frame pump thread!

[darkadious]

i've been on a search lately for a classy (i.e. mostly, or all silver) looking frame fit pump that can be placed under the top tube. i'd rather not resort to using velcro straps but i will if i must.

of course i'd like for it to actually perform well also, mostly in the 90-110 psi area.

any suggestions?

[fiamme red]

Topeak Master Blaster.

http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/topeak-pumps/28-024

[AngryScientist]

i have the park tools frame pump i use occasionally. the best part is that its widely adjustable to work for a variety of different sized top tubes, and it holds on with spring pressure pretty securely. works fine too, used it just last week. its not classic all silver, but has an understated look and a rather classic logo. fwiw.

http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2008/08/04/Park_Tool_PMP-5_full_view-480-90-480-70.jpg

http://www.profirad.de/images/Park_Tool_PMP_5_Pumpe.jpg?osCsid=4227ea6860b6ade50 74b7009d375d700

[keevon]

Topeak Master Blaster.

http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/topeak-pumps/28-024
Yep, this one. Holds well enough without a velcro strap, but I use one anyway.

[fourflys]

HPX (http://www.zefal.com/zefal/produit.php?key=73)

http://www.zefal.com/SITE/BASES/PRODUIT/imgHR/prod73imgHR.gif?PHPSESSID=ae69589c17c03498aea4755f 932c9336

[William]

Topeak Master Blaster.

http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/topeak-pumps/28-024

Looks cool, but I have to ask.....is "embiggen" a real word? :confused:




William :)


PS: The Zefal page doesn't say what size it goes up to. I would need one to fit at least 58.5 cm.

[AngryScientist]

i do like that zefal. may have to look into one.

[AngryScientist]

Looks cool, but I have to ask.....is "embiggen" a real word? :confused:




William :)


PS: The Zefal page doesn't say what size it goes up to. I would need one to fit at least 58.5 cm.
http://www.zefal.com/SITE/BASES/NOTICE/document/noticePompeAutofixTailles.gif?PHPSESSID=331794d5ed a15782563a3cd9a502a2e8

[buck-50]

Looks cool, but I have to ask.....is "embiggen" a real word? :confused:

It's a perfectly cromulent term.

[William]

http://www.zefal.com/SITE/BASES/NOTICE/document/noticePompeAutofixTailles.gif?PHPSESSID=331794d5ed a15782563a3cd9a502a2e8

Doh!! :crap:

Somehow missed that.




William

[fiamme red]

PS: The Zefal page doesn't say what size it goes up to. I would need one to fit at least 58.5 cm.You may have a hard time finding a frame pump that fits under your top tube. I think the HPX 4 (which I use with a 56-57cm top tube) might be too small for you.

[AngryScientist]

nevermind...

[William]

It's a perfectly cromulent term.


Well, those are two neologisms for you. ;)




William

[fiamme red]

Doh!! :crap:

Somehow missed that.




WilliamBut that's assuming you're mounting it next to your seat tube.

[AngryScientist]

But that's assuming you're mounting it next to your seat tube.

why? its the applicable size range?

[fiamme red]

Bruce Gordon also makes a pump out of titanium:

http://www.bgcycles.com/accessories.html

Expensive, though.

[William]

But that's assuming you're mounting it next to your seat tube.

Well, I can't mount it vertically, it would have to fit between the HT and ST.




W.

[fourflys]

Bruce Gordon also makes a pump out of titanium:

http://www.bgcycles.com/accessories.html

Expensive, though.

and that's before you buy the pump head.... ;)

[keevon]

Well, I can't mount it vertically, it would have to fit between the HT and ST.

Isn't your HT long enough to stick a pump between the TT and DT??? :D

[William]

Isn't your HT long enough to stick a pump between the TT and DT??? :D

That's where I prop my shotgun in case I cross paths with Mr. Squirrel. :D



William

[darkadious]

i've looked over the oad master blaster and the zefal hpx. i don't believe even the XL version of the hpx would fit properly under my 55.5 cm top tube. master blaster is one of my lead contenders

i wish silca impero's came in sizes for the TT rather than the ST. they're exactly what i'm looking for.



http://www.bti-usa.com/pictures/SI/SI2138.JPG

[dancinkozmo]

...silcas look nice, ive got one on my marinoni....but they work like crap :)

[fourflys]

i've looked over the oad master blaster and the zefal hpx. i don't believe even the XL version of the hpx would fit properly under my 55.5 cm top tube.

really? I'd be surprised if they didn't make one for at least up to a 60cm...

[christian]

Bruce Gordon Ti Campy Head -
http://www.bgcycles.com/accessories.html

[christian]

i've looked over the oad master blaster and the zefal hpx. i don't believe even the XL version of the hpx would fit properly under my 55.5 cm top tube.My HPX4 easily fit on a Rambouillet with a 58cm top tube.

[Ken C]

Master Blaster.

Looks really nice and works even better.

I have one and with a pump peg there is no need for a strap.

It says secure even on bumpy dirt roads.

[victoryfactory]

Looks cool, but I have to ask.....is "embiggen" a real word?

" A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man."

- Jebediah Springfield

He also said:
"There is no frame pump that looks elegant to me"

[Ahneida Ride]

My Legend is 64 by 60

Zefal HP (large size) fits well.
I put a bit of cushion in the back to stop any rattling.

[Ahneida Ride]

Never let William get a hold of anything that even resembles bike tubing.

Never...

You have been warned.

[Spinner]

on both my 59/58 and 60/58 without using any straps ... can't remember which model size though.

cheers.

[darkadious]

and these are mounted along the top tube? interesting.

[William]

and these are mounted along the top tube? interesting.

http://urbanvelo.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/roadie800.jpg

:cool:



William

[palincss]

i wish silca impero's came in sizes for the TT rather than the ST. they're exactly what i'm looking for.


IIRC you said you wanted to reach 90psi, and the Silca Impero is most definitely not for that. That pump was designed in a day when 70 psi was considered high pressure. It has a large displacement, and it takes considerable vein-popping, eye-bulging, muscle quivering effort to get that piston home at even 70 psi. It sure is nice looking, though.

[darkadious]

I didn't look into the details for the pump, but what I meant to say was that was exactly what I'm looking for in the looks department. :)

[ANAO]

Any update on this thread? I'm looking for a black/silver one.

[AngryScientist]

Any update on this thread? I'm looking for a black/silver one.

the new silca one is expensive, but superb.

http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/05/120-659x440.jpg

[MattTuck]

the new silca one is expensive, but superb.

http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2015/05/120-659x440.jpg

Makes me wish I had opted for a pump peg on the Kirk. D'oh.

[Neil]

Would probably have been fine without, but I used an old toe-strap to make sure that my pump didn't take flight when it felt like it:

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5728/21897025848_3874025b15_b.jpg

[druptight]

the new silca one is expensive, but superb.



FYI - googling around after reading "expensive" lead me to find it on biketiresdirect on sale right now for almost 25% off:

https://www.biketiresdirect.com/product/silca-impero-ultimate-frame-pump

Also, SuperPista on sale:

https://www.biketiresdirect.com/product/silca-superpista-ultimate-floor-pump

[AngryScientist]

the reality is though, although the silca is a really, really nicely made pump - i've been using topeak frame pumps for many years, and they are always reliable and work perfectly. they are an excellent option, at a very reasonable cost.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_zD1a2_iiH4/VZMv2AkfAJI/AAAAAAAACHI/NMIDmnrYlPo/s940/P1080492.JPG

[doomridesout]

Did Bruce Gordon cut the frame pump from his lineup? I figure if the new Silca is in the range of possibility for people I'd at least drool over the OG hyper-expensive frame pump.

[R3awak3n]

Master blaster here as well

http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r522/r3awak3n/12132822_1655219624756875_1010534514_n.jpg

I will not be caught in a bike without a frame pump, I hate mini pumps.

I do wish the master blaster had a hose, is there any frame pump out there with one?

[SteveV0983]

I have both a Zefal HPX4 and a Topeak Master Blaster and although the Topeak is good, the Zefal is much better. It pumps up much faster and has a smoother action, in my opinion. The size 4 fits perfect on my 57cm top tube.

http://www.amazon.com/Zefal-Classic-Bicycle-Frame-Pump/dp/B009NMEHMS

[R3awak3n]

I have both a Zefal HPX4 and a Topeak Master Blaster and although the Topeak is good, the Zefal is much better. It pumps up much faster and has a smoother action, in my opinion. The size 4 fits perfect on my 57cm top tube.

http://www.amazon.com/Zefal-Classic-Bicycle-Frame-Pump/dp/B009NMEHMS

I want to try one of those and also the new silca. I do have to say the zefal would look more out of place on a modern bike compared to the others

[R3awak3n]

the reality is though, although the silca is a really, really nicely made pump - i've been using topeak frame pumps for many years, and they are always reliable and work perfectly. they are an excellent option, at a very reasonable cost.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_zD1a2_iiH4/VZMv2AkfAJI/AAAAAAAACHI/NMIDmnrYlPo/s940/P1080492.JPG

ah, you don't even need a pump peg or velcro, the proportions were made for a frame pump. :hello:

[ANAO]

Just took delivery of a new-to-me All-Cty Mr. Pink.

Seeing as how this is the third pump peg I've had in a year...maybe it's time to get a frame pump.

So, which one do I get? It's a size 56. The bike looks like this one (not my picture):

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8446/7807523542_93c15ed7e2_b.jpg

[AngryScientist]

get a tape measure and find the distance between the seat tube and the pump peg.

each of the frame pumps will have a "compressed" and "relaxed" measurement. pick the one that your TT size is in between. pretty simple...

i like the topeak pumps best.

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_zD1a2_iiH4/VZMv2AkfAJI/AAAAAAAACHI/NMIDmnrYlPo/s840/P1080492.JPG

[redir]

I have a Park frame pump that is adjustable so you can fit it in various frames which comes in handy if you have many bikes with different tubing and designs that require a slight adjustment to the length of the pump. You can also fit it in the seat stays too. So I like that pump for that reason.

[FlashUNC]

If money's no object, I hear good things about the Silca Impero Ultimate.

[AngryScientist]

also, there are at least a few other good frame pump discussions here. I'm going to merge this one. we just covered this...

[dave thompson]

MyTopeak Master Blaster fits nicely underneath my top tube, doesn't move and inflates tires to the required pressure relatively easily.

[bfd]

If money's no object, I hear good things about the Silca Impero Ultimate.

The one negative I've heard about the new Silca frame pump is it is heavy. It's very well built and made out of aluminum, but not as light as some of the more plastic models like the old silca.

Then again, looking at their websites, the XL silca frame pump weighs like 289g; topeak list its XL master blaster at 270g, so there's not a lot of difference.

I have had the topeak and because there's a lot of plastic, it does breakdown after a while. Except for changing the occasional chuck gasket, I suspect the silca will last a lifetime.


Good Luck!