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Article #193Re: Decent Bike Pumps?
From: smn
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:33
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:33
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Just my .02 but since I switched to presta I would never change back. Fast on and off. Just remember to unscrew the little valve nut on top. Virtually no air escapes, no rubber valve stem to damage. I use blackburn and silca. both very good "Eric�" <eric�@hardknocks.edu> wrote in message news:MPG.1ef22f7aa17eb70b989a1f@news.telus.net... > My 10-year old Mt. Zefal pump died recently and I'm having trouble > finding another 1/2 decent one. > > The first one was a piece of crap that fell apart in a few weeks. So I > bought an SKS pump from MEC a couple of weeks ago, as that model was > recommended to me. > > This one rips up the rubber on the valve stem & doesn't make a proper > seal when the lever is set for a Schrader valve. That makes it useless > for topping up a low tire - all it seems to be good for is inflating a > flat tube. > > Any really great portable pumps out there? > > Eric > -- > Men are apt to mistake the strength of their feeling for the strength of > their argument. The heated mind resents the chill touch and relentless > scrutiny of logic. > - William Gladstone
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