One23 Pressure + Review

Reviewer: Cycling Active - Neil Webb

3-Dec-2012 | 2 Reviews

Rating:

£26.99 (at time of review)

Pros

Valve release mechanism
Inexpensive

Cons

Flexy base

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We test seven of the best track pumps

Among the cheapest in test, we feel the Pressure+ suffers from an excessive feature count - something had to give.

When connected to a flat tyre it took a few strokes to get a good seal behind the head before the hissing ceased.

Once going - or if topping up tyres - the pump works well enough and the valve release mechanism is good.

Verdict

A thin plastic base did flex more than we feel is ideal and over time we have experienced leakages from pumps with similar stiff oversized aluminium barrels being fixed into plastic bases as seen here.

The 28-stroke inflation requirement was ballpark but not fantastic.

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Supplier

www.todayscyclist.co.uk

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Ken Evans

December 03 16:57

A high pressure gauge location is easier to read. Any serious racer needs to make sure their tyres are at the optimum pressure. Whether racing on the track, the road, or time-trialling.

Brian

December 04 15:19

Working in a shop, we use pumps for customers to demo bikes upwards of 100 times per day. The 'Joe Blow" has outlasted all other pumps we carry in the shop by more than a factor of 10. Most pumps barely last a week under these conditions, which would equate to a respectable life use for most customers. If you figure most folks use there pump an average of two to three times per week, that would be at least a couple of years. To last that much longer says something to the quality of this pump.