Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Middle of da Mitten
Bikes: Trek 7500, RANS V-Rex, Optima Baron, Velokraft NoCom, M-5 Carbon Highracer, Catrike Speed
I have a no-name pump that I got from a shop about 30 years ago. I've never had to replace anything on it. For on-the-bike, I have a road morph. Actually I have two - one with and one without the gauge. I can't read the gauge without my reading glasses anyway, I just pump until it feels hard enough.
A frame pump is definitely no substitute for a full-sized floor pump.