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Blackburn
KMP-1 Kamikaze Pump
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Submitted by
edie
a
from WI
Date Reviewed: February 11, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | light | | Weaknesses: | barrel fractured | | Similar Products Used: | topeak mtn morph | | Bottom Line: | I used this for about 3 months before the plastic barrel fractured on me while trying to inflate my tires. (10 mile walk home.) Bought a Topeak Mtn morph the next day had haven't looked back...I've had that pump for almost 2 years now. (it's fantastic)
For god's sake buy something with a metal barrel. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kenneth
a Weekend Warrior
from Denton,Ne
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Nashbar | | Strengths: | Cost
rebiuld kit available
Good mounting kit | | Weaknesses: | Pin in handle assembly | | Similar Products Used: | Cheap hand pumps
Nice air compresser | | Bike Setup: | '91 Bridgestone CB-1 with most componets | | Bottom Line: | Great light pump for fixing those flats. The only problem is that the pivot pin that hold the handle on and allows the handle to rotate can work out. That gets a little annoying when the pumping gets a little harder. Just need to keep an eye on it but overall a great pump. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stenchy
a Cross Country Rider
from Boca Raton, Florida
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Sports Authority | | Strengths: | This pump is light weight and fairly durable. It attaches nicely to the bike frame, tucked out of the way under my water bottle cage. It inflates relatively well with alittle patience. Works on both presta and shrader valves. | | Weaknesses: | The only real weakness found is in the handle design. It rattles loose on choppy terrain and collects vast amounts of sand,dirt and water that eventually finds its way into the barrel. THERE IS A SOLUTION! READ BOTTOM LINE | | Similar Products Used: | cheap pumps | | Bike Setup: | 2002 Specialized A1 Rockhopper FSRxc, modified quite abit | | Bottom Line: | A good pump that will get you out of a jam if you are stuck out in the middle of nowhere. The key to this device is keeping it clean from riding debris. After losing one pump to dirt, sand and water, I decided to somehow fix the problem because I still thought the item was great. All you have to do is take black electrical tape and wrap from the top of the handle down to the main cylinder. Similar to putting a grip on a tennis racket. This keeps the handle from shakig loose and it prevents dirt and water from entering the barrel. When you have a tire problem just unwrap, inflate and you are back on the trail. If you are careful, you can reuse the tape you just took off (hang it from your handlebar while using the pump.) All in all this is a good pump and its fairly inexpensive, plus light weight. No one likes being stuck, I had to walk 6 miles one day because I didnt have it. YIKES | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Cross Country Rider
from MD
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$24.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Light, easy to grip | | Weaknesses: | Plastic, poor sealing, Head parts wear quickly | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn xtr/xt/lx, mavics, | | Bottom Line: | If your looking for a durable fork, look elsewhere. If you want something with a little bit of quality at an ok price this pump is fine. Better off getting something a little stronger and made of aluminum or something other than plastic. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: January 6, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | light | | Weaknesses: | plastic chamber | | Bike Setup: | rocky mountain elevation | | Bottom Line: | This pump is never going to give anyone 40psi. Most tires need 45 minumum. If you don't care what happens to your tires in a race this pump is for you. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Per Wilson
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: June 24, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | rail heritage trail | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Geoges Bike Shop Williton | | Strengths: | light
small
has a life time warranty
cool design | | Weaknesses: | none right at the moment | | Similar Products Used: | this is the first one I have hade | | Bike Setup: | concord air flex | | Bottom Line: | a great pump when stuck in bad situations. I recomend it for keen moutain bikers
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Submitted by
Rob Ralph
a Weekend Warrior
from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | Short Hills Provincial Park | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Liberty! Bicycles | | Strengths: | Pumps things up like a mofo. Can't beat the price. Lifetime Warranty. | | Weaknesses: | Plastic? | | Similar Products Used: | Some Axiom pump, didn't even last a year. | | Bike Setup: | 1999 Rocky Mountain Soul | | Bottom Line: | Good pump for the price. I dunno what that price is US..but it was $22.95 CAN. Catch you guys on the flip side. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
michael springer
a
from bethesda, md
Date Reviewed: March 22, 2001 | | Favoriate Trail: | shafer farm | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Purchased At: | bike place | | Strengths: | none that I can think of | | Weaknesses: | Will not inflate a tire more than @25 lbs -- initially thought it was just my mechnanical ineptitude -- but 3 other folks tried to make this baby work and confirmed it is a real dog | | Similar Products Used: | several no name el-cheapos -- do not work well but they work -- used a friend's blackburn two-stage -- it is fantastic -- it is almost as fast as my floor pump. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 850, with specilized saddle and rock shock jett long travel front shock | | Bottom Line: |
somebody should have shot down this kamikaze before it crashed. on the off chance it got a lemon, I tried one of these baby in a bike shop -- either blackburn produced a lot of lemons or blew it when they designed the kamikaze-- clearly the firm can design and produce acceptable products | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Frog
a Cross Country Rider
from Severna Park
Date Reviewed: March 11, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Light weight
Rebuildable
Pumps air
| | Weaknesses: | Plastic | | Similar Products Used: | Mt. Zeafl frame pump | | Bottom Line: | Got a GT had to get rid of beloved frame pump.
No problems but it strangely shattered one very cold night???. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chas Sample
a Cross Country Rider
from Madison, WI, USA
Date Reviewed: February 18, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | Light Weight, Rebuildable | | Weaknesses: | ? | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bottom Line: | I am very happy with this pump. I mounted it on my seat tube using the included bracket. This location was convienent, but exposed the pump to plenty of mud and sand. I used the pump several times when I had flat tires, and it worked well. Yesterday, I took the pump apart, and found that it was full of dirt. This did not seem to impair performance, so it must be a robust design. I cleaned it and relubed it, and it is ready for another season. Good user-servicable product.
4 Chilis for Value (its just plastic)
5 Chilis for Performance | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Linda Wankow
a Weekend Warrior
from Alexandria
Date Reviewed: October 28, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | C & O | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | City Bikes Washington DC | | Strengths: | I need to get hold of a manual for the bicycle pump - any suggestions?? | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line is...The pump is excellent - lightweight and compactible - I love the idea of the 2 different valve types for the tires. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
James LaPointe
a
from Toronto
Date Reviewed: September 1, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | silent sports | | Strengths: | light, works fine. | | Weaknesses: | a tad big for hand pumps now a days,
the thingamagjig inside the head that you flip around to allow to filp from preta to the other one is weak because it's plastic. | | Similar Products Used: | i cant remember what one i used... | | Bike Setup: | dont matter | | Bottom Line: | good, cheap, light, hey it's a good pump, but i also find that the thing that holds the handel down in the pump is a bit weak because when i hit a pump on my bike it comes out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sapo Feo
a Weekend Warrior
from Flatland, TX
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | anything | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Easy to use, nice grip, pumps like a charm. | | Weaknesses: | Handle assembly. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bottom Line: | I really like this pump, except......I've used it for about a year. The only problem I've found is that the handle unscrews itself from the pump shaft. This most recently happened while I was in the middle of a rainstorm in the Mountains and needed to fix a flat. Ouch! However, even without the handle, I was able to pump the tire without the handle and mud my way home. I went stright to a bike shop to replace the pump and found that the new versions of this pump have some kind of adhesive seemingly to prevent this from occurring. I have contacted Blackburn to invoke the lifetime warranty. I'll repost if I encounter any trouble in that regard. All in all, I think with the fix they have made this is a super, affordable pump. 3 chilis overall for mine, I think the new, improved ones deserve a four. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Henry Ong
a Weekend Warrior
from Torrance, CA, USA
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Lightweight, mounts on bike easily, somewhat compact, inflates tires. | | Weaknesses: | Haven't seen any weaknesses... | | Similar Products Used: | Cheap 15 year-old floor pump. | | Bike Setup: | '98 Bianchi Peregrine, Shimano LX/STX-RC, Rock Shox Indy XC. | | Bottom Line: | The bottom line: it pumps, it inflates, it gets you out of those jams! Anybody that rides should have a frame pump no matter what. Saves your from having to grind on your cleats all the way home! It was a good value for me since it came free with my bike purchase ;) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stuart
a Cross Country Rider
from Piscataway, NJ
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Far too many to name | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Light weight, easy to mount on bike, good volume. | | Weaknesses: | Read on....... | | Similar Products Used: | BlackBurn Mammoth | | Bike Setup: | KONA Explosif (853), Z2 Bomber | | Bottom Line: | BIG design flaw! The lip on the cap is far too thin as it broke on me the third time I used it. I would have been pissed royally if this left me stranded and I had to walk back several miles to the trailhead. Luckily, I used the cap from my old BlackBurn (plunger had died after 4 years!), so no point in returning for the same model. Stick with the Mammoth, although it is more expensive, the value of it comes through like a champ! I give it one chili as you can't put zero. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ace
a Cross Country Rider
from Wisconsin
Date Reviewed: January 28, 2000 | | Favoriate Trail: | Kettle Moraine Forest | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | Light wieght | | Weaknesses: | None yet | | Similar Products Used: | Junk | | Bike Setup: | Giant with many upgrades. 1 set of wheels w/presta 1 set w/shcraeder | | Bottom Line: | Got this pump very cheap at a local bike shop, and was surprized with the quality and ease of use. Pump must be mounted handle up, but other than that, ZERO problems.
I LOOKS kind of cheap, but works like a pump costing much more.
Now that I have the money, I got the MMP-1 a) cause it looks cooler b) aluminum should be even stronger c) I REALLY like this company after trying the Kamikazi | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dickson Lee
a weekend warrior
from Sir Lanka, India
Date Reviewed: January 30, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought this for very cheap at my local bike shop. They were going out of buisness and had to sell everything for 50% off. I picked up a pump and have been very happy ever after! This pump is very sturdy, I would stick with this more than the Mammoth. Thanks for Your Time! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Joshu
a weekend warrior
from Coquitlam BC
Date Reviewed: December 31, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Thia pump is super sweet! I got it as a gift, and I love the a) Light weight, b) strength, and most of all the pivoting handle, which makes pumping more efficient than all my friends' pumps. I just wish it hand dual action pumping, but it's not a big enough deal to take any points off. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Webb Phillips
a cross-country rider
from Pennsylvania
Date Reviewed: March 28, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This pump seems to be a great value for the money. A friend of mine had a more expensive Cannondale mini pump with a pressure gauge and tech shit like that. It broke. Of course he didnt know that until he had pumped 417 times only to find all the air blowing out the side. Anyway, the only problem I've had is water getting inside it during the rain. Also, the first time I tried to use it, it bent my presta valve beyond repair. Of course, that tube was not long for this world anyway. Eventually I figured out that you have to put one hand behing the pump, by the valve, while the other pumps. This is worse than some mini pumps which are held at an angle to the valve so that you only need one hand. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeffrey Weaver
a weekend warrior
from McDonough, Georgia
Date Reviewed: October 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Just bought the Kamikaze at a local Outdoor Store because it was right next to the MMP-1 Mammoth Mountain Pump. It looked almost identical, was 10$ cheaper and still had a lifetime warranty. It pumps like crazy, but I have had one recurring problem - if pull back on the stroke too far the handle yanks the end cap out of the main tube. No doubt this is due to the nylon construction (rather than the aluminum in the MMP-1). If I am careful not to pull back so far it's no problem, but if you're in a hurry, you'll end up screwing it back together. I probably won't take the trouble to return it and I'm too cheap to fork out another $10. I'll just wait 'til it's totally hosed and then invoke the warranty. Too many good points to give it a bad rating, if not for the aggravation factor I'd give her five chilis. | | Overall Rating: |
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