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SKS Airbase Floor Pump Pump
Product DescriptionThis floor pump features an ovalized, precision aluminum barrel with an integrated air channel for immediate high-pressure pumping.. AVACS (All Valves Adjustable Connecting System) adapts to any valve without having to change heads or adjust the pump. Solidized cast-iron base and folded rubber-coated footrests makes for a stable and long-lasting pump. Pressure gauge is located at the top of the pump, making it easy to read. Large, ergonomic softgrip handle is comfortable to hold.
User Reviews
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Marco Lemes
a Cross Country Rider
from Davis, CA Date Reviewed: November 27, 2008 Strengths: Solid body construction, decent efficiency. Weaknesses: Feet: this pump will not remain standing on its feed, the folding feet are held by a plastic piece that's prone to breaking, and they don't hold the pump on the floor firmly when the pump is being used. The gasket...major design flaw! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $35.00 Purchased At: REI Similar Products Used: Topek Joe Blow Bike Setup: Several bikes.
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Greg
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, CO Date Reviewed: April 26, 2006 Strengths: Durable and smooth. It fills up tires quickly. SKS supports it too, no questions asked (see below). Weaknesses: Pump head (specifically the rubber gasket). I noticed the same issue that virtually everyone else has mentioned, that the rubber dries out, probably after no more than two years. The inadequate seal means you can't inflate very high, I got to about 35 psi. HOWEVER, it's exposed rubber, folks, it's going to wear out. What really counts to me is what the company will do to fix it. I called SKS USA (thanks to whoever first listed their #; it is 618-395-2400 in case you need it), and the first person I talked to just took my name and address and shipped me a whole new head, gratis. Works for me... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $50.00 Purchased At: REI Bike Setup: stock Giant XTC 
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Zeus Yiamouyiannis
a Cross Country Rider
from Berkeley, CA Date Reviewed: April 25, 2006 Strengths: Smooth, strong stroke with a lot of air delivered per stroke. Durable cylinder with high pressure delivery. Weaknesses: Cryptic system for shrader/presta redux, but okay once you get used to it. Bad rubber gasket on the air chuck, wears out after a year of use (okay, you can get it replaced, but c'mon, I expect better from German engineering). Plastic brace holding the legs on the bottom broke. Why wasn't it metal? Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Berkeley Hills Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $70.00 Purchased At: Dupont Circle, Washington DC Similar Products Used: Blackburn floor pump (the higher end one) 
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Gordon Shumway
a Cross Country Rider
from Omicron Perci I 8 Date Reviewed: February 2, 2006 Strengths: solid construction, pumps up tires faster than just about every pump, looks nice, has survived shop and race use for about 5 years now. Weaknesses: the only weakness is human error. if you're inept or retarded, you don't have the mental capacity to hold the pump steady when you're inflating a tire. also, if you just ripped the instructions off the hose, you would have known where to ORDER SPARE PARTS FROM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, you would have also found that you get SPARE PARTS FOR FREE FOR LIFE TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: most earth trails are fine... Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: on line retailer....the LBS here sucks.... Similar Products Used: a lot of cheap plastic pumps. this pump easily blows away the Silca pumps made of cheap galvanized steel tubing. i hope the bike know-it-alls don't come after me for saying that! Bike Setup: what's the differece? all my bikes have tires. and all of those tires have tubes. and all of those tubes need air. 
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sweetnsourbkr
a Cross Country Rider
from Walnut Creek, CA Date Reviewed: July 11, 2005 Strengths: Consistent pump action, always gets the pressure to whatever I want it to be ...... Weaknesses: ..... as long as the air chuck works. It also tends to tip over if not on level ground, or if you have one foot holding it down on soft ground. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Lake Sonoma Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $35.00 Purchased At: Performance Similar Products Used: Zefal, Silca
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Scott
a Cross Country Rider
from Colorado Date Reviewed: June 8, 2005 Strengths: Fewer strokes to completely pump up tire. Outstanding customer service. Weaknesses: Not the best with schrader valves, but I don't use it for that purpose often. Gauge not extremely accurate; but haven't found one that is accurate. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mt. Margaret/Dowdy Lake Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: REI Similar Products Used: Joe Blow, Park Tool Bike Setup: Santa Cruz Superlight (LX & XT), Trek Madone 5.9 Ultegra 10
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Brandon
from Minnesota Date Reviewed: October 11, 2004 Strengths: Heavy cast iron and aluminum construction. Feet fold, allowing easy removal from under the immense amount of bike gear in the truck. The pump handle locks in place for transport Weaknesses: The weaknesses are as follows: 1) the use of plastic to retain the folding feet. If the feet are pointed down and you set the pump on the ground...yep the legs will snap off. I had to fix mine by drilling four holes in the cast iron base, tapping them and screwing a metal plate to the bottom to retain the feet. 2) The gasket in the pump head is to soft and wears out within a year. Still have not found a replacement for sale. I had to get some rubber tubing and cut my own gaskets. 3)The handle lock is plastic as well, it is starting to wear out. I fix this with a small bungy cord. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: REI Similar Products Used: To many to mention Bike Setup: Trek 9900 and STP 400 
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John G
a Weekend Warrior
from Corvallis, OR, USA Date Reviewed: September 4, 2004 Strengths: Pump gives great pressures (>200 psi), nice long stroke. Good reliable guage. Weaknesses: NO REPLACEMENT PARTS for gaskets and heads. So, the head should be considered disposable. I just went to the local wrench and jury-rigged a nice TOPEAK upgrade onto the SKS base. TOPEAK has replacement parts, so I am good to go AFTER ANOTHER $20. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: the road/trail I ride today Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $50.00 Purchased At: Performance Similar Products Used: 30 years of searching for good floor pump Bike Setup: Bontrager hard tail MTB, Lightspeed Ti Road, MTB tandem, kids bikes, et cetera.
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Matt
a Weekend Warrior
from FL Date Reviewed: August 5, 2004 Strengths: It appears heavily constructed. I liked the easy on/off and being able to switch between schrader and presta. Weaknesses: The rubber seal doesn't seal after ~year of use. No replacement parts. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Otero -- New Mexico Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $35.00 Purchased At: Performance
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Jim Carpenter
a Cross Country Rider
from Salt Lake City UTAH Date Reviewed: May 30, 2004 Strengths: Good read-outs, grip, nice locking feature, fold away feet make it good for travel,fewer pumps to reach desired PSI. Weaknesses: Where the heck do I get a replacement seal kit for the valve? I had to fashion one out of tire patch, it's worked for a year but it would be nice to have the orginal seal set. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Great Western, Big cottonwood to Millcreek Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $45.00 Purchased At: R E I Similar Products Used: Joe Blow = Joe Blown after 1 year Bike Setup: Road & Mountain Presta valves
Submitted by
bendlight
from austin Date Reviewed: May 27, 2004 Strengths: looks cool Weaknesses: quality is very poor Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: i like them all Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $25.00 Purchased At: rei Similar Products Used: many other pumps
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G.
from Fort Collins, CO Date Reviewed: July 21, 2003 Strengths: See my prior Review Weaknesses: I'm back to hand out some serious smackdown for this product that promises a lot but can't deliver in the long run. I was inflating my bike this weekend and the lever that locks it onto the valve was releasing itself. Then the hose came out of the chuck--again. The construction on this thing is so solid in some areas and so flimsy in others. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: REI-It was a Gift Similar Products Used: See my prior Review
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Rich
a Weekend Warrior
from Bergenfield,NJ Date Reviewed: February 17, 2003 Strengths: Easy Presta and Schraeder value adjustment. Gets he air in the tube fast. Comfortable grip. Weaknesses: The base on this pump has two pedals that fold. They are at the base with a plastic molding. The moulding is not strong enough. I lent the pump to two friends and each broke off the plastic moulding. Now my pump has no pedals to secure it when pumping. I have to secure the pump with my feet to keep it stable when pumping. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $45.00 Bike Setup: TRek 6700
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G.
from Fort Collins CO Date Reviewed: December 23, 2002 Strengths: SOLID construction, gets those tires filled up quickly. The nozzle seemed a little tricky until I figured out the technique (push it onto the stem as far as it will go)--but it does what they promise. Also you can lock the pump handle down which is surprisingly handy. Weaknesses: This pump has only one weakness (aside from price), and that is the base. The little wings that flip up and down are completely inadequate for a pump of this heft. There is no resistance to keep them straight. This means that the pump is very prone to tipping. The slightest tip or vibration of the ground will tempt this pump to fall over, exposing that pressure gauge to impact. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 1 Year Purchased At: R.E.I-it was a gift Similar Products Used: El-cheapos, Nashbar's $21.99 schrader/presta floor pump Bike Setup: Schrader.
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Sam VeraSforzza
a Racer
from Seattle Date Reviewed: June 4, 2002 Strengths: Works better than any other pump bar none, made in Germany-not Taiwan, accurate gauge, can pump 230psi per pump stroke, awesome valve adapter, can seat any UST bead. Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Whistler BC Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $50.00 Purchased At: REI Similar Products Used: Specialized, Blackburn. Bike Setup: So many and it doesn't matter.
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