distributors sell it?

[KWalker]

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.

[artray]

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 .

[todibble]

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

[HammerTime2]

Everyone loves the old Silcas. I'm not quite sure how old is old enough.

[bluesea]

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.