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Tioga pump head - a cautionary tale
I got all dressed up this morning and found myself unable to go, thanks to a
monumentally flat front tyre. It wasn't hard to find the rather substantive tear in the tube at the base of the valve stem. It wasn't hard either to figure out why it tore and tore where it did. It's because of my floor pump's head. A few weeks back I bought a Tioga Deluxe Alloy Floor Pump (http://www.bikes.com.au/html/s13_sho...uct.asp?id=422). The pump is fine but the head has a major problem. Even after you release the thumb lock it just won't let go. I have to wrestle it off and in the meantime if I'm too slow the tyre loses a lot of pressure and if I'm too quick I stress the tube and end up tearing it. Not good. So, first up, anyone looking at pumps be aware of the Tioga's pump head problem. Secondly, I'll replace the head ASAP. The drum seems to be either Silca or Topeak Smarthead, with some people less than convinced of the Silca for use with Schraeder valves. So, does anyone know of a Melbourne inner south bike shop that carries the Topeak? -- A: Top-posters. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? |
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Tioga pump head - a cautionary tale
DRS Wrote: I got all dressed up this morning and found myself unable to go, thank to monumentally flat front tyre. It wasn't hard to find the rathe substantiv tear in the tube at the base of the valve stem. It wasn't hard eithe t figure out why it tore and tore where it did. It's because of my floo pump's head A few weeks back I bought a Tioga Deluxe Alloy Floor Pum (http://www.bikes.com.au/html/s13_sho...uct.asp?id=422). Th pump is fine but the head has a major problem. Even after you releas th thumb lock it just won't let go. I have to wrestle it off and in th meantime if I'm too slow the tyre loses a lot of pressure and if I' to quick I stress the tube and end up tearing it. Not good So, first up, anyone looking at pumps be aware of the Tioga's pump hea problem. Secondly, I'll replace the head ASAP. The drum seems to b eithe Silca or Topeak Smarthead, with some people less than convinced of th Silc for use with Schraeder valves. So, does anyone know of a Melbourn inne south bike shop that carries the Topeak - A: Top-posters Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? dont CW? PS i tend to use the thumb-side of a clenched fist to jolt my pump of (place fist under pump - assuming valve is on whel near where meet ground - and bring up quickly ). lost too many valve heads/assemblie with recalcitrant pump assemblies refusing to let g -- flyingdutc |
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Tioga pump head - a cautionary tale
"DRS" wrote in message
... So, first up, anyone looking at pumps be aware of the Tioga's pump head problem. Secondly, I'll replace the head ASAP. The drum seems to be either Silca or Topeak Smarthead, with some people less than convinced of the Silca for use with Schraeder valves. So, does anyone know of a Melbourne inner south bike shop that carries the Topeak? Really? I'm still using my Silca for Presta and Schraeder and it works fine. The presta valve head just pushes on and the schraeder screws on. I guess if you're unco it might be tricky to unscrew quickly, but it's not been an issue for me. Just overinflate by 10psi to allow for any venting if you can't remove it quick enough.. hippy |
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Tioga pump head - a cautionary tale
"flyingdutch" wrote
in message DRS Wrote: [...] So, first up, anyone looking at pumps be aware of the Tioga's pump head problem. Secondly, I'll replace the head ASAP. The drum seems to be either Silca or Topeak Smarthead, with some people less than convinced of the Silca for use with Schraeder valves. So, does anyone know of a Melbourne inner south bike shop that carries the Topeak? dont CW? Yep. I got it from them tonight. I've fitted it to the pump but I haven't tried it yet. It'd better work, this is turning out to be one expensive pump. -- A: Top-posters. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? |
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Tioga pump head - a cautionary tale
"hippy" wrote in message
"DRS" wrote in message ... So, first up, anyone looking at pumps be aware of the Tioga's pump head problem. Secondly, I'll replace the head ASAP. The drum seems to be either Silca or Topeak Smarthead, with some people less than convinced of the Silca for use with Schraeder valves. So, does anyone know of a Melbourne inner south bike shop that carries the Topeak? Really? I'm still using my Silca for Presta and Schraeder and it works fine. The presta valve head just pushes on and the schraeder screws on. I guess if you're unco it might be tricky to unscrew quickly, but it's not been an issue for me. Just overinflate by 10psi to allow for any venting if you can't remove it quick enough.. Unscrew??? Heh. Maybe that explains why, when I told the bloke at CW I wanted the Topeak Smarthead upgrade kit he said, "Got a Silca, eh?" -- A: Top-posters. Q: What is the most annoying thing on Usenet? |
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"DRS" wrote in message ...
Unscrew??? Heh. Maybe that explains why, when I told the bloke at CW I wanted the Topeak Smarthead upgrade kit he said, "Got a Silca, eh?" I've got an old Silca and found the Schraeder end a bit annoying with the unscrewing and sometimes not getting a very good seal. I leave the pump set up for Presta and bought a Schraeder pump head with a locking lever from Super Cheap for about $3. This fits into the Presta head and works really well for Schraeder tyres and I pull it out for presta tyres. Bruce. Everywhere is within riding distance, if you have the time |
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