Those who criticized the JB for its slightly clunky (I'm being kind) valve were right . . . but at $15, this is a transformational little gizmo.
Not only does the auto Presta/Schrader work seamlessly, but the apply/remove is smooth, quiet, and efficient. Gone are the 5-10# losses on removal that I'd grown accustomed to.
Plus, having spliced the new head in on the existing hose, this bad boy has Shaq's reach now
Those who criticized the JB for its slightly clunky (I'm being kind)> valve were right . . . but at $15, this is a transformational little> gizmo.>
Not only does the auto Presta/Schrader work seamlessly, but the> apply/remove is smooth, quiet, and efficient. Gone are the 5-10#> losses on removal that I'd grown accustomed to.>
Plus, having spliced the new head in on the existing hose, this bad> boy has Shaq's reach now >
I'd now unhesitatingly recommend this pump.
You gonna bring that bad boy to tomorrow's Metric? (Or 75/7.5?!?)
Those who criticized the JB for its slightly clunky (I'm being kind)>> valve were right . . . but at $15, this is a transformational little>> gizmo.>>
Not only does the auto Presta/Schrader work seamlessly, but the>> apply/remove is smooth, quiet, and efficient. Gone are the 5-10#>> losses on removal that I'd grown accustomed to.>>
Plus, having spliced the new head in on the existing hose, this bad>> boy has Shaq's reach now >>
I'd now unhesitatingly recommend this pump.>
You gonna bring that bad boy to tomorrow's Metric? (Or 75/7.5?!?)
Don't need to. Alpine's only 35 miles out. It'll reach. (Yeah, I'm bringin' it).
In the immortal words of Elvis Costello . . .
"Pump it up when you don't really need it. Pump it up until you can feel it."
'scuse me while I go load a few CD's to the MP3 player (one earphone only . . . of course . . . .)
Any other SoCal people doing that ride this Saturday?
On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:28:35 GMT, Neil Brooks <Neil0502@yahoo.com> wrote:
The lever and the valve are both decent gauge metal, as is the pin>around which the lever swings. >
The rest of the head is high-density plastic (that looks like you>could run it over with the car all day long without damage).>
Time will tell, but I think the SmartHead's durability should far>exceed the OEM part, and I had no problem with the durability of it>over about 10k miles of fills.
Hi, I also replaced the two sided head that came with my Joe Blow Sport, with a Smarthead. I agree the Smarthead is a quality piece, that will most likely last a very long time. With the original head, I had to replace the o-ring that was around the lever. It wore out and started leaking.
I have also been using the Digital Smarthead Gauge for a couple of years now, and it too, has worked flawlessly. I think Topeak makes some decent stuff.
On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:28:35 GMT, Neil Brooks <Neil0502@yahoo.com>>wrote:>
The lever and the valve are both decent gauge metal, as is the pin>>around which the lever swings. >>
The rest of the head is high-density plastic (that looks like you>>could run it over with the car all day long without damage).>>
Time will tell, but I think the SmartHead's durability should far>>exceed the OEM part, and I had no problem with the durability of it>>over about 10k miles of fills.>
Hi, I also replaced the two sided head that came with my Joe Blow>Sport, with a Smarthead. I agree the Smarthead is a quality piece,>that will most likely last a very long time. With the original head, I>had to replace the o-ring that was around the lever. It wore out and>started leaking.>
I have also been using the Digital Smarthead Gauge for a couple of>years now, and it too, has worked flawlessly. I think Topeak makes>some decent stuff.
I've converted literally every floor pump I have to the Topeak SmartHead. It really IS the head we've all been waiting for. Yeah, it's kinda big and certainly ugly, but it works.
I did have one blow up on me - the pin that serves as the lever's pivot worked its way out and a bunch of tiny little springs went flying all over the place. I never did find them all, or get it back together correctly (and I'm the king of reassembly). Still, I didn't hesitate a second in ordering another one.
I did this upgrade also, because of the leaking the original 2 headed>piece that came with the sport. I was disappointed that I had to splice it>into the original hose, with that clamp and that other part they give you.>I was under the impression you could screw that new hose and head directly>into the pump, since they are both Topeak products. But after I tightened>the clamp enough, it works fine. I don't know how the smarthead works, but>it's a big improvement over the head that came with the pump.>
I too, was a little surprised that it didn't just screw on. I somehow swapped the fitting from the old hose to the new one. It works fine, the Smarthead hose is a little longer, which doesn't matter. I got the Smarthead on sale using a Performance 20% off online cpn and getting Team Performance points, so I got mine for like $10-12.
I have the Topeak Joe Blow pump, and have had it for about 7 months, and I have had no problems, love the pump and the smart head has been great.
"Neil Brooks" <Neil0502@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:bprv519p1vnd61lb7cf76n3l0oag4mlc38@4ax.com...> Bought the SmartHead upgrade for my Joe Blow floor pump:>
Those who criticized the JB for its slightly clunky (I'm being kind)> valve were right . . . but at $15, this is a transformational little> gizmo.>
Not only does the auto Presta/Schrader work seamlessly, but the> apply/remove is smooth, quiet, and efficient. Gone are the 5-10#> losses on removal that I'd grown accustomed to.>
Plus, having spliced the new head in on the existing hose, this bad> boy has Shaq's reach now >
