Tire Pump Recommendation
I recently bought a road bike and am in the market for a tire pump. I saw the Bontrager Charger floor pump at the Trek store and am curious if that is a decent pump or if for a occasional rider it's better getting a nicer pump. Any recommendations? Thanks!
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/e...-pump/p/24839/ |
Originally Posted by wiscobadger
(Post 20978818)
I recently bought a road bike and am in the market for a tire pump. I saw the Bontrager Charger at the Trek store and am curious if that is a decent pump or if for a occasional rider it's better getting a nicer pump. Any recommendations? Thanks!
https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/co...ini-1plus-pump Go Badgers! |
Originally Posted by wiscobadger
(Post 20978818)
I saw the Bontrager Charger floor pump at the Trek store and am curious if that is a decent pump
https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/e...-pump/p/24839/ http://www.oovelo.com/blog/wp-conten...462-8500-1.jpg http://www.oovelo.com/blog/wp-conten...-300x225-1.jpg |
Mine came from REI. Has a gauge at the bottom, but works well. It gets used quite a bit and has a head for both schrader and presta. Works on my bike and my wifes trike.
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I’ve got the same pump as GlennR above. I’ve had it for about 2 1/2 years. It gets used almost daily. Good floor pump.
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I own some older version of the Bontrager basic floor pump with a gauge. I've used it almost every day for three years now - so far, so good!
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Wet yer whistle, and catch yer stem, boys. We git'er pumped up the ole tried and truuuuue way.
I saw this fancy play in a Roebucks Catylog or something like one 100 years ago. And I don't need scuba tanks neither. Lunges of steel, boys. :thumb: https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ad801c232c.jpg |
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He's a wimp. No real camper would bring an air mattress. |
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I have the Bontrager Super Charger... great pump, no issues. A bit pricier though than the standard Charger, though I think the head design is the same even if it is constructed with different outside materials.
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I tried out the standard Charger last night and it seems to work fine, although I noticed when you pull the handle all the way up it doesn't seem to push much air until you're maybe 6" from the stopping point. Hmm
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I have had a couple of Joe Blow pumps that both work very well . I got them at REI when they have their 20% off sale. I use them a lot and no issues. The reason I have 2 is that I ride from either my shop or my home and didn't want to be without it! They are the Sport model(yellow) and , yes , it would be better if the gage were on the top , but it has limiter markers in yellow that I set so my 64 year old eyes don't have to read the numbers. Joe
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I bought 2 pumps 30+ years ago, a Medai for schrader , & a Silca Track Pump for Presta..
both use Leather cups, which get boot grease occasionally , to keep the leather soft.. [ I have a gloriously comfortable sleeping bag with a down filled air mattress as its bottom..] |
+1 for the Joe Blow. I'd add that the gauge on the Joe Blows seems to be pretty accurate and reads within 1 lb. psi of my Topeak SmartGauge... assuming the SmartGauge is accurate.
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I'll have to go to REI today. So overall probably skip the base Bontrager?
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Bike Shop has a long stroke, tall tube Bontrager , so high compression factor, for 100 psi tires..
with less strokes.. |
Originally Posted by fietsbob
(Post 20980123)
I bought 2 pumps 30+ years ago, a Medai for schrader , & a Silca Track Pump for Presta..
both use Leather cups, which get boot grease occasionally , to keep the leather soft.. [ I have a gloriously comfortable sleeping bag with a down filled air mattress as its bottom..] |
I pulled the trigger on the Joe Blow Sport 3
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This is my favorite all time floor pump is the Specialized Air Tool.
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Originally Posted by GlennR
(Post 20979841)
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He's a wimp. No real camper would bring an air mattress. |
I've been using a Joe Blow Sport since around 2006 or 2007. I purchased and installed a valve head rebuild kit once about seven years ago. So aside from the one-time rebuild of the rubber parts inside the head it has been trouble free for twelve or thirteen years.
The gauge is near the bottom. This doesn't make it hard for me to read, despite my eyes being 51 years old. There's a dial around the gauge bezel used to mark my preferred pressure to make it even easier to see. I use it two to three times a week on each of my two bikes and a couple of times a month on my kids' lower-pressure tire bikes. There may be a better pump out there. I'm sure there is. But this one has been good enough that I can't think of a good reason to try something else. |
Originally Posted by daoswald
(Post 20982274)
I've been using a Joe Blow Sport since around 2006 or 2007. I purchased and installed a valve head rebuild kit once about seven years ago. So aside from the one-time rebuild of the rubber parts inside the head it has been trouble free for twelve or thirteen years.
The gauge is near the bottom. This doesn't make it hard for me to read, despite my eyes being 51 years old. There's a dial around the gauge bezel used to mark my preferred pressure to make it even easier to see. I use it two to three times a week on each of my two bikes and a couple of times a month on my kids' lower-pressure tire bikes. There may be a better pump out there. I'm sure there is. But this one has been good enough that I can't think of a good reason to try something else. |
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