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Old 07-23-12 | 10:46 AM
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From: Roanoke

Bikes: BH carbon, Ritchey steel, Kona aluminum

Lezyne pumps are really "nice" but the old reliable Silca Super Pista is the one that you can find parts for in every shop and will last for 30 years and work really well the whole time.

I've personally had mine for 15 years. I had to replace the rubber washer in the air chuck once and the check valve and leather washer in the body once. Total cost was like $15 for the replacement parts. The air chuck on the Silca is super easy to use (especially on non-threaded presta valves). You just slide it on the valve and you're ready to pump. Need to do a schraeder, just unscrew the presta chuck from the schraeder head. The schraeder head screws onto your valve with no fuss which is nice if you hate those levers on other pump heads.



My main beef with the Lezyne pump is the hose. The way they have you stretch it to hook it in place is very svelte but prone to cause the hose to crack as it ages.
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