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Blackburn Air Tower 4 Pump
Product DescriptionThe *New* Air Tower 4 blends heavy duty performance with reliability.
User Reviews
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sam adams Date Reviewed: September 5, 2012 Strengths: works well when it works Weaknesses: doesn't work at all when not working well Bottom Line:  
Submitted by
Hawkdriver
a All Mountain Rider
from San Diego, CA Date Reviewed: March 26, 2012 Strengths: Dual head, large volume, easy to see guage, sturdy design, GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE from BELL-Easton!! Weaknesses: Inside the valve head, there is a ball that sometimes sticks to the side opposite where you need it. A gentle tap releases it and you're back to pumping up a tire. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Cougar MTN, Washington Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $50.00 Purchased At: Online
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olegbabich
a Weekend Warrior
from nj Date Reviewed: December 17, 2011 Strengths: used about 2 dozen times, now it's dead Weaknesses: everything Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: up and down Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: online Similar Products Used: joe blow
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dirtyjack
a Racer
from Marshfield, Ma USA Date Reviewed: September 16, 2011 Strengths: Its was a free replacement for a previously failed blackburn pump Weaknesses: This one failed too. Started blowing air out of the top of the pump, then the handle broke off. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years
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Michael L
a Cross Country Rider
from Pasadena, Ca. USA Date Reviewed: May 27, 2011 Strengths: This pump was a warranty replacement for my 12 year old TP4 that went bad. One phone call,immediate live knowledgeable English speaker, no hassle replacement shipped out asap.I called them back today with a technical question and again great fast service.This pump works great and after a few trys you will get used to how things work unless you are a moron.The bit of air that escapes from the valve head after you release comes from reserve within the pump not from your tube otherwise your tube would empty out.So pump it up to the regular lbs and pull it.Maybe 1 or 2 of the previous reviewers got a lemon but the rest of the whiners wouldn't understand how to operate a paper clip! Weaknesses: Release handle after inflation can bust a knuckle if done wrong but you can learn. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Schultz creek Duration Product Used: 6 months Purchased At: Warranty replacement Similar Products Used: TP4 Bike Setup: Yeti ASR SL tricked out 
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David Strachan
a Weekend Warrior
from Barrie, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: May 2, 2011 Strengths: Good volume. Works well on older style valves. Weaknesses: Unusable for pumping up 700 series racing tires. It doesn't grip the valve Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $80.00 Purchased At: Pet Bike Setup: Racing bike with 700x28C tires.
Submitted by
amfast
a Cross Country Rider
from Alexandria, VA Date Reviewed: March 27, 2011 Strengths: None Weaknesses: Cheap. Failed twice in a year. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: Performance Similar Products Used: Specialized, Topeak Joe Blow Bike Setup: Various
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jonasneeser
a Cross Country Rider
from Pocatello, Idaho USA Date Reviewed: October 9, 2010 Strengths: Easy to read, accurate gauge. Valve head connects easily. Weaknesses: Does not produce enough volume to easily seat tubeless tires. Valve head hard to figure out how to connect to shrader versus presta valves (the lever has three positions). Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Katsilometes Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $60.00 Purchased At: JensenUSA Similar Products Used: Earlier version of the Air Tower 4. Bike Setup: Presta valves usually.
Submitted by
greenmtn
a Racer
from USA Date Reviewed: July 2, 2010 Strengths: Lifetime warranty, you'll need it Weaknesses: Total junk, head leaks, plunger wears quick, but the head is the worst, most frustrating piece of crap out there! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Rocky Point Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $50.00
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Guppie58
a Racer
from Hudsonville, MI Date Reviewed: April 23, 2010 Strengths: gauge is raised so you don't need to bend over. Weaknesses: Garbage valve. Seriously, pure garbage. Also, the cord doesn't wrap over the handle during storage so that constantly goes up when you transport it. No biggie if you keep it in the garage, but I travel for races and trails so much, it gets annoying. Also, you have to measure PSI after you pump it up because so much air leaves the pump when you unhook it. Don't buy this product. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $80.00 Purchased At: LBS
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Leopold Vander Smoot
a Racer
from Tucson, AZ Date Reviewed: January 21, 2010 Strengths: N/A Weaknesses: This was a replacement for two Air Tower 5 CFs that failed. The internals on this failed within 2 weeks. Horrible product, and the third Blackburn pump that failed trying to do what pumps are supposed to do -- pump. If you rearrange the letters in "Blackburn Pump," you get "DON'T BUY THIS PRODUCT EVER OR BUY ANY BLACKBURN PUMPS BECAUSE THEY ARE HORRIBLE, ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE." Okay, maybe you can't rearrange the letters in "Blackburn Pump" to spell that, but you get the idea. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Similar Products Used: C02 innovations cheapy that's still going strong
Submitted by
aldujaparov
a Weekend Warrior
from Longmeadow, MA, USA Date Reviewed: April 22, 2009 Strengths: Shrader connection works o.k. Weaknesses: Presta connection useless Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Purchased At: warranty Similar Products Used: Blackburn TP-4, Silca
Submitted by
yellowmtb
a Cross Country Rider
from MI Date Reviewed: April 4, 2009 Strengths: Crap. Slow to connect to presta valves. Slow inflation. Weaknesses: Sticky pump. Cheap handle. Unstable base Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Fort Custer Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $79.00 Purchased At: PRICEPOINT Similar Products Used: Performance 20 house pump. Bike Setup: X.0 ellwsworth, scott road bike dura ace, and others.
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drewmcg
a Cross Country Rider
from Ann Arbor, MI Date Reviewed: April 1, 2009 Strengths: Accurate gauge Works Smooth, efficient pumping head works fine (old style--black with flip down to lock) Weaknesses: thumb lock backwards (they evidently changed this on the new, grey head) the exposive release of air when you remove the head after inflation can be disconcerting (really loud) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Potto Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: online Similar Products Used: nashbar pumps, others Bike Setup: mostly a roadie; Cannondale hardtail mtb
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bellullabob
a Racer
from RI Date Reviewed: March 5, 2009 Strengths: moves air well Weaknesses: bad construction. Too many brakeable plastic parts for a pump in this price range. Gauge doesn't work anymore. Customer service...what customer service. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year
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