I've read that the new Silca pumps aren't made the same as the old ones that last 20 years. Everyone that has gotten a newer one says the air chuck doesn't seal well at all.

Joe Blow Pro. Excellent pump.

Velonews or someone really needs to do a floor pump comparison.

Best means best, period. I have a top of the line specialized and it is really nice. no complaints at all.

In an fairly recent thread, the blue Nashbar pump had good reviews. No flash but as long as it works...

My Schwinn pump has been fantastic over the nearly two years I've been using it. Not top of the line, but for $20 it's done everything I need it to.

Tell them to tighten them. Don't know how good the new ones are, but I have one of their cheap versions from 15-20 years ago and it still works well.

...that being said it is not as nice as newer floor pumps.

Recently I bought a Joe Blow Pro after using it at an event. So far I am very impressed and it is definitely the best of my floor pumps.

Has the SKS Rennkompressor been around since 1992? that's when I got my Zefal Husky.




Looks to me the Zefal has larger diameter shaft, which means more volume per stroke.

I like my Topeak Joe Blow just fine.

+1 on Silca! I have a Pista I bought in 1984, still going strong, after a hose replacement.

Road Fan

+2 on the Silca. Lasts forever, widely available preplacement parts. Easy to get to high pressure. And its made with Colombus tubing so it has the the "steel is real" and the italian cache.

However, you do need to grease the gasket every decade or so.

Read somewhere Jobst Brandt designed a multistage pump, and some company had designed a floor pump based on Jobst's ideas. Anyone know if any Jobstian pumps are actually on the market?

I haven't had to.

The Joe Blow Sport is a pretty good pump. I had a JB Pro and the gauge broke.

I replaced it with a Blackburn Air Tower 5. That is the king of pumps.

I've actually had to replace the leather gasket on my Pista once, or maybe twice in the past 15 years, but it gets a lot of high pressure track use. Been through lots of little rubber grommets, one (or maybe two?) of the plastic thing that holds the leather gasket in place, and one replacement pressure gauge (old one got bashed a few times too many and looked like it had an offset). I think it's still been less than the cost of a new pump, and it has a nice small cross section so you can get to 150 psi with one hand.

After much indecision I ordered a Air Tower 5 today. I hope it's as great as advertised.

Not sure - I got mine in 2001. The fact that it was for track use, and built like a tank, is why the owner of my LBS in Haarlem recommended it. He never steered me wrong in the two years I went to him.

In fact, when I went to him initially looking for my first road bike (he handled Cannondale, Wilier, and several others), after an hour or more of discussion, he sent me to a builder in Alkmaar for a custom bike because he thought it would make for a better fit. Since there are many small builders over there, it ended up costing less than an OTS bike. That's the way to gain a loyal customer!

i have yet to replace the rubber valve insert in any of my zefal pumps (the hp is 25 years old and still works great) but i understand if you contact zefal customer service that they are very good at supplying parts! like free!

I am the bike maintainance officer for my PD bike patrol unit. We have 4 Joe Blows and they work well and we have had no problems with them for the last 4 years. We have one of the new Park pumps and it is the worst pump I have ever used, which is suprising since all the other Park tools have been great. The best floor pump I have ever used is the Specialized Air Comp. Its what the LBS uses and suggested when my old Blackburn gave out 4 years ago. I love that pump.

Paul B

+1

I used Specialized but it broke after a week. I got the JB for £10 less and it's still working fine - currently 1 yr old.

I'm going on about 20 years with my Silca floor pump. I replace the gaskets every few years, maybe snip an inch off the hose too.

Still pumps great!

Paint job? Yeah, it could use new paint, but I think it just adds character to it.

I've got one on sale from Nashbar called Pump L'Orange and it's pretty decent. Regularly about $40 but often on sale for about $24. It's got a good dual (Shroeder-Presta) locking head and gauge seems pretty accurate.

Its awesome.. on a road tire, with the volume setting down, you can get it up to 60-70PSI pretty easily before it gets too hard to pump. Switch it over to the pressure side and it pumps pretty easily and seems to average about 9 PSI a stroke. It says 10 strokes to 100 PSI and that sounds about right.

Any good pump from your LBS that comes with a lifetime warranty. Best deal out there.

This is incredibly important. I had a cheapy Nashbar pump that I think lead to a pinch flat and then a fall during a 30 MPH turn. I tested it with two different guages (one dial, one digital) and what the Nashbar pump said was 120 PSI was 80 PSI! I now use that pump for kid's bikes, it can't get above 100 PSI anyway.

I did some research and Joe Blow is the best. I have a Joe Blow and a Joe Blow Pro. The gauges are spot on accurate. With in one PSI. You may spend a little more, but for safety it's really worth it.

Also, some water got in my Joe Blow Pro during a storm. Topeak customer support sent me out a replacement gasket. Took them 2 friggin weeks, but they did it, no charge.