Park PFP 6 Review

Reviewer: Cycling Active - Neil Webb

3-Dec-2012 | 2 Reviews

Rating:

£24.99 (at time of review)

Pros

Accurate gauge
Keenly priced

Cons

Lightweight construction

See verdict and spec

We test seven of the best track pumps

Joint lowest priced in the test, the pump from the Big Blue Tool company needed to punch above its weight or offer enough performance for the lower cost.

Its make-up consists of a lot of plastic and this ultimately, is what let it down.

Verdict

The handle in particular feels overly flexy, and while it doesn't affect the amount of air that goes into the tyre for a given stoke (it took 27 to get up to pressure) it does feel less efficient and can lead to you loading the barrel and shaft in a less than perfect, non-perpendicular fashion.

In its favour, the mid-sized pressure gauge was supremely accurate.

Full specification

Supplier

www.madison.co.uk

User reviews

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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.