Originally Posted by
icemilkcoffee
I bought mine used for $10. Truth be told I am not a big fan of the push-on type pump head on the Silca. I find it to be fussier to twist and push on than the usual flip-up lever type head found on the usual department store pumps. It also needs more valve stem length to function.
I bought mine from Bike Nashbar's Youngstown, OH retail store in the 1990's. It was on their remainders/returns table and I got it for $12. I did work well but I also found the brass "bell" push-on head fussy to use, hard on the rubber seal and intolerant of short valve stems. I used it for several years until I finally bought the Park FPF-4 and Hirame head discussed in another thread here and never looked back. At the current prices I would never consider getting another Silca pump.
BTW, I still have two of the Silca brass bell heads in my parts box as a reminder of how much better my current pump head is.