I lusted after a Silca Pista pump the moment I saw one in the parking lot of a race in College Park, Maryland in 1983. I invariably reach for them, rather than a long-end single hex or socket tool.įloor pumps. The Y configuration provides just the right amount of leverage to the tool they both feel great in hand. Number 7 is a tie between two Y wrenches: the Park AWS 8 ball-end hex set, and the 8-9-10 socket Y. Now imagine it cutting cleanly every time. Imagine cutting cables cleanly with no split ends. I never have a problem with under-greased components, because this little wonder is always at hand.Īnd then, there’s the Felcos. Turning a simple tube into a bona fide shop tool. An after-market add-on that threads onto the tube of Phil grease. The grease gun: I have no recollection of where and when I got this, but I remember needing it the moment I learned of its existence. Number 8 is a tie between a grease gun and cutters. #8 Phil Wood Grease Gun / Felco Cable Cutters You may find a spoke wrench (at a higher price) that works as well (or slightly better) but nothing that looks this great. Mostly because it is an example of fun, gorgeous design. I don’t mess with wheels often (leaving that task to my pro-mechanic friends), but when I do need to touch up the true of a wheel (usually on my vintage bikes), I am always happy with the results, and when I do, I always use this wrench. Pretty easy to find on the used market because for reasons that baffle me, cyclists have moved away from the frame pump to use vaguely sinister C02 canisters.
#Mtb tool kit upgrade#
Tie at #10 is the classic Campagnolo #1030 upgrade for the then ubiquitous, plastic Silca frame pump (see below at #3).
#Mtb tool kit install#
If you have a presta-only floor pump that you like (for example, an old Silca floor pump), cut out the OEM chuck and install the Hirame. Pumps are great (and a few make this list below), but a good pump chuck can turn a good pump into a great one (or in the case of a vintage Silca frame pump, can turn a lousy pump into a usable one).įirst is the Hirame HP-20 pump head, the original ‘Super Chuck.” I don’t remember when and where I got mine, but they are currently available on Amazon. #10 Hirame Floor Pump Chuck / Campagnolo Pump Chucks And the ones I really like and treasure almost as much as the bicycles themselves. Tuning them up, and overhauling one or two. In these lock-down days, I am out in the garage fiddling with my bikes. To me, a bike is moving sculpture, perfected technology, and gorgeous industrial design.
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