Originally Posted by ridelugs
has no one ever used a frame pump? whats all this talk about everything but morphs being worthless? the silca imperio is lighter, much nicer looking, and has a huge barrel to inject massive amounts of air with. it also has minimal moving parts, and is completely rebuildable. and its cheaper. and its not made in taiwan. or if you want something to clout dogs with, the zefal hpx is heavier, with a metal barrel, and super easy to pump. i dont want a miniture floor pump strapped to my bike. talk about ruining the look...
Yep. Used them all. Zefal HP (before the x thing), Zefal HPX, Mt. Zefal, Mt. Zefal double shot (the only pump I intentionally did not return home with. I chuck that POS into the woods at the bottom of Kenosha Pass here in Colorado and I hope it is rotting there still!
), Blackburn Mammouth Mointain, some other Blackburn and even, gasp
, CO2! Like all of them...except the Mt. Zefal double shot and the CO2...used all of them...ran over a few of them
...never even came close to hitting a dog with one since I know how to handle dogs
I've even ripped off a few valve stems with them.
But the Topeaks have got all of them beat by a country mile! Imagine going out to your bike, taking the pump off, spinning the wheel around to where the valve is near the ground, putting the chuck on the valve and then pumping the pump into the ground. No more trying to balance the bike while holding the chuck on the valve while pumping back and forth and moving the bike all over while trying to hold the bike while holding the chuck while...well you know
The Topeaks are so good that they almost make you look forward to flats...almost
