any road pump recommendations ?

On Mar 9, 7:19*pm, philcycles wrote:
On Mar 8, 5:46 pm, Jay Beattie wrote:



*Unlike Phil, I have broken Silca pumps at the top of the pump body
(where the cap screws in to the body) and had pump shafts shoot out
like arrows.
-- Jay Beattie.

The Silca heads aren't bad although I must confess that all of my
Silcas have Campys. And I was fortunate to be shown the proper grip on
the tire/head many years ago and have never had one break.

I'm not even complaining about the tendency to break at the pump head/
body connection -- which may be affected by how you hold the pump.
I'm talking about cracking at the cap/threaded portion of the body. I
think the plastic gets a little thin there. Again, not to rag
unnecessarily on the Silcas. I used them for years, too. -- Jay
Beattie.

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On Mar 9, 7:19 pm, philcycles wrote:
On Mar 8, 5:46 pm, Jay Beattie wrote:



Unlike Phil, I have broken Silca pumps at the top of the pump body
(where the cap screws in to the body) and had pump shafts shoot out
like arrows.
-- Jay Beattie.

The Silca heads aren't bad although I must confess that all of my
Silcas have Campys. And I was fortunate to be shown the proper grip on
the tire/head many years ago and have never had one break.

I'm not even complaining about the tendency to break at the pump head/
body connection -- which may be affected by how you hold the pump.
I'm talking about cracking at the cap/threaded portion of the body. I
think the plastic gets a little thin there. Again, not to rag
unnecessarily on the Silcas. I used them for years, too.

I remember drilling small holes through the cap/threaded portion, slipping
little rivets in the holes, and wrapping it all with electrical tape. Just
checked - one of the two Silca pumps on my 1970's bikes is still in that
condition, and still works.
Kerry