clubman 

+1

rootboy 

For those with more money than....

https://silca.cc/products/superpista-ultimate-plus-hiro

oddjob2

If you want the easy way, this works well too and will handle your vehicles too.

Husky 12-Volt/120-Volt Home and Auto Inflator-HD12120 - The Home Depot

Kevindale

Haha, so you want a good, flexible, attractive tire pump? I've used the Joe Blow Sport for 4 years, been perfectly happy with it. Easy to use, clear gauge, seems accurate. Stays out of sight most of the time, so I couldn't care less about it's looks, but maybe I should put some bike stickers on it to cover up the ugly.

For car tires I use one of those cheap ($30 on sale) extremely noisy portable pumps that plug into the cigarette lighter. Had that one for a good 15 years, doesn't want to die. I keep it in the car that gets driven the most.

Chrome Molly

+1. Make sure it is the steeldrive though. Their cheaper pumps have a plastic part between the piston and the hose that easily fails with no warning. Steeldrive has given me no issues.

jefnvk

I've got the same I picked up on sale for like $17 or so. Works just fine for my needs.

texaspandj

+1
So vintage pump for vintage bike. I gotta tell you though, I was at an event in the summer and asked a competitor if I could borrow his pump. It took less than have the pumps of my pump to get to the same pressure, amazing. I asked him about it and he said it was like 30 dollars at a shop. Some things are better than vintage and since you won't be carrying a floor pump on your bike, I'd go with modern.

lotekmod

Same here. Inexpensive, dual head, reliable. The only thing that's less than ideal for me is the pressure gauge range. On my mtb, a few psi difference can be the difference between too hard or pinch flats. Hard to dial in with the wide range guage.

KonAaron Snake 

I've had a specialized air comp for the last 6 years. Heavy use. Works great.

I don't especially care about the age or material of my pump though - or how it looks. The lezynes unscrew the heads, and aren't as convenient for Schroeder.

SJX426 

If I had one, I wouldn't be telling anyone! Especially the other half.

fietsbob

Italian made Silca Pista.. mine, bought new BITD, is vintage 80's. {ie, well before recent buy out, & sacking of whole Italian workforce)

about the same time, I Bought a Medai, it is Schrader head, The Silca, Presta .

leather pump cups, in both, stay soft with boot grease.. to keep the air compressed as if new..




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ThermionicScott 

Hmm, are you trying to pump them up to 65 psi because that's the max on the sidewall?

If you haven't already, consider inflating them according to weight instead: https://www.adventurecycling.org/def...SIRX_Heine.pdf

non-fixie 

+1 on the Medai (or is it Meidai?). I have a ' Top Super' , and if you want to keep things C&V, it would be a good and affordable choice.

andr0id

With the big brass (Campy I think) pump head. Only way to pump up C&V bikes in style!

Salamandrine 

Silca Track pumps were the best BITD, but I actually prefer the Rennkompressor, by a nose.

Anyhow, the OP is asking about pumping up a Robin Hood 3 speed, which almost certainly has schrader valves.

fietsbob

Campag made the steel Chrome plated Pump head* for the Silca Frame Fit Impero Pump.

Silca Brass Bell shaped air chuck came on the Pista pump.

* They also Made some light weight Plastic Pump Heads Too..

DMC707

For a vintage bike? --- anything less would be sacrilege

Find one -- rebuild it by replacing a leather washer --- then life is good for a long time



If I had to buy new-- Lezyne makes a knock off of the Silca that looks pretty sharp

obrentharris 

In my experience the weak link on the Silca Pista is the gauge. I've replaced my gauge 4 times in 45 years. Even new out of the box the gauges are all over the place with their readings. The last two read 7 to 10 psi too high at 50 to 80 psi. On the other hand at least replacement gauges are available (or were) and I've only had to replace the pump leather once in all that time. The rubbers in the head seem to last about 5 years each. I'm not terribly impressed with the new "improved" red head rubber. It seems to be disintegrating at a faster rate than the old standard black one.
Brent

Vintage_Cyclist

Well, if the Zefal gave up the ghost completely, I'd just get something newer. In fact, even if it did try and give up the ghost, I might try and resurrect it, just for the hell of it. No need to replace it, just to get something newer though, even if it takes a few extra pumps. I'm usually in no hurry anyway.

The most vintage pump I have is one of those old, silver Zefal HP frame pumps, that I probably got 40 years ago. The last few years, it's been kicking around in the underground lab, since the floor pump is usually out with the herd at their fair weather ranch in the garage. When I put together the Pro-Tour I got last spring, it was the only pump I had that fit the frame, so back in road service it went. Two weeks ago I got a flat and was pumping up the spare and the piston rod bent over. So the HP ended-up being thrown on top of the bench in the underground lab, and I told myself to just get a new frame pump to fit the Pro Tour.

The next day, I was being dragged on a forced death march through Bed Bath and Beyond. At one point a display of curtain rods appeared and I had a moment of clarity. I grabbed the shortest 7/16" curtain rod they had and upon my return to the underground lab, confirmed the HP piston rod was the same size. It even had the same open seam running down it, just like the curtain rod. Is Zefal using the same type of rod they use for curtain rods? Anyway, long story short, I took the HP apart, installed the curtain rod, and now it's working like a champ again. Back on the Pro Tour. Cost: $2.00 for the curtain rod.

texaspandj

That is freakin Cool.
I guess the ball goes back to vintage because they can be rebuilt, and worth it. As a matter of fact last year I rebuilt my zephal husky. Just seemed like it was time. It's good for another 30 years. Probably can't do that with plastic pumps.

Grand Bois

I've been using my Medai Top Super for over forty years with only a hose replacement.


They made a lot of them under various brand names. If you see a used one, grab it!


Medai Top Super Bike Pump - the Buyer's Guide, 2015

fietsbob

Still have spare Black ones somewhere in a Poly Bag, the wear stopped once I quit pushing the chuck on too far.
there is a Smooth band between the stem ring nut threads and the different thread for the Cap.

A common machine practice actually .. the smooth band transition, between 2 different thread types..


https://www.efficientvelo.com/produc...e-pump-washer/


This is made for the Inflation head of the Shop's compressor Hose used by staff
and Anyone wanting more air in their tires.. sees lots of use over many Years.

the pump washer is a copy of and interchangeable so will replace the Silca Ones ..





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jcb3

Reminds me of the Schwinn one I had. Great pump. Couldn't find a replacement hose and chucked it 10 years ago - in retrospect, I shouldn't have.

noglider 

I have an old Silca floor pump I'd like to revive. When I try it, it blows as expected when I press the handle down, but unexpectedly, it sucks when I lift the handle. Where is the valve that prevents sucking?

fietsbob

Should be a pump check valve in there. Presta Stems of course have a check valve in each.