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Mon 18 Feb 2008 21:59

New foot pump - MGspannerman

I had a cheapy chinese twin cylinder footpump for a while and eventually the mickey mouse metal gave way and it collapsed. It was a terrible thing and took ages to pump the tyres so was pleased to have an excuse to replace it. Went to my local motor factors and bought a twin cylinder michelin footpump, to match my set of new pilot primacys, for £18.50. What a difference! Well made, nice to use and tyres inflated with just a few strokes. Highly recommended. But why dont they put a valve in the line so that you can check the pressure without removing the rubber hose connector from the tyre? The gauge on the pump is not sufficiently accurate for me.

MGs

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