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keylargo
a Weekend Warrior
from Key LargoDate Reviewed: March 11, 2012
Weaknesses: Too complicated for its own good. The fancy built-in ball needle (which I do not have any plans on using) doesn't seal properly, preventing the pump from being able to fill a tire tube without constantly adjusting the needle inflator until it seals enough to direct the air to the primary filler. The multi-purpose filler is bulky and will not fit on short tube stems. The pressure gauge reads 20 PSI lower than actual value, requiring the use of an external pressure gauge.Bottom Line: The pump itself may be fine but the "features" render the unit unusable. Piece of junk!
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At: K Mart
Similar Products Used: Had used a similar Bell pump (foot powered) that broke after several years of use. Side-by-side the Schwinn pump looked like a better quality pump so I choose it over the Bell pump. The pump itself may be better quality but the filler renders the Schwinn pump unusable unless I can replace the filler.
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Surfergirlinoz
a Racer
from Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast Qld AustraliaDate Reviewed: March 1, 2011
Strengths: Looks GoodWeaknesses: Lack of instructionsBottom Line: Usually very careful with what I buy, had used a similar model before as I ride both racing bikes and mountain so bike pumps are part of life. However, could not get the ball valve to stop working. Packed it up, receipt and all and was going for a refund when I read 'Dave's' comments. Not accepting defeat, tried it again, this time pushing the pump as hard as I could over mountain bike valve, pulled out the lever and it worked, two very pumped tyres. Now I can head off to Burleigh Heads to catch some waves.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$25.00
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Lou
a Weekend Warrior
from HHI SCDate Reviewed: November 8, 2010
Strengths: nice gaugeWeaknesses: Not easy to convert fromstandard to schrader type valve. A cheap piece of plastic in the head piece has disabled the thing and parts are nowhere to be foundBottom Line: Make it better next time
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At: bikeline
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Chris Abbamondi
a Weekend Warrior
from Hickory, North Carolina 28601Date Reviewed: September 20, 2010
Strengths: Nice overall design and features. PSI gauge was a selling feature.Weaknesses: Everything. Open/Close valve works opposite the way you would normally operate such a device, making it difficult to get firm pressure of the nozzle onto the valve stem while lifting up on the lever to lock it in place. The psi gauge is also hard to read because as soon as you start pumping, it red lines the needle past 160psi, then it backs down approximately 20psi every few seconds. A regular tire pressure gauge would be more accurate and give instant results. For the amount of time spent on getting this thing to work and filling front and back bicycle tires, if I were to enter a professional bike race, I'd be dead last!Bottom Line: Don't buy this pump. For all the fancy do-hickies it has, it's not worth the aggravation. Somebody could get hurt using this thing or pop a blood vessel from all the frustration! And it looks as if at least one person posting on this product has indeed gotten hurt. Find yourself a simple bicycle pump, spend an extra buck on a metal tire gauge and save yourself a hassle. I'll be returning this to the store.
Favorite Trail: N/A
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: Wal-Mart
Similar Products Used: N/A
Bike Setup: 700c Men's Schwinn 26" Varsity Road Bike
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JIM
a Weekend Warrior
from FRANKSVILLE, WI, USADate Reviewed: September 12, 2010
Weaknesses: After only 2 summers my Schwinn Airdriver 100 wouldn't work. The well engineered head would not stay on the bicycle tire valve.Bottom Line: Scwinn quality isn't what it once was! My dad's bicycle pump is over 40 years old and I had to get rid of it because the rubber tube developed a crack! Poor design on a fancy valve connection.
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: TARGET
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gswan
a Cross Country Rider
from Prior Lake, MNDate Reviewed: August 15, 2010
Strengths: This looked like a great pumpWeaknesses: The handle on this pump fell off on the downstroke and the metal shaft cut a deep hole in my husbands face nearly taking out his eye (the shaft was under 60 psi at the time.) DO NOT BUY THIS PUMP! My attorney will be in touch with the Schwinn boys.Bottom Line: DO NOT BUY THIS PUMP FOR ANY REASON!
Favorite Trail: All bike trails
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: Target
Similar Products Used: USA pumps of various brands. This never happened with US products.
Bike Setup: Schwinn Touring bike and Trek touring bike (When the bikes were still made in the USA.)
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wennings
a Cross Country Rider
from Fredericktown, Mo USADate Reviewed: July 10, 2010
Strengths: Good Pump,Weaknesses: Bad Head Attachment and hoses are too short, Pressure Guage should be at the top not bottom of the pump.Bottom Line: The washer that holds the schrader valve in place is too long. When the end cap is screwed on, it deforms the washer sleeve and pinches the schrader valve so it will not go on. I trimmed the washer sleeve bace 1/4 inch and it works great. How did this pass quality control reviews at Schwinn?
Favorite Trail: St Joe Rails to Trails, Katy Trail
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: Walmart
Similar Products Used: Bell Pump, European Pump (Bars Only)
Bike Setup: I have three bikes, a Diamondback for Touring, a Peugeot PVN10 for racing and a Schwinn Varsity for short commutes
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Vera
a Weekend Warrior
from New orleans, LA. USADate Reviewed: June 2, 2010
Strengths: Clever, almost too much so.Weaknesses: incredibly difficult to understand and operate, overly complicated. It lead to me cutting open the back of my hand trying to attach and switch settings.Bottom Line: After spending over an hour fixing up an old bike, I attempted to re-inflate the tires. Never in my life have I been so frustrated with a bike pump! After struggling unsuccessfully, I got online and found a webpage explaining why this bike doesn't get the job done. " It looks like most tire pump heads, but it has two differences. There's an athletic ball inflation needle that swings out from the head for use with basketballs, footballs, and such, and the levers on the inflation head also hold adapters for Presta valve stems and inflatable toys. It looks simple and obvious. I thought the action of swinging out the ball inflation needle operated a valve to determine which part of the head the air comes out, but I was wrong. There's an internal check valve inside the head that responds to positive pressure from the side being inflated. That is, if you are inflating a tire, the head will sense the pressure from the tire, and the internal check valve will shut off the ball inflation needle. If you are inflating a ball, the internal valve will shut off the tire chuck. The position the ball inflation needle has nothing to do with where the air comes out!" (-http://www.epinions.com/review/Schwinn_Air_Driver_1100_Deluxe_Floor_Pump_With_Gauge/content_441805278852) Because the tires I was attempting to inflate were completely flat it took about fifteen minutes to get the valve to recognize the pressure and activate. Much too complicated, and now, due to my struggles, I'm sporting a giant slash across my hand. Not worth the ingenuity. Just buy something simpler.
Favorite Trail: turtle
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$16.00
Purchased At: Target
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NYLegMan
a Weekend Warrior
from NYCDate Reviewed: May 22, 2010
Strengths: Easy to pump, but NO instructions. Won't stay secured to valve, keeps blowing off.Weaknesses: Piece of crap! Requires disassembly, rotating, switching parts and STILL won't work!Bottom Line: DON'T DON'T DON'T... JUNK FROM CHINA
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$24.00
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Katie
a Weekend Warrior
from Fayetteville, Arkansas, USADate Reviewed: March 11, 2010
Strengths: Pressure Gauge and multiple usesWeaknesses: No Instructions at ALL!Bottom Line: I was excited to finally fix my bike, but with this pump, it was so frustrating! If only there had been a manual it wouldn't have taken me so long to figure it out. The lock is backwards than one would expect and you have to use a lot of force when pumping up a tire. When I figured it all out, I was content with the product. It's not faulty, you just have to figure it out.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: Walmart
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Lookitworks
a Cross Country Rider
from texasDate Reviewed: December 24, 2009
Bottom Line: Frustrated i just figured hell...might as well just stick it in there and pump. IT WORKED! lol i know the air comes out of the golden nozzle thing but you just gotta stick it wherever you want it and pump pretty clever idea but obviously too clever for us :P
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$16.00
Purchased At: Target
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Vern Mueller
a Weekend Warrior
from Erie, PA,USADate Reviewed: December 8, 2009
Strengths: None. I couldn't get it to work. The horrible instructions talk about a pesta attachment. I couldn't find one.Weaknesses: Doesn't work at all. One of the worst pieces of crap that I ever bought. No instructions. website instructions are worthless.Bottom Line: Don't buy it. Anything would be better. Nothing would be just as good
Duration Product Used: Tested or demo'ed only
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: Walmart
Bike Setup: Cannondale
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WylieWabbit
a Weekend Warrior
from Lake Wylie, SCDate Reviewed: November 13, 2009
Strengths: None that I can see.Weaknesses: Broke the needle off trying to inflate a Perform Better Cushion Disk. It will be in the landfill tomorrow.Bottom Line: I just wanted a simple pump to keep my gym balls and disks inflated. What an exercise in frustration.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: Target
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denny gorman
a Weekend Warrior
from Minneapolis mnDate Reviewed: November 12, 2009
Strengths: Works fine after a solid hour of trying to get the flipping thing on the tube valve far enough to get air in the tire and also figuring out that the lever on the nozzle head works in the exact reverse of most pumps of it's type on the market.Weaknesses: NO INSTRUCTIONS and I have used hand pumps for almost 50 years! Still couldn't figure out why nozzle would not go over the valve stem and allow air in. Never again.Bottom Line: Would not recommend and would hope my wife would never have to use it.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Purchased At: Target
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thiirane
a Weekend Warrior
from Ogden, UT, USADate Reviewed: September 13, 2009
Strengths: Ingenius design of the switchblade nozzle assemblyWeaknesses: Instructions were not clear about how the nozzle worksBottom Line: Don't give up on this pump. I almost did. Once you understand that the nozzle assembly requires backpressure to direct the air flow path (i.e., you have to have to pump hooked up to the item that you want inflated), you will likely not have a problem.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: Target
Bike Setup: I use it on my bikes, wheelbarrel, etc... I have a threaded nozzle attachment from another portible bike pump that I use with the airdriver to inflate my bike tires. it works great.
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