Weakness: annoying all around. I bought this pump to inflate my presta valve tubes. This pump refuses to let go of the valve once the tire is inflated. The ONLY way to get the pump free is to twist it, which bends or breaks the valve 9 out of 10 times. I've gone through mroe tubes for broken or bent valves than for flats. Given that I ride on some pretty aweful streets in the Boston area that is really saying something. Specialized and countless others make a much better, more reliable product.

At least for presta valves. Weakness: annoying all around.

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I bought this pump to inflate my presta valve tubes. This pump refuses to let go of the valve once the tire is inflated. The ONLY way to get the pump free is to twist it, which bends or breaks the valve 9 out of 10 times. I've gone through mroe tubes for broken or bent valves than for flats. Given that I ride on some pretty aweful streets in the Boston area that is really saying something. Specialized and countless others make a much better, more reliable product. At least for presta valves. Death On The Reik Pdf.

After two years of careful use, a section of pneumatic tubing in burst. No biggie, right? Bike shops carry loads of the stuff. Unfortunately, while most pumps use 10 mm tubing (including a majority of this one, actually), the small section of connector tubing that burst is 8 mm. My LBS had plenty of 10 mm lying around, but no 8 mm.

So we looked up its part number the Park Tool web site and attempted to ordered it from the company (the company is headquartered about 5 miles from here in St. Paul.) My LBS considered this a bit of a long shot, as the part was cheap, somewhat incidental, and didn't show up on their list of orderable parts. I checked up with my LBS a few times over the next month, and the part never arrived. I'm now calling hardware stores and pneumatic-hose distributors trying to find this 10-cent headache. I should mention also that the gauge was damaged (broke plexiglass window) after one of many tipping episodes.

Nikon Smz745t Manual. The unit has an unstable base and falls easily when left unattended. I really like Park Tool and its DYI ethic, but my experience with this pump is disappointing, not because the pump didn't work (it did), or that hose blew after two years (it happens), but because I, apparently, can't purchase a cheap replacement part that would restore the pump's function. Why should I throw away a perfectly good pump because the company can't provide a 4-inch length of hose?

But in an era when it seems every consumer product is manufactured under 'if it breaks, just buy another' philosophy, I seek companies that build products that are servicable and built to last. By that measure, this isn't a Park Tool brand pump, it's just a pump like any other. After two years of careful use, a section of pneumatic tubing in burst.

No biggie, right? Bike shops carry loads of the stuff. Unfortunately, while most pumps use 10 mm tubing (including a majority of this one, actually), the small section of connector tubing that burst is 8 mm. My LBS had plenty of 10 mm lying around, but no 8 mm. So we looked up its part number the Park Tool web site and attempted to ordered it from the company (the company is headquartered about 5 miles from here in St. Paul.) My LBS considered this a bit of a long shot, as the part was cheap, somewhat incidental, and didn't show up on their list of orderable parts. I checked up with my LBS a few times over the next month, and the part never arrived.

I'm now calling hardware stores and pneumatic-hose distributors trying to find this 10-cent headache. I should mention also that the gauge was damaged (broke plexiglass window) after one of many tipping episodes. The unit has an unstable base and falls easily when left unattended. I really like Park Tool and its DYI ethic, but my experience with this pump is disappointing, not because the pump didn't work (it did), or that hose blew after two years (it happens), but because I, apparently, can't purchase a cheap replacement part that would restore the pump's function. Why should I throw away a perfectly good pump because the company can't provide a 4-inch length of hose? But in an era when it seems every consumer product is manufactured under 'if it breaks, just buy another' philosophy, I seek companies that build products that are servicable and built to last. By that measure, this isn't a Park Tool brand pump, it's just a pump like any other.