ok our hurricane bike pump from Performance was giving me leakage problems,they sent me a new nozzle, it seals good now but when you pump it it seems fine for like 3 pumps then you have to pushe REAL hard and it goes way up on the gage then you have to wait a second until it settles....

you opening the presta valve nut, and tapping on the end
to dislodge the sticky check valve?

Lousy floor pumps are nothing but trouble.

If you intend to be a cyclist for a long time, then research and buy an A+ floor pump. I have two Lezyne pumps I am really satisfied with. And I have had every crappy floor pump you can imagine. The problem is always the same, they start nicely and start leaking at the chuck quickly.

+1 on the Lezyne. I do also have a Blackburn which had a miserable air chuck; Blackburn has a new design which is much better, but the screw-on Lezyne air chuck I find far superior.

I bought a standard version of this with the brass schrader/presta head 20 years ago and it's still working. 10 years ago I bought the SuperPista with a dedicated presta head. About a week ago I blew the leather washer and simply replaced it with a spare I had just for the occasion. It took about 10 minutes (mostly to find it) and it was good to go for another 10 years.



Edit: OP- Oh, and fietzbob is right. when you loosen the presta valve you also need to press down on the valve so you hear a little pop of air to break the air pressure seal. I've experienced this numerous times (occasionally it's because I forgot to loosen the valve).

+1 This sounds more like a tube valve problem than a pump problem.

100% agree. I do a lot of rebuilds, repairs and cycling, so I hate wasting time with useless pumps. Its one piece of equipment that its worth paying good money for.

I'm also a Lezyne lover. I've owned many pumps over the years and the best in my experience are Lezyne.

yea i "burp"it everytime..makes no diff