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How hard should it be to pump tyres?

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  • February 17, 2015 at 9:48 am #23285
    pruaga

    I’ve got a fairly basic Bell track pump and getting tyres above ~80 psi requires major effort. i.e, putting all my weight onto the pump handles to get it up to ~100. I usually end up with very red palms with the pattern from the handle imprinted onto them for a day or two.

    Would buying a better quality pump make this easier, or is getting decent tyre pressures always going to be hard work?

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  • February 24, 2015 at 10:12 pm #832467
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    PhilRuss

    [[[[ “Revolution”, about
    [[[[ “Revolution”, about £17.50. Got mine from Edinburgh Cycles (via review on Road CC), very solid, and 3 times quicker than the old Zefal I’d been struggling with. Easy-peasy.
    P.R.

    February 24, 2015 at 10:53 am #832465
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    surly_by_name

    Colin Peyresourde

    Colin Peyresourde wrote:
    Surprised you have to ask……!

    It has to be very hard.

    February 23, 2015 at 1:16 pm #832463
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    dotdash

    My joe blow 2 has worked fine
    My joe blow 2 has worked fine for years but last year it started to struggle to engage the valve and now it’s almost impossible to engage, has anyone else had this?

    February 23, 2015 at 10:10 am #832461
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    Kapelmuur

    fukawitribe wrote:Evans are

    fukawitribe wrote:
    Evans are doing the Birzman Zacoo Maha IV for 24 quid (2/3 normal price) at the moment, very highly rated pumps especially the heads..

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/birzman/zacoo-maha-iv-track-pump-ec050466

    I don’t actually need a new track pump and yet i’m still debating getting one for the Snap-It alone :)

    Thanks for the heads-up, my Aldi pump has served faithfully for 3 years, but getting over 80 psi was a struggle. Easy with the Birzman.

    Only downside is I’ll have to take up weights to compensate for missing the upper body workout.

    February 20, 2015 at 9:06 pm #832459
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    Jeroen0110

    I bought one on eBay that
    I bought one on eBay that goes up to 160psi for 12.99 delivered. Up to 125 psi in about five pumps, how can spending any more money possibly improve this?!?!?!?!

    February 19, 2015 at 10:21 pm #832457
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    matthewn5

    +1 for the Bontrager. Paid
    +1 for the Bontrager. Paid £18 for mine, really nice design and up to pressure in a dozen or so pumps.

    February 19, 2015 at 8:01 am #832455
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    pants

    buy a new pump, i have a
    buy a new pump, i have a bontrager pump that i’ve had for years and it doesn’t take very much effort at go pumping it to my usual 100 psi.

    February 18, 2015 at 8:58 am #832453
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    pruaga

    I picked up a Joe Blow last
    I picked up a Joe Blow last night, and while it needed a good firm press it didn’t feel like it was about to snap and I didn’t have to jump onto it.

    Wish I’d bought it ages ago. Thanks all for advice.

    February 17, 2015 at 11:25 pm #832451
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    Flying Scot

    The cheapo aldi and lidl ones
    The cheapo aldi and lidl ones are similar, OK for kids bikes but just can’t get to road pressure without feeling like you will break it.

    A handheld zefal hpx can do 110psi easy,mso it can’t be hard!

    Mph proper track pumps are all metal, but unbranded

    February 17, 2015 at 10:27 pm #832449
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    Colin Peyresourde

    Surprised you have to
    Surprised you have to ask……!

    February 17, 2015 at 3:27 pm #832447
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    kwi

    +1 for the Joe Blow, only
    +1 for the Joe Blow, only issue I had was that it wouldn’t seat one of my MTB tyres when I went tubeless, but then little would bar a compressor or CO2 cartridge.

    February 17, 2015 at 11:10 am #832445
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    fukawitribe

    Evans are doing the Birzman
    Evans are doing the Birzman Zacoo Maha IV for 24 quid (2/3 normal price) at the moment, very highly rated pumps especially the heads..

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/birzman/zacoo-maha-iv-track-pump-ec050466

    I don’t actually need a new track pump and yet i’m still debating getting one for the Snap-It alone 🙂

    February 17, 2015 at 10:57 am #832443
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    pruaga

    I’ll pick one up on the way
    I’ll pick one up on the way home. And then the other one might have a mechanical failure…
    My sore hands thank you both, just wanted reassurance that it wasn’t just me needing to man up!

    February 17, 2015 at 10:52 am #832441
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    timbola

    I have a Topeak Joe Blow
    I have a Topeak Joe Blow Sport II pump – excellent, I must say. Absolutely no complaints and £28 seems a very good price indeed. There, that’s another good review =D>

    February 17, 2015 at 10:41 am #832439
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    pruaga

    Any recommendations for a
    Any recommendations for a good pump? I’ve seen a Topeak Joe Blow Sport II for £28, which seems to have good reviews.

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