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Donga Wrote: Can anyone recommend a workshop-quality track pump? In our bike room at work (40 users) we had a $90 Topeak that lasted around a year until it shat itself internally and in the 'smart head'. We need a new one, that will last rather longer. Silca. None of this new fangled plastic crap. Alas, mine is in Oz. It's been replaced with a cheap, but so far effective, Planet-X one hippy pump up the jam, pump it up -- hippy |
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hippy wrote:
Donga Wrote: Can anyone recommend a workshop-quality track pump? In our bike room at work (40 users) we had a $90 Topeak that lasted around a year until it shat itself internally and in the 'smart head'. We need a new one, that will last rather longer. For $100 you can buy a compressor. Get everyone to chuck in $2.50 and you're there. You may want a few more $$ for a chain to anchor it to a wall. (Can't trust bikies). Theo |
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Theo Bekkers Wrote: For $100 you can buy a compressor. Get everyone to chuck in $2.50 and you're there. You may want a few more $$ for a chain to anchor it to a wall. (Can't trust bikies). Are you talking about a little compressor (the size you carry in the boot of a car), or a big one? I would have thought the danger is from those whose transportation is large enough to carry a compressor. The chain and padlock cost almost as much as a cheap track pump. -- ghostgum |
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ghostgum wrote:
Theo Bekkers Wrote: For $100 you can buy a compressor. Get everyone to chuck in $2.50 and you're there. You may want a few more $$ for a chain to anchor it to a wall. (Can't trust bikies). Are you talking about a little compressor (the size you carry in the boot of a car), or a big one? I would have thought the danger is from those whose transportation is large enough to carry a compressor. A littly you can carry of with one arm. Unfortunately honest people are getting more scarce. Theo |
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On May 11, 10:29 am, "Theo Bekkers" wrote:
hippy wrote: Donga Wrote: Can anyone recommend a workshop-quality track pump? In our bike room at work (40 users) we had a $90 Topeak that lasted around a year until it shat itself internally and in the 'smart head'. We need a new one, that will last rather longer. For $100 you can buy a compressor. Get everyone to chuck in $2.50 and you're there. You may want a few more $$ for a chain to anchor it to a wall. (Can't trust bikies). Electricity's free and carbon-neutral, compressors don't risk blowing tyres off rims when mis-used, I've seen plenty of presta valve fittings for airlines in my time too .. yeah. great idea. Maybe they can just drive to work? Theo |
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Bleve wrote:
Theo Bekkers wrote: For $100 you can buy a compressor. Get everyone to chuck in $2.50 and you're there. You may want a few more $$ for a chain to anchor it to a wall. (Can't trust bikies). Electricity's free and carbon-neutral, No, but people have been known to fart when using manual pumps. compressors don't risk blowing tyres off rims when mis-used, You can't help stupidity, and even cyclists will learn :-) On the other hand, a cheap compressor won't do much more than 120 lbs anyway. I've seen plenty of presta valve fittings for airlines in my time too There's one on the end of the airline of my pump. Geez, there's one on the other pump as well. Wow, there's one on the little short airline I made up for the compressor too. Bloody things are everywhere. .. yeah. great idea. Glad you liked it mate. Maybe they can just drive to work? Nah. Theo |
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ghostgum wrote:
If you could have two pumps, one for schader and one for presta ... ....if you could get everyone to see reason, and use schraeder valves... :-) BTH |
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BT Humble wrote:
ghostgum wrote: If you could have two pumps, one for schader and one for presta ... ...if you could get everyone to see reason, and use schraeder valves... :-) Schraeder valves don't hold high pressure as well. And they weigh an extra gram!! Theo |
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hippy wrote:
Donga Wrote: Can anyone recommend a workshop-quality track pump? In our bike room at work (40 users) we had a $90 Topeak that lasted around a year until it shat itself internally and in the 'smart head'. We need a new one, that will last rather longer. Silca. None of this new fangled plastic crap. Alas, mine is in Oz. It's been replaced with a cheap, but so far effective, Planet-X one hippy pump up the jam, pump it up I bought a el cheapo plastic pump to replace my Silca that had never really worked properly and the plastic one keeps going and going and going. It has a nice little gauge and connections for both types of valves. The Chinese are getting pretty clever now. Friday |
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Keep everyone (apart from the obligatory misers) happy: Silca track pump + Topeak Smarthead = reliable pump with no fuffing around for different valve types. -- roshea |
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