When I got this pump a couple weeks ago brand new the yellow locking lever on the hose head has been very very stiff and hard to rotate. I would put it on my valve and go to rotate it up to lock it on the valve and it flexes and bends badly as it is moving because it rotates with so much force. At first I wondered if it was designed to move that way cause it didn't feel like it was supposed to rotate up but the instructions showed that it did. I suspected this was either a crappy design which irritated me or I got a faulty pump. But since I have never handled a Joe Blo pump before I didn't know if this was normal. Common sense would tell me that it should cam over much smoother and with less resistance than it has. This morning I was adding sealant to both my tires. When I tried to lock the head onto my rear tire's presta valve, the unthinkable happened. The yellow lever snapped and the opposite reaction of that bent my presta core. Luckily I was able to straighten my core enough to make it seal and my wife ran the pump while I held the hose onto the valve and sealed the schrader side on the top with my thumb. I emailed Price Point and I hope they make it right by sending me a replacement head. Is this normal for these levers to work so hard?
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