Submitted by
Tom
a Cross Country Rider
from Cambridge, MA Date Reviewed: January 25, 2006
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
30.00
Strengths:
Reliability, ease of use, nifty fit on bike
Weaknesses:
Need pump peg, can rattle
Similar Products Used:
Many, many frame pumps
Bike Setup:
I use it on my road touring bike, a Lemond Tourmalet. I doubt it would work well on a mountain bike.
Bottom Line:
I've used this pump on my road bike for 10 years with absolutely no problems. Compared to the smaller pumps that attach to water bottle cages, frame pumps have more volume and so pump easier. I highly recommend this model if you happen to have a pump peg--the pump has worked better and lasted longer than any of the on-board pumps I have used.
The only downside is that if you are absent-minded and do not attach the pump properly, it can rattle and even fall out. That has happened to me at least a half-dozen times (I'm absent minded), often at 20 mph+, but so far without calamity, and remarkably without damaging the pump.
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Submitted by
John
a Racer
from Albuquerque NM Date Reviewed: April 18, 2005
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
Durable. Reliable. Puts air in tire.
Weaknesses:
Plastic at end can crack if a pump peg is used. Doesn't fit OCLV frames - but then nothing does.
Similar Products Used:
Zefal HP-X Silca plastic piece o' crap with Campy head.
Bike Setup:
Trek 5200, Scott CR1 Team Issue
Bottom Line:
I've used this pump for six years and it will probably last forever. Puts air in the tire as well as the Zefal HP-X, but doesn't mar the frame as much. You need to use a TwoFish MegaBlock if you have a swoopy-tubed carbon fiber bike like an OCLV, but the other option is to carry a mini-pump, and all mini pumps suck for road bikes.
Fits perfectly under the Scott's top tube without a strap.
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Submitted by
Ed
a Racer
from Auburn Ca Date Reviewed: October 23, 2004
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
Cambria Bicycle Emporium
Strengths:
Best frame pump out there. Well made, easy to use, can be rebuilt. Dependable. Lightweight.
Weaknesses:
You need a bike with a pump peg, or you can use a zip lock tie mounted on your head tube. Looks kinda funky, but you can buy a small model and use your non-driveside seat stay. Only weakness is you need muscle to get air into your tire. I will rattle if mounted on your tt, unless you cinch up with a velcro strap. You also have to pull it off each time you clean up your bike after a ride, but this takes seconds.
Similar Products Used:
Avenir mini pump. Zefal HPX frame pump (years ago).
Bike Setup:
Colnago Master X-Light
Bottom Line:
If you don't care about looks and just want a dependable way to get air into your tire this is the best frame pump out there. I don't carry this pump all the time. I usually use c02. But if I'm going for a long ride in the middle of nowhere and can't get out on my cell phone, this is the pump I will carry. In a perfect world there are no flat tires, A frame pump might take longer, but you always have a dependable source of air as long as you have two arms.
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Submitted by
Smasher
a
from Somerville Date Reviewed: June 17, 2003
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Strengths:
Tough, works well, rebuildable, stays securely on the bike.
Weaknesses:
None
Similar Products Used:
Blackburn Mammoth
Bottom Line:
I have two of these: one purchased a couple of years ago (which works very well), and the other found yesterday on the side of the road under a freeway overpass. It had been run over by a car, and the main tube was ovalized. I brought it home and squished the tube round again in a bench vise. It's pretty scuffed up, but it works fine.
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Submitted by
Bungholio
a Cross Country Rider
from CO Date Reviewed: August 21, 2002
Favorite Trail:
McKenzie River Trail
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
Cyclotopia in Corvallis, OR
Strengths:
Good solid pump. Long chamber makes inflation quick and effortless. Stays mounted well (provided your bike has a pump peg). Lifetime warranty
Weaknesses:
The thumblock can be hard to engage on the tube valve. The plastic/rubber pump peg insert in the pump handle just crumbled away for some reason (after about 2 years). I've been lucky in that I've rarely had to inflate a tire with it, and it has been taken care of, stored indoors when not in use, etc. so I was surprised when it fell apart. I sent an e-mail to Blackburn (now Bell Sports), who in turn sent me the wrong replacement handle. After I contacted them again, they sent the correct one, with apologies. Took about 2.5 weeks and no charge.
Similar Products Used:
Blackburn Kamikaze (KMP-1)
Bottom Line:
Good pump, good value, lifetime warranty is honored.
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Submitted by
Dan of the Desert
a Weekend Warrior
from Ther Mojave Desert, CA Date Reviewed: May 11, 2002
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
Colorado Cyclist
Strengths:
Pumps to high pressure with relatively few strokes and moderate effort. Blackburn has excellent customer service.
Weaknesses:
Pump head is plastic and can be damaged in a fall.
Similar Products Used:
Zefal frame pump
Bike Setup:
58 cm road bike
Bottom Line:
The pump does everything that you would expect. I (unlike the previous reviewer) was able to knock the pump loose from the pump peg on the frame (MY FAULT - NOT THE PUMP'S) at about 25 mph. When I recovered my FP1, I found that I had cracked the plastic head. I called Blackburn and they immediatly sent me a new pump head - free of charge! The pump is durable and will survive the rigors of normal use. I would buy another in a heartbeat!
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Submitted by
Bob
a Weekend Warrior
from Massachusetts Date Reviewed: March 28, 2002
Favorite Trail:
The one I'm on !
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
Seaside Cycles
Strengths:
Easy to use,fits Presta and Shraeder,excellent volume per stroke,three sizes available,lifetime warranty
Weaknesses:
None yet.
Similar Products Used:
Zefal mini doubleshot(o.k.),Blackburn air stick (terrible-takes a million strokes)
Bottom Line:
This is an excellent pump. I use it for my road bike because it fits under the top tube and will NOT fall off the frame. The spring tension holds it solidly in place,and I have tried to make it fall with no success !! For a mountain bike I think I would just buy the smallest size and carry it in my camelbak. I went from 0psi to 110psi in about 55 strokes.
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