Recommended high-volume floor-type bicycle pumps?

[HuckleBuckle]

Our trusty floor bicycle pump is falling apart after many years of use, mostly for maintaining automobile tire pressure.

So, I'm looking to replace it with a *high-volumetric-capacity* floor-type hand bicycle pump.

What brands/models are recommended based on durability/reliability, volumetric capacity, accuracy of built-in pressure gauge, etc.?

[Note that I am NOT interested in a portable car battery powered pump, which don't work much better than high-capacity floor-type hand pumps anyway. If I ever need the higher capacity (and so far have not needed it), I'd get a refillable air canister (the 6 gallon, 100 psi type).]

So, what do you recommend?

Thanks.

[Josephus314]

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I just bought a Serfas pump and I like it a lot---especially the head which has two slots in it, one for Schrader and one for Presta. see it at
http://serfas.com/pumps/pumps_12.html It's built well and has a lifetime guaranty.

Pat in TX (I bought it at my LBS)

[ducky]

Cool, I hope it works. Let me know how it goes. There is a shop here in my town that carries lots of different nuts, bolts, fasteners, etc. Anytime I need something specialized like an adapter, this is the place to go.
Hopefully there is a place where you are if you need an adapter.

[bassphil]

The Silca pumps are great quality pumps especially for high pressure road tires, but the volume per stroke is rather low compared many other pumps.
For a mountain bike it isn't a big deal, but I wouldn't want to inflate a car tire with it.

The best bicycle pump for inflating car tires would be the one with the largest diameter barrel and longest stroke. The blackburn TPS-1 has a pretty big barrel and stroke. So much so, that it is difficult to inflate road bike tires with it. Maybe blackburn has resigned the double sided schrader/presta head, but a problem I had a few years ago was the schrader head had a check valve built into it which severly constricted the flow of air to the tire. It considerably raised the effort needed to inflate the tire.

[ducky]

I just bought an air compressor at Sears for $119.95 (now on sale for $99!)
and it goes up to 125 psi and will work with all other air tools. I was going to do the same thing you did, but considering the cost of a mechanical pump I decided to look at a compressor: now I don't even have to bother pumping. It has a built-in regulator so you can set your pressure and it will only inflate to that number. It's compact and inexpensive. It comes with an accessory kit- the tire pressure guage is cheap, but other than that it is a study product. I'd give it a thought. Here is a link to the product:
http://tinyurl.com/jb9p

[ducky]

What about this?

[Josephus314]

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Hey, I had one of those and I bought it in 1984. When I couldn't maintain any pressure in it, I suspected the plastic (yes! plastic!) cup was worn out. I tried to contact Zefal about parts and they just laughed. So, you're saying I should look for a spring, eh?

it's still in the garage.

[rabidkimba]

My Air Slim is a good pump for me. You can even pump up trispoke wheels and many discs if you switch the schraeder and presta sides of the pump head. The internals are quite simple. Just press the lever's pivot pin out, and you can guess the rest.

[Sukebe]

I have two Silca pumps, the Track pump and a Super Pista. About 15 and 6-8 yrs old respectively. They both work like new, durable, inexpensive, capable of high pressure. The Super Pista is reasonably high volume. One is on the back porch the other stays in the car.

[hrd2hndle]

i had the distinct pleasure of using a floor pump today which blew any other ive ever used away for ease, perceived quality, etc. it was made, IIRC, by topeak, and the model is something like 'joe blow'.

anyways, in efforts to seat a ridiculously difficult-to-seat tire, i repeatedly pumped a road 25c up to ludicrous pressures, let air out, did again, etc etc. 160 psi was easier and faster for me with this pump than using my own paltry blackburn to get anywhere near 100. your psi may vary.

it also had a very secure and straightforward valve attachment, which is distinct plus among many floor pumps whose crux involves attaching the pump, not inflating the tube.