Originally Posted by
BluesDawg
Just for a sanity check, this morning I used my Zefal Husky pump with replacement Topeak Smarthead to pump up the tires on my road bike (presta) and my son's MTB (schraeder). It worked just fine on both as it has every time I've used it over the past five years (fifteen years for the pump). A pair of fine products imho.
You know BluesDawg, (I can say this in the 50+ forum I think) ... maybe part of the problem is that they don't make 'em like they used to. I was thinking about this, and my pump issues really started just in the last few years. The pump I had for 15 or 20 years before that was fine, until it physically fell to pieces (not an expensive pump either, but I can't recall the brand). Seems as it had more metal though than the newer ones. I even saw several Pista reviews where folks said the new ones were not as sturdy, but at least they are still rebuildable. Or maybe that's just what all us old cranks think
Chris