Good while it lasted (which is not long) |
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| I have always had good luck with Topeak products until this. A family member had one (still does and works fine) so I figured I would get one as it was a Topeak and theirs worked great. Well, it worked for slightly over two years until the metal in the head sheared in half. In the time I had it I know it inflated LESS than 100 tires and never more than 80 psi. I returned it to REI to see if it was under warranty (which apparently the Topeak warranty is only two years on pumps but the REI warranty helped) and replaced it with a Serfas. The clerk, who did not know I was returning one, told me that a lot of Topeak floor pumps get returned (even the nicer models) but very few Serfas. |
| Some_guy at REI on 04/21/2009 |
Fine for Schrader valve, not prestas |
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| You get what you pay for with this pump. Easy to use and has held up over the 3 years I've owned it. It's fine on a standard schrader valve. But when I started riding a bike with presta valves, I found this pump won't engage the valve unless I let all of the air out of the tire first. I ruined three presta valves trying to attach this pump. It's especially leaky and difficult to use on long-stem prestas. If you're riding a road bike, I'd skip this pump and pay a few extra bucks for something like the Turbo, which I'm using now with no probs at all. |
| ShaneG at REI on 06/29/2008 |
not good for high pressure presta |
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| I used this on a mountain bike with schrader valve for about a year with no problems. I moved to a road bike with 120 psi and presta and within a year, it leaks. It has always pumped up to a high pressure after the first stroke or two before the pressure finally pushed the valve in. I was guessing that's how the presta pumps worked, but after reading some other reviews, I guess not. |
| dlampkin at REI on 08/25/2009 |
Very short life span |
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| I was happy with it for the first month. It became hard to engage presta valves and began to slip off while pumping. The pump stopped working all together (internal problem) after 7 months. My friend had the same model and his failed after a year. This pump replaced a Specialized model that wore out after 12 years. You get what you pay for. |
| mrkayak at REI on 08/13/2009 |
Does Not Like Long Stem Presta Tubes |
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| This pump works very poorly with long stem Presta valves. It is very difficult to both connect and disconnect the pump to the valve. As a result, I have ruined several tubes using this pump. Twice the force required to disengage the pump from the tube stem tore the tube where it joined the stem. |
| PS123 at REI on 09/24/2007 |
Decent pump - short lifespan |
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| I've owned 2 of these pumps and both have started to fail after about 1 year. The 1st leaked at the valve, the 2nd is leaking at the pressure gauge back into the barrel. Next time I'll pop a few extra bucks for the upgrade. |
| Jak of all trades at REI on 04/30/2008 |
Worked for 2 yrs and a month |
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| It worked great for the 2 year warranty, then it started leaking at the head a month later. The company would not cover under warranty. Do they design them to fail after 2 years? |
| Run415 at REI on 03/12/2009 |
Leaks |
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| After about a year, the pump started leaking at the valve. In addition it is difficult to remove from the valve and I ruined one valve trying to disengage the pump. |
| QuentinC at REI on 08/10/2009 |
