Unich High Pressure Long Mini Pump

The Unich High Pressure Long Mini Pump has that retro look, mimicking frame pumps of old. With a screw-attachment hose it'll get your tyres up to triple-figure pressures at the side of the road pretty simply, should you require it.

The Unich HP comes in two lengths; this, as you've probably guessed by the name, is the longer of the two at 233mm, meaning it only just squeezes into the category of mini pump for me: it should fit in a jersey pocket and stay put while riding, something the Long only just manages without toppling out.

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You do get a frame fitting mount included, which attaches using your bottle cage bolts, allowing the pump to sit alongside the cage and water bottle.

The Unich is a simple design with very few parts. Inside the handle you will find the rubber hose screwed in place to keep it safe. Unscrew it, pull it out, flip it round, screw it back into place, and you're ready to go.

It feels a bit odd using the pump 'backwards', with the hose exiting the handle end, but it keeps things simple.

The rubber hose is 140mm long, which takes a lot of the pressure away from the valve when you are pumping, as its flexibility allows it to move around a lot.

A smart little anodised fitting at the valve end allows the Unich to be used with both Presta and Schrader valves by unscrewing it and flipping it to whichever end you need. Both types screw onto the valve for a solid, airtight connection. Only once on a Presta valve did I have any leakage, which just required unscrewing and retightening on the valve.

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As far as pressures go, I got 60psi into a 28mm tyre after 150 strokes, with another 50 taking that up to 87psi without too much effort. The barrel does start to get mighty warm, though. Another 50 took things up to around 100psi and it was becoming a bit of an effort. Unich claims a capacity of 140psi, which I'm not denying, but there was no way my biceps were going to be doing it.

Overall, the Unich HP Long is a really nice, simple pump that, from what I can see, isn't going to let you down at the side of the road.

The shiny finish looks smart (although it does scratch easily) and the anodised finished parts come in orange, blue, silver, black and grey, so you might be able to match it to your bike. The price is pretty good too, and it fits in well alongside other alloy models from Lezyne and Birzman. 

Verdict

Super-shiny high pressure pump that works very well and seems reassuringly durable