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Berkeley Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from BerkeleyDate Reviewed: May 6, 2010
Strengths: High volume and high pressure.Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: I hate mini-pumps. If they are small and light they have little power or are fussy and lame. I run a High school racing team. When we have flats everyone wants to use this pump. It expends for large volume and still has the muscle for high pressure. I carry it in my camelback and stays in great working condition.
Favorite Trail: Single Tingle
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$12.00
Purchased At: Performance
Similar Products Used: you name it
Bike Setup: Stumpy Pro-XTR
Bontrager Racelite-XT/XTR, lots of carbon
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NA1NSXR
a Cross Country Rider
from SoCalDate Reviewed: August 18, 2008
Strengths: Inflates mountain bike tires to a ridable pressure relatively easily, reversible head works on both shraeder and presta, mounting bracket (although just plastic) actually retains the pump even during hard ridingWeaknesses: flimsy construction, poorly designed mounting bracketBottom Line: I had this for less than a week. After a crash on the bike the plastic mounting bracket snapped off the mounts. I bought another bracket for $2. Then, after laying the bike down today, the pump's barrel was dented slightly and rendered the pump useless. I tried to force the pump a couple of times to see if it would work in an emergency but the pump handle pretty much just ripped off the thing. Another qualm is the bottle cage mounted plastic bracket, which is offset to the side. This is supposed to allow you to also have a conventional bottle cage mounted to the same holes with the included extra long screws but having the pump on the side of the bike tube is just asking for it to get banged up. The only good thing i can say about that is that although the pump is mounted to the side of the frame it does not interfere with the pedal stroke.
I am ashamed that I tried to save some money by buying the cheapest pump in a large chain store. I should have known such a thing couldn't be trusted by anyone except for recreational riders.
3 value chilis for users unlikely to damage the unit as it works fine and is very cheap.
1 overall rating because this is advertised as an ATB pump and it is simply too fragile to use in an all-terrain situation.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$13.00
Purchased At: Performance
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Trevor
a Weekend Warrior
from San Clemente, CA. USADate Reviewed: February 21, 2006
Strengths: The pump has retroflective silver paint, which might be easy to find in low light in the garage. Also if you get a flat tire in a bad neighborhood, you may consider using it as a defensive club on your walk home since it will not inflate your tire.Weaknesses: Everything, I bought the pump about 3 months ago and attempted to use it on about 3 flats. The air would leak out from the head faster than I could pump. Upon attempted use of the pump this evening, I was overcomed with rage and cracked it in half over my leg. DONT BUY IT. Spend a few more bucks and get something that actually works.Bottom Line: Don't buy it, waste of time, money, sweat, anger, and calories.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$15.00
Similar Products Used: none yet
Bike Setup: tricycle-adult
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Tim
a Racer
from Arlington, VADate Reviewed: May 13, 2003
Strengths: Cheap, lightweight, smallWeaknesses: Poor reliabilityBottom Line: I got this pump about a year ago, have used it to fix 2-3 flats. It got the job done, but it took a while to inflate to 45 psi. Then last night it just wouldn't pump any air. I was extrememly lucky that my walk back to the car was only a few blocks, not a few miles. Not sure what killed the pump, nothing is visibly wrong with it. Winter rides in slushy conditions with it strapped to the frame may have contributed to the failure.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$12.00
Purchased At: Performance
Similar Products Used: Blackburn aluminum frame-fit pump
Bike Setup: Hardtail XC race bike
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kevin
a Racer
from chicagoDate Reviewed: March 3, 2003
Strengths: It works every time and is easy to flip the internal adapter for presta/schrader. Easily stowable in a pack and doesn't rust anywhere. CHEAPWeaknesses: Limited PSI for road tire and may take some efforts. Not something you want to carry on a race course-C02 for that.Bottom Line: It works, better than the floor pump I had. If you want a cheap pump to throw in a camelback, give it a try. 80psi limit I think so think about something else for your road bike. Can't beat the price. It's nice to get something from Performance that does work.
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$13.00
Purchased At: performance-where else
Similar Products Used: I can't remember, have had this one a long time.
Bike Setup: Stan's no tubes with Contis
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Al Schuehle
a Cross Country Rider
from Redmond, WaDate Reviewed: February 15, 2003
Strengths: Small Size
Will pump to 100+ psig as advertised
Able to get a good seal on Schrader and Presta valves
Low costWeaknesses: A little slow to pump to max pressure
A bit heavy (134 gm) but anything above 0 is heavy!Bottom Line: I wanted something somewhat small (9 inches) light (134 gm) that would fit both types of valves and would pump to 100 psig. Also did not want to have to fiddle with changing heads or seals when going from one type of valve to the other. Many pumps I tried claim to pump to 90-120 psig but in reality they would only pump to 60-80 psig! Also pumps with the intellegent head (IH) claim to fit both types of valves, sort of "one size fits all", but in reality they would leak and pop off at high pressure (maybe OK if you are going to Mtn bike 55 pisg pressures). So far the Hurricane gets a good seal and pumps to 100+ psig. The "T" head is nice in that it makes for a good hand hold to support the pump when pumping. Hopefully this pump will last which is the only concern.
The other option considered was the CO2 system which has its own pros and cons. I decided first to try the Hurricane rather than mess with storing and carrying compressed CO2.
Favorite Trail: Moab - Slick Rock
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$12.00
Purchased At: Performance Bicycle
Similar Products Used: SKS Maxi Matrix Zoom
Blackburn Mtn
Bike Setup: GT I-drive with Presta valves
Old Gary Fisher with Schraeder valves
Raleigh R700 with Presta valves
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Ash
a
from Fremont, CADate Reviewed: July 24, 2002
Strengths: Fits nicely on Schraeder valves. Feels durable. Relatively lightwieght (I carry it in my backpack all the time).Weaknesses: Plastic T-handle may be the first thing to break.Bottom Line: Great pump for the price! I was thinking of buying the Topeak mini-DX which was only a few bucks more and had the SmartHead, but it was 3 inches shorter so it meant a lot more pumps! This is a great pump to bring along on rides. Usage tip: You can get any mountain bike tires rock hard by using smaller strokes.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$17.00
Purchased At: performance bike shop
Similar Products Used: Heavy, crappy Bell pump. Didn't even fit the valve and weight twice as much. I tried a few other cheapy mini-pumps and they didn't fit the Schraeder valve properly.
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Bob Grabowski
a Cross-Country Rider
from Forest Hills, NYDate Reviewed: December 24, 1999
Strengths:
Lightweight
Small
Full Time Schrader/Presta ValveWeaknesses:
None I've foundBottom Line: This pump fits nicely on the bike frame, and works well. I couldn't ask for more.
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Similar Products Used:
Blackburn Mtn Air Pump
Bike Setup:
Cannondale F600 Mountain Bike
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Alex
a Cross-Country Rider
from Ogden, UTDate Reviewed: October 22, 1999
Strengths:
None at all. It's a piece of junk.Weaknesses:
Develops little pressure and pushes very little volume.Bottom Line: This was the older mini-pump. I took it apart and try lubing some of the parts but the pump pumped very little air. What do you expect for 9 bucks!!! I recent got a Topeak Einstein and it kicks butt!! But I also paid twenty bucks for it. I guess the saying is true!
Favorite Trail:
Skyline Trail
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Similar Products Used:
Schwinn bicycle pump, and a Topeak Einstein. Those products are much better.
Bike Setup:
XCR-1000 full XT
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brian
a Cross-Country Rider
from sunnyvaleDate Reviewed: September 24, 1999
Strengths:
paid 5 bucks for itWeaknesses:
takes FOREVER to pump up a tube.Bottom Line: Well this pump will put air into your tire it will just take you a hell of a long time to do it. I have had to use it twice on the trail and it sure took a lot of strokes to put in enough air just to be able to ride. Definitely not a pump to use if you race and get a flat. I am going to get a new one before I race again.
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Bike Setup:
Bontrager Race-Lite
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John
a Weekend Warrior
from Hunt. Bch, CADate Reviewed: September 17, 1999
Strengths:
It's perfect! (and really cheap!)Light weightWeaknesses:
NoneBottom Line: At the risk of losing all my credibilty I'm rating this cheap little high pressure pump the best!First of all, price is not an issue with me.I believe that quality and performance determine a product's value-not how much it costs. I tried every pump ( or at least 20 of them) and this one is by far the finest, easiest to use and capable of extremely high pressure with very little effort - and has much more volume than you would expect from a pump this size!(and this is compared to the Blackburn Air-Stick (heavier)that I think is a really good pump!) It has a dual head which never leaks and a telescoping aluminum barrel. Works much better than every pump I've used (at any price)-and is the cheapest(under $13.00).I tried this pump after an exhaustive search and as a last resort and couldn't believe that a house-brand (Performance) cheapie literally blew all the others away! (no pun intended) I was also considering ease of use for my wife's road bike, and this one requires the least effort to reach 110lbs! You won't regret buying this pump! This is the ONLY instance I've found so far in cycling that the cheapest product is the best designed! It easily deserves a 10 flaming chili thingie rating!
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Similar Products Used:
Every pump made
Bike Setup:
MTB/Road
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