Looking at Blackburn air tower (?), Topeak Joe Blow, Lezyne Steel floor drive, Specialized air tool.
Any experiences with any of these or ones i may have missed off? No tesco or aldi offerings as i have broken 2 of those in the last 6 months. Must have good warranty/be rebuild-able which i am aware that Blackburn are good for that)
Most interested in Lezyne as its at my LBS
I've had the yellow Joe Blow Sport for a while and very happy with it so far...it seems sturdy enough. I killed my Aldi one after one use.
Joe blow sport 2 for me- it's great, far better than the park one I had before it!!
joe blow sport or specialized air tool, you wont go far wrong
I've had the Topeak for about 3 years now and it's great.
We use Bontrager Super and Turbo Charger pumps in the workshop and I'd say avoid them. They're not particularly good in terms of reliability. WE've also got an Innovations one that's the fastest one I've used and is good quality- quicker than the Topeak, similar build quality.
Joe Blow the one about £25 .top banana !
tesco do a metal track pump with guage for about £15 - they even sell it @ 50% off from time to time.
Does the job !
I've had a specialized air tool for ages. The very bottom, plastic model I think. Works brilliant, even bought one for a mate as a birthday present, and he likes it as well.
Has enough puff to enflate and seal tubeless tyres, so I dont need a compressor or cartridges as well.
J-Me
No tesco or aldi offerings as i have broken 2 of those in the last 6 months
PEDROS FTW
then Topeak.
which pedros and how£?
this looks purdy tho!
Edinburgh bicycle co do one for <20 quid, aluminium barrel, pressue gauge etc. V well made & they even stock spare hoses.Served me v well for over 2 yrs with no problems
Another bright yellow Joe Blow here - 100 psi without a problem and seems pretty bombproof - good value for £25 odd as well...
I've had the Edbikeco-op one too and has done well for quite a few years. I've broken the plastic clip which holds the chuck/hose but apart from that its solid. I chuck it in the van on every road trip without worrying about it.
plump for the classic - far better head, I 'll sort a deal out.
JE James have the JoeBlow at £17 odd, i bought one yesterday.
Don't be tempted by the Max version if you go for a Joe Blow, they feel horrible to use(really nasty plasticky handle), and unless you're a heavyweight with arms of steel you'll never get to a high pressure with it(though in fairness they do push in a lot of air per stroke).
I've had the joe blow for about five years, mostly used on road tyres where it gets 120 psi with no problem. Been ultra reliable and always performed well which is all you can ask for really. Have read that the Lezyne stuff is all well made so sure you won't go wrong with that either.
Joe Blow sport here, the yellow one. Works a treat, good solid feel to it, available in Halfords, less that £35.00, miles better than the Halfords Bike Hut one which soon developed a dodgy valve connector and then dodgy seals which eventually fell apart.
Kev
I've got a Joe Blow Max & it'll get up to 85psi without too much bother, but not sure it would go much higher. Inflates tyres bloomin' quick though - even large volume mountain bike tyres.
Seems well made & is nice & easy to use with the double head valve.
've had a specialized air tool for ages. The very bottom, plastic model I think. Works brilliant, even bought one for a mate as a birthday present, and he likes it as well.Has enough puff to enflate and seal tubeless tyres, so I dont need a compressor or cartridges as well.
This. It works on my car and trailer too.
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