Just saw this thread. I’ve been wanting to vent about my Silca for a while. I have a Pista just like the one pictured in SJX426 post on page one. It’s aluminum barrel, aluminum chuck, with the triangular base. I got it NOS off eBay, which might be part, if not all of the problem. Anyway, worked great for about 1-2 years and then started a slow death. The check valve failed (handle would rise up when you take your hand off), pressure gauge became wildly inaccurate, causing a couple of tire cut blowouts before I realized it. I replaced the check valve, the leather cup, some o-rings, which got it functional, but the gauge is now completely dead. The manifold on this one looks to be aluminum, instead of what I think is brass on the old ones. Anyway I figure thousands of satisfied customers can’t be wrong but mine really sucks. I really like the “action” on it. I got a Lezyne steel barrel pump which is good, but I’m not a huge fan of the thread on chuck. I’m going to keep an eye out for an old Silca