Thread: Recommend a Cheap Floor Standing Bike Pump?

I'm looking to buy a non-expensive floor bike pump for both schraeder and presta valves. I am a ultracasual MTB rider. Mostly looking to take care of the family bikes.

Any recommendations? Brands?

To give you some context, my MTB is old Nishiki Alien that I bought off a neighbor for $20.

I'd like not to spend more than 2x for a pump than I spent on my bike.

I saw one at REI for about $15 but reviews said it was a POS so I thought I'd look for alternatives from the collective. Rather spend more for something I won't everytime I use it.

Thanks.

My first pump was a Schwinn floor pump- probably lasted close to 20 years with just a few times replacing the inside plunger etc. until it had the gage break and not read accurately any more.

I now own a Joe Blow- it was at a TJMaxx or the like from a close-out deal. The head broke on it within a short time but I contacted the manufacturer and they sent me a new one at no charge and the new one was redesigned so they must have had issues with the original. Has been working for probably like 3 years now without issues.

go to your local performance bike, they always have sales and cheap ones. I have had one from there for the last few years and it works fine, and gets used frequently. I had one issue and brought it in and they just gave me a new one.

Bite the bullet and get the Joe Blow...$35 may be more than you want to pay but you'll probably still have it when the $20 bike is long gone...

http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1221169945179

a good cheap pump,I been using one for 5 years

sometimes they are rebadged under other names ,I seen it with some loud paint and a pedro's sticker for 60$

Park PFP-3

I like my friends joe blow, saw it for cheap somwhere, maybe chainlove?

joe blow works alright. Somehow managed to strip the bolts holding cylander to baseplate when it was rattling around in the trunk. REI replaced it with a shiny new one and it's held up ever since.

I never did get around to using that little plastic balloon-blowing-up attachment before it was lost, which I regret.

Bought this pump from the local Performance Bike the other day, super happy with it. Very very nice pump.

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=4360

Thanks a lot folks. I will chase down a good pump from these leads (as the actress said to the Bishop).
Hey, I may make my first purchase off chainlove!

Another chime in for Topeak Joe Blow.
I paid my rent selling those.
Great working-man's pump.

I am happy with the Specialized Air Tool Comp. It cost $40, has a large gauge with max pressure of 160 and fits both types of valves.

personally unless your going to spring for a nice pump with metal head and tube I don't see much difference between the cheaper floor pumps and the slightly more expensive ones. yeah pressure gage might not be the most accurate but for most purposes i don't think it matters.

Got the Blackburn air tower 4 at REI cheap a few weeks back - sale may be over by now, but seems like a very solid pump, much better than my old Serfas.