Field test report: Blackburn "Kamikaze" pump

Location: Linwood Ave. and Park Ave., Kansas City

Time: 4:05 PM, July 3, 2001

Environmental conditions: About 110 degrees F. in the sun.

Description of activity: Experienced flat; swapped damaged tube for brand new one I was lucky to have with me. Pumped it up with the Kamikaze. Two hundred strokes produced 42 pounds of pressure (1.75-inch MTB tire). By stroke no. 150 I was wishing for more brawn than I possess.

Conclusion: I want to get one of those Topeak jobs.