Originally Posted by veganbikes

The point is they don't make pumps, yes there is a logo from Bell on those things but the quality of Bell isn't there. It is cheap stuff sold at places like Wally-Mart to make you think quality because they use a logo from a known quantity and quality. I am guessing likely Bell or whatever their parent company is had the idea to sell this stuff as an easy money maker. Sell a cheap pump or a cheap "lock" with a known logo and it will go easily. People don't know Woohgila or Nobkoa or whatever made up name some of this stuff has but Bell, yeah Bell is well known. Steve McQueen used Bell helmets and people love him.

It is a smart move, use your cache to sell low initial cost stuff at a place that won't interfere with your main brand and make more profits. The people buying the low initial cost stuff probably won't be buying main brand stuff and the main brand folks probably aren't going to pay attention to the low initial cost stuff any may not know it exists or probably won't touch it.

A quality bike pump shouldn't have problems at least not for a large number of years.

Originally Posted by super70s

've been weary about using one of these things

Originally Posted by Bill Kapaun

A lot if not most name brand stuff is made by others, such as Sears. Some is crap.

When someone has a pump that says BELL on it, what do you expect them to call it?

Originally Posted by veganbikes

Yes some stuff is made by others. In this case we know that to be true.

It is a Bell branded pump. It is just a different division of Bell focused on wally-mart.

The real issue is that a quality pump won't have the issues.

Originally Posted by veganbikes

The point is they don't make pumps, yes there is a logo from Bell on those things but the quality of Bell isn't there. It is cheap stuff sold at places like Wally-Mart to make you think quality because they use a logo from a known quantity and quality. I am guessing likely Bell or whatever their parent company is had the idea to sell this stuff as an easy money maker. Sell a cheap pump or a cheap "lock" with a known logo and it will go easily. People don't know Woohgila or Nobkoa or whatever made up name some of this stuff has but Bell, yeah Bell is well known. Steve McQueen used Bell helmets and people love him.

It is a smart move, use your cache to sell low initial cost stuff at a place that won't interfere with your main brand and make more profits. The people buying the low initial cost stuff probably won't be buying main brand stuff and the main brand folks probably aren't going to pay attention to the low initial cost stuff any may not know it exists or probably won't touch it.

A quality bike pump shouldn't have problems at least not for a large number of years.

Originally Posted by Bill Kapaun

The real issue is you went off on a tangent over nothing.

Originally Posted by icemilkcoffee

That's like saying Apple doesn't make the IPhone because they outsourced the manufacturing to FoxConn. Yes, the Bell pump is sold in Walmart. But so are their helmets. Are you telling me Bell doesn't make helmets neither?

Originally Posted by veganbikes

Except not, the whole point was the OP had an issue with a pump not because of pumps but because of quality of that particular pump. You missed the point massively.


This is flying over everyone but the stuff at Wally-Mart is different from the Bell Helmets you would find at a bike shop. Yes the name is the same but the quality is very much different. Imagine if Apple made products only to sell at a big discount retailer that they don't normally sell in their main brand and those products were of lower quality but had the Apple logo and branding to make you think it was more high end or more trustworthy! That is sort of what I am talking about here.

However in the end the main point I was trying to make was the OP should go out and get a pump of quality from their Local Bike Shop or at least an online bike shop (ideally with a brick and mortar presence) so they don't have issues with their pump as they did with the particular one branded Bell. A pump is better than a cheap compressor for bicycle tires, ATMO.

Originally Posted by hidetaka

Is spelling Walmart as Wally-Mart some sort of auto correct that is applied when your phone detects crippling lack of sense of humor in its user?

Originally Posted by hidetaka

Is spelling Walmart as Wally-Mart some sort of auto correct that is applied when your phone detects crippling lack of sense of humor in its user?

Originally Posted by ScottCommutes

I wonder if this poster is actually snarky enough to say this to Veganbike's face, or if he simply snarks from the anonymity of his keyboard.

Originally Posted by daywood

I got this Dewalt inflator to keep my travel trailer tires at the correct levels and I’ve found it really useful for my bikes, too. It’s always in the back of my pickup so it’s handy for both. You just set it for the pressure you want and it shuts off when it gets there. Seems pretty accurate and could hardly be easier to use.

Originally Posted by ScottCommutes

I wonder if this poster is actually snarky enough to say this to Veganbike's face, or if he simply snarks from the anonymity of his keyboard.

Originally Posted by t2p

easily one of the best purchases I’ve made

Originally Posted by Trakhak

....The wheels of an early '70's Schwinn Continental usually can't be relied on to retain tires reliably at pressures much above 70 psi, even if the tire labels indicate that they can take a higher maximum pressure.....

You should keep the pressure at around 65 or 70 psi.

Originally Posted by IPassGas

Lots of comments and money spent on the pump. The focus should be on the chuck, the rest is just hot air.