tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post4610400743577214883..comments2024-03-28T11:56:48.304-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: More Affordable Silca PumpBrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-11453758145164499892016-05-23T12:57:18.730-04:002016-05-23T12:57:18.730-04:00Brooks,
Check out the SKS Renncompressor. It has ...Brooks,<br />Check out the SKS Renncompressor. It has a steel tube, cast iron base and a wooden handle. On Amazon, it is under $60 after tax. Seems like some people have trouble with the heads, which are plastic but completely replaceable. The only issue I've had with mine is with the pin for the locking mechanism in the head. The pin starts to work loose but you can just push it back into place once you notice it. The pump may even still be made in Germany. On SKS's website, it also appears that they have an anniversary model too that has a metal head like a Silca.Jonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07307334299209239493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-50801035636114621392016-05-22T08:11:33.254-04:002016-05-22T08:11:33.254-04:00It didn't come up as a link, but I copied and ...It didn't come up as a link, but I copied and pasted it and checked it out. His home-made pump was pretty impressive.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-85784678862623636312016-05-21T23:52:49.697-04:002016-05-21T23:52:49.697-04:00Since I'm also on a teacher's salary, I...Since I'm also on a teacher's salary, I'll also be using my old Silca Pista (just like Brooks', except that mine is black) for a while. Oh well. Maybe I'll have to replace the gasket again in a few years.<br />Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-6577764828434466362016-05-21T23:46:55.991-04:002016-05-21T23:46:55.991-04:00Dang, the link to my blog post about making a pump...Dang, the link to my blog post about making a pump failed. Figures...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194920301847931547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-7801054858664401242016-05-21T22:15:48.975-04:002016-05-21T22:15:48.975-04:00You could just make your own... http://jongehman.b...You could just make your own... http://jongehman.blogspot.com/<br /><br />SpindizzyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00194920301847931547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-64240617147511453162016-05-20T11:30:40.507-04:002016-05-20T11:30:40.507-04:00Don, I agree. I never had much luck with my Silca ...Don, I agree. I never had much luck with my Silca pump- just like Brooks' rose colored one. I sold it awhile back and bought a Lezyne. <br />Chris Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206266021301909754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-10345064715780872252016-05-20T10:52:52.067-04:002016-05-20T10:52:52.067-04:00Even at half the price of the Ultimate it's wa...Even at half the price of the Ultimate it's way out of my budget. I do have a Lezyne High pressure, High Volume pump that looks very much like the Super Pista. It appears to be extremely well made. . . a lot of metal, no plastic, a cradle at the bottom for the chuck, and a comfortable wooden handle. It has almost the same chuck as the Silca with the relief button. The chuck is reversible for presta and schrader valves. I don't remember the cost but I'm sure that is was much less than $100. <br />IMO opinion the Lezyne is a very much better use of your funds.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710715433883677736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-31455696359698546502016-05-19T20:06:41.083-04:002016-05-19T20:06:41.083-04:00As I recall, you run a bike shop don't you? In...As I recall, you run a bike shop don't you? In that case, a great pump is a real necessity. In any case, I'm hoping maybe someone will get me one of these new ones for Christmas.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-7376136902702098862016-05-19T19:41:13.872-04:002016-05-19T19:41:13.872-04:00I have one of the fancy schmancy ones (low volume)...I have one of the fancy schmancy ones (low volume), I'm a tool guy, as well as a Silca guy, so they had me at US made! <br /><br />To use the cheeky phrase Ice Toolz used on their stickers a few years back, "I love my tool"....<br /><br />Stoked they brought out a cheaper one, good quality shouldn't bankrupt you, and in an age of plastic and shitty aluminum Chinese made pumps designed to be tossed after a few years, these things are a breath of fresh air.MendonCycleSmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213406716238931069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-11018468163142488512016-05-19T09:09:27.033-04:002016-05-19T09:09:27.033-04:00I saw the announcement on this a couple of days ag...I saw the announcement on this a couple of days ago, and it has got me wondering if it is not *too* ridiculous to spend $235 on a pump...<br /><br />If the innards are more or less the same as the other one, that's all I really care about. The rest is not a big deal to me. I have never heard anything but good reports on the action of the "Ultimate Inflation Tool".<br /><br /><br />Wolf.N/Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710395292374599493noreply@blogger.com