Originally Posted by
stapfam
If you are one of those fortunate people that rarley has a visit from the flat fairy- then you had better make certain you ride with others when she does visit you. That pump that has sat on your frame for the last 18 months may not work when you want it to unless you have checked it out to see that it still works. I do not have that problem and have resorted to buying tubes in bulk.
That was a hard lesson - cold, dark morning, a 2-1/2 mile walk from home. The $#!! pump didn't work at all. Had been just about 6 months since I got the pump, and it had never been used. Just a decoration.
I still have my Zefal HP frame pump I bought in 1982, and it works beautifully. Use it in my shop for lawnmower tires. I think it may find its way back on my commute bike...