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Topeak Joe Blow - SmartHead update

Neil Brooks 18 April 2005 04:53:40
 Bought the SmartHead upgrade for my Joe Blow floor pump:

http://www.topeak.c­om/products/pump_024­.html

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.
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Bill Sornson 15 April 2005 21:02:29 [ permanent link ]
 Neil Brooks wrote:> Bought the SmartHead upgrade for my Joe Blow floor pump:>
http://www.topeak.c­om/products/pump_024­.html>
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?!?)

Top-off Bill


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Neil Brooks 15 April 2005 21:15:19 [ permanent link ]
 "Bill Sornson" <NoSpamSorniNoSpam@­SpamMeNotBot.san.rr.­com> wrote:
Neil Brooks wrote:>> Bought the SmartHead upgrade for my Joe Blow floor pump:>>
http://www.topeak.c­om/products/pump_024­.html>>
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?

www.alpinechallenge­.com

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Jeff Starr 16 April 2005 04:41:19 [ permanent link ]
 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.


Life is Good!
Jeff
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Mark Hickey 16 April 2005 20:26:09 [ permanent link ]
 Jeff Starr <jstarr@animalpc.co­m> wrote:
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.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycle­s.com
Home of the $695 ti frame
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Jeff Starr 17 April 2005 03:00:36 [ permanent link ]
 On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:11:34 GMT, "Callistus Valerius"
<jazzyboss@hotmail.­com> wrote:

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.



Life is Good!
Jeff
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Firewolf65 18 April 2005 04:53:40 [ permanent link ]
 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:>
http://www.topeak.c­om/products/pump_024­.html>
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.


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