best locally available mtb hand pump

[bolt67]

Lezyne

 

[Shebeen]

On 4/12/2022 at 3:56 PM, Adr!@n said:

I had a Lezyne pump. It worked well for a while and I thought it was the be-all and end-all of pumps as per everyone's sentiment towards the brand. And then on one unlucky day I had to pump my tyre, so I screwed on the hose and pumped the tyre up and then, as one would, I unscrewed it again. But on this unlucky day, that hose kept unscrewing the valve core and for the life of me I couldn't get it to not unscrew the valve core. Tried using it once or twice after that and decided the Lezyne pump design is a ride ender for me. 

 

so the issue here is the valve core is not tight enough on the internal valve thread. The problem is you can't over tighten it as the damn thing is crucial to your tubeless integrity. Then when you screw the hose onto it, the grip here is better than on the internal thread.

 

my fix to this one is to keep the outer thread as clean as possible, and then a bit of spit on it before screwing on the inflation hose - this helps getting it off after pumping.

[Cardio Goth]

Silca Tattico - it's a little bulky, but I ride with mine in my jersey pocket and I haven't noticed it. I realised how much better it is than my previous Lezyne pump when I took the Lezyne with me and needed it, and it kept unscrewing my valve core and couldn't get me up to enough pressure to get home. 

[Shebeen]

17 minutes ago, RandomEuro said:

Silca Tattico - it's a little bulky, but I ride with mine in my jersey pocket and I haven't noticed it. I realised how much better it is than my previous Lezyne pump when I took the Lezyne with me and needed it, and it kept unscrewing my valve core and couldn't get me up to enough pressure to get home. 

this is the ferrari option, i expected it to come up eventually locally available?

[Cardio Goth]

11 minutes ago, Shebeen said:

this is the ferrari option, i expected it to come up eventually locally available?

I bought mine from Bike24 (but I'm based in Austria). 

Disclaimer: I treated myself to the Tattico and the Venti minitool and, honestly, they both feel streets ahead of any other pump and minitool that I've owned, but they are ####ing expensive and I haven't owned them long enough to testify to their longevity.

[mazambaan]

The Lezyne little double action is the best I have had; used on bicycles and motor bikes successfully and, must be 12 years old, has lasted best, touch wood.  Always in the Mule.

I have though had the fixed head type and advise that always check that the head etc is tight. Quite gloomy to arrive at a puncture; fix. unclip pump and find that the head, washer etc has vibrated loose and is gone forever.

[vanniri]

Owned two of the cheaper ones - unable to recall the brand name. Reasons for moving on: too big for back pocket and lost the frame brackets for both + does not come with an extention/flexible connector pipe thus created havoc with the presta valves + inability to inflate a road tyre to even closely riding pressure + they did not fit my snazzy bike & kit 🤫

Replaced it with a Specialised one for R1k, unsure about the model name...

The good: small + inflates to within a inch of road riding tyre pressure+ includes a flexible connector pipe + I still have the frame bracket + it looks snazzy.

The bad: be prepared for 150 or more strokes for road tyres + connector screws in resulting in the presta core becoming undone if not properly secured in the first place. The latter is a minor issue if you fasten these properly at home. 

Edited June 1, 2022 by vanniri

[Schuits]

On 4/12/2022 at 3:56 PM, Adr!@n said:

I had a Lezyne pump. It worked well for a while and I thought it was the be-all and end-all of pumps as per everyone's sentiment towards the brand. And then on one unlucky day I had to pump my tyre, so I screwed on the hose and pumped the tyre up and then, as one would, I unscrewed it again. But on this unlucky day, that hose kept unscrewing the valve core and for the life of me I couldn't get it to not unscrew the valve core. Tried using it once or twice after that and decided the Lezyne pump design is a ride ender for me. 

Funny enough, my brother swears by them and never has issues. But I have friends that ditched the Lezyne hose idea for the same reason as me, so I'm not alone. 

I now have a Blackburn Airstick SL. Which looks like it won't ever do the job, but I find it more than adequate on mtb rides and pumping fairly large 2.6 tyres. I'd rather spend more time pumping and knowing I won't be unscrewing my valve core than the other way around. And it's super low profile. 

Oldish thread. But I bought a Lezyne thinking it looked like good quality. But it just keeps unscrewing the valve cores, even after I put threadlock on one. Waste of money.

[ChrisF]

9 minutes ago, Schuits said:

Oldish thread. But I bought a Lezyne thinking it looked like good quality. But it just keeps unscrewing the valve cores, even after I put threadlock on one. Waste of money.

 

Very wierd ....

[Cardio Goth]

19 hours ago, Schuits said:

Oldish thread. But I bought a Lezyne thinking it looked like good quality. But it just keeps unscrewing the valve cores, even after I put threadlock on one. Waste of money.

I've had the same issues with a Lezyne pump - I'm sure the quality is great, but every time I've used it I've ended up getting really frustrated with that happening and wished for a pump with a different head design.

[Eugene]

You really don't need anything expensive. MTB tyre pressures are so low, so a cheap pump from Makro will do the trick. 

Pumps with a big volume are a must. I bought mine at Makro 20 years ago. It was a nice fat pump (therefore the volume). I lost it once and then a few months later found it on the side of the road. It had obviously been ridden over by a few cars. But it still works and I still use it. 

 

[PhilipV]

Has anyone mentioned OneUp pumps yet? Are they still locally available?

Those pumps are amazing , we'llade, pumps enough air that I dont hate life by the end of, the head pulls out and becomes a CO2 adapter, and you can strip it, clean it and even replace all the o-rings. Lekker 

[guidodg]

OneUp pumps

 

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