So I haven't had much luck with hand pumps
it is not about Luck, kid.
NB: it really is not like a Video Poker Machine,
playing with the buttons and probability odds,
it is getting the better pump,
and learning how to use the tool you purchased effectively.
maybe someone needs to show you a new skill.
using a tire pump..
I prefer the long 'frame fit' pumps.. have for decades..
as the task, it is taking a larger volume of air at low pressure, and compressing it
( fewer long strokes vs more short strokes)
to be high enough to hold you and your bike off the ground, rims off the tarmac..
