Presta Valve Pump

nicklearse

Currently using an adapter + car pump for my tires which is fine for pre-ride but I need something thats alot easier to transport about (doesnt need tobe tiny).

Anyone got any suggestions for a cheap and hardly pump?

Looking at something like this - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=4949

Any first hand experience with the Joe Blow?

brasso

I've got one of these really pleased with it.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=1608

surely you want something smaller if you're out on the bike? or is it for the boot of a car?

nicklearse

yeah for the car, I'd rather have something abit beefier - I only ride with a few tools in my camelback but I often take that off for playing on the lumpy stuff

Scubar

I picked up a cheap Wrench Force pump, it has a handle that folds out for easier grip and also has can take a co2 canister for quick inflation.

Paul Sh

Go to Tesco and buy theirs, cracking pump for a tenner, it's the same style as the ones above, one of my better buys i must say.

Paul Sh

This is the one, works perfectly. and does both types of valve
http://direct.tesco.com/product/images/?R=200-5179

J@mi3

I had one of those, you're better off saving your money and investing in something more worthwhile.

Paul Sh

How come.

J@mi3

Gives highly inaccurate pressure readings (up to 20 psi out), and does not work as effieciently as a higher standard track pump

jedi_master

I bought thios one a week or so back http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=4950 , i have only used it once and it done the job quickly and effortlessly, feels very robust as well.

One of the reason i went for a topeak myself is because of the spares you can buy for it.

L60N

Nicklearse.

I would recommend the Yellow Joe Blow pump, cant speak for the other colour Joe blow pumps, i havnt seen them.

The reason i recommend this pump, is because when i compared with say the blackburn priced at £20 or other similar pumps in the same price range, there was one very big difference, and that is the guage.

The blackburn had a plastic needle that looked like it was stuck on with PVA. and the needle didnt even rest at zero!

With the Joe Blow, the guage looks like something from high end scuba gear, you can just tell its accurate, the metal needle is fixed dead centre with a steel pin, and there is another pin which rests the needle perfectly at zero.

This reinforced my already strong belief in "You pay for what you get".

Pete-C

I bought the Joe Blow pump only a few weeks ago and the rubber tube is starting to perish and will soon be unusable but apart from that its a great pump