Topeak Pressure-Rite
adb1006
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Anyone use/d one of these? They're supposed to enable you to use a track pump to pump up air shocks.
I tried mine the other night and got nowhere! I took the cap off the top of the shock, screwed on the pressure-rite, then connected it to the pump. However, when i tried to put some air in, the pump handle wouldn't budge! I'm guessing it shouldn't be that hard to pump up a shock? I was expecting more resistance than when pumping up a tyre, as we're talking about higher pressures, but not quite to this extent. May be the pump isn't man enough, but the gauge goes up to 160psi. I was wanting to put 110psi top/positive and 105psi bottom/negative in the shocks.
Pump is a Topeak Blow Joe and shock is a 2008 Rockshox Reba Team Dual Air.
I tried mine the other night and got nowhere! I took the cap off the top of the shock, screwed on the pressure-rite, then connected it to the pump. However, when i tried to put some air in, the pump handle wouldn't budge! I'm guessing it shouldn't be that hard to pump up a shock? I was expecting more resistance than when pumping up a tyre, as we're talking about higher pressures, but not quite to this extent. May be the pump isn't man enough, but the gauge goes up to 160psi. I was wanting to put 110psi top/positive and 105psi bottom/negative in the shocks.
Pump is a Topeak Blow Joe and shock is a 2008 Rockshox Reba Team Dual Air.
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ratty2k wrote:Better off with a proper shock pump- small volume high pressure. Whereas the track pump is high volume low pressure- although the will do 110 psi and a bit but thats still for tyres...
Your tyres must be pretty hard mate - i only have 30/35psi in mine!0
