Shock pumps vs floor pumps
10-08-07, 01:44 PM
#1
Junior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 15
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Shock pumps vs floor pumps
Are shock pumps any different than floor pumps? Can a floor pump be used for adding air to front fork shocks?
Last edited by itsmike; 10-15-07 at 12:09 AM.
10-08-07, 04:41 PM
#4
Moar cowbell
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: The 509
Posts: 12,481
Bikes: Bike list is not a resume. Nobody cares.
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 29 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times
in
5 Posts
You can get a track pump (like a Silca Super-Pista) that will generate the pressures you need; but it also creates way more air volume than you want to inflate a shock. Also, the shock's Shraeder valve core is usually embedded differently inside the stem than a tire's is.
I toyed with this "kill-two-birds-with-one-pump" idea once before good sense prevailed and I just bought a shock pump.
I toyed with this "kill-two-birds-with-one-pump" idea once before good sense prevailed and I just bought a shock pump.
__________________
RST Suspension | Canfield Bikes | 7iDP Protection | Maxxis | Renthal | Hayes | VonZipper Optics | GoPro
Originally Posted by Mark Twain
"Don't argue with stupid people; they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."
10-08-07, 04:47 PM
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Southern California
Posts: 2,191
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 114 Post(s)
Liked 119 Times
in
92 Posts
floor pump = high volume
shock pump = low volume, & capable of higher pressures (some as high as 300 psi)
I'm not sure if the friction-grip heads of a typical floor pump can secure itself around a shock valve since the valves are quite short.
A shock pump gives better and more accurate pressure control. Also, a shock pump allows you to bleed down the pressure at fairly small increments for more precision.
