With or without an integrated pressure gauge? Are they accurate?Lets get this going. IMO the first tool purchase should be a good floor pump.
Yes! Lets start arguing! I never use my floor pump, since the gauge broke. A frame pump is a much better tool to own and one like the Topeak Road Morph G that is also a floor pump, will get you up to 120psi anytime, anywhere.Lets get this going. IMO the first tool purchase should be a good floor pump.
Close enough.With or without an integrated pressure gauge? Are they accurate?
I give the frame pump the edge in multi use. I like the floor pump for use as a shop tool. I have the Topeak Joe Blow II. The gage is accurate enough. I have compared it to my Schwinn Cyclone that I have had for years. They are within 5 PSI of each other. The check valve on the cyclone began to leak after 10 years so I got the Topeak.Yes! Lets start arguing! I never use my floor pump, since the gauge broke. A frame pump is a much better tool to own and one like the Topeak Road Morph G that is also a floor pump, will get you up to 120psi anytime, anywhere.
Haha, this thread is about the existence of a bike maintenance forum. The arguments, heated debates and good information on the topics of bike maintenance should probably be in separate threads about each topic, so each gets the attention it deserves.
The gauge really only needs to be repeatable. Once you find your sweet spot 100 or 110 whatever it may be on your gauge it does'nt matter if its off + or - a few pounds. It is only a value read on a gauge.With or without an integrated pressure gauge? Are they accurate?
I have an old frame pump that works for my inflation needs if the power is out. Otherwise I use my floor compressor with a stand-alone gauge. While the compressor is more expensive, it works for more than just bike tires. I can also change the tip and use effectively unlimited compressed air to blow debris and crud out of the places it accumulates.Lets get this going. IMO the first tool purchase should be a good floor pump.
I like this guy already, He is contentious and has an english pomposity about him!Yes! Lets start arguing! I never use my floor pump, since the gauge broke. A frame pump is a much better tool to own and one like the Topeak Road Morph G that is also a floor pump, will get you up to 120psi anytime, anywhere.
Haha, this thread is about the existence of a bike maintenance forum. The arguments, heated debates and good information on the topics of bike maintenance should probably be in separate threads about each topic, so each gets the attention it deserves.
Though I'm very aware of the possibility, I've never had any issues with compressors popping any tubes. I'm also running the skinniest tires I ever have at 700x42. Prior, I rolled even fatter MTB stuff.Compressors are fine and they wont pop your tires as folk lore would have it.
Send an email to Todson. I believe they are the parent company for topeak. They can sell you replacement parts. If the pump is still under warranty they will honor it. They have replaced the chuck on my pump FOC.I do like floor pumps and I would have never considered relying solely on a frame pump before I got the Topeak Road Morph which is sort of a hybrid, a portable floor pump in a way. Still it does take a lot of strokes compared to a real floor pump, and I'm tempted to buy that Lezyne! Looks nice. Lezyne also makes very nice frame pumps with the 'portable floor pump' type design.
My floor pump is a Topeak model with a digital gauge. I thought the digital gauge was really cool, and it was, but after years of service the gauge quit and when I changed the batteries it didn't come back on.So I'm using the little Topeak for now because it has a gauge.
I hate that when a favorite piece of gear quits on you. Like davereo said, Todson is a pretty good company. They should be able to replace what's broken, tho they may charge something for it.My floor pump is a Topeak model with a digital gauge. I thought the digital gauge was really cool, and it was, but after years of service the gauge quit and when I changed the batteries it didn't come back on.So I'm using the little Topeak for now because it has a gauge.