New Lifeline Floor Pump: Review

[morphix]

I just received a new pump at the weekend and thought I'd do a quick review for anyone thinking of buying a new pump. I'm really impressed with it.. It's a "Lifeline" floor pump which cost around £18 from Wiggles (delivered free)..I bought it on the strength of the all the positive reviews as I needed a decent pump that I can accurately measure tyre pressure with. I previously bought one of those cheap Chinese foot pumps off eBay for a fiver which turned out to be a load of junk and ended up in the bin after 1 month (literally fell apart).

The lifeline floor pump by contrast is a really nice piece of kit. Very well made indeed. You can see someone has put a lot of thought into it. The base and pump itself are made from some kind of alloy metal not cheap plastic, so it's very stable and sturdy, yet very light. It has a comfortable rubber handle and the inflater tube clips neatly onto the pump. It's dual valve (one at each end) with an easy to turn valve lock for a quick airtight fit and easy quick release when you're done.

The pressure gage is spot on. It gives an accurate reading in PSI and bars as you pump. Like other reviewers said on the Wiggles website, pumping up your tyres with this pump just seems really easy, the pump takes all the effort out of it, right to the last pumps. Best of all it doesn't creak, squeak or move around and scratch your floor like foot pumps!

And look, it even matches my bike

 

[kitchenman]

Floor pumps are great. I am fortunate as the following pump is provided at my workplace:

 

[Scottyf]

I just use a cheap hand pump, £4 job done from Evans.

Its a pump... It doesn't do anything fancy...

 

[morphix]

I just use a cheap hand pump, £4 job done from Evans.

Its a pump... It doesn't do anything fancy...

I have one I like to keep in my back bag when I'm out on the road..just incase ;-)

 

[wharfitude]

I've got a Bikers Dream mini foot pump (just Google this phrase for the details) which I carry everywhere. I no longer use my track pump as it's just as good. You need to be a bit careful to put it on level ground and it might not suit people with very big feet! Not cheap at around £25 upward depending on model.

Mind you that Joe Blow looks good to me, simply because the gauge is at the top near the handle. As the years go by I find those little gauges down at floor level more and more difficult to read.

 

[morphix]

Mind you that Joe Blow looks good to me, simply because the gauge is at the top near the handle. As the years go by I find those little gauges down at floor level more and more difficult to read.

Good point. That's the only criticism I would make of my pump but luckily I can read it ok the numbers are large enough.

 

[IOM]

I use a mini 12v compressor. Just plug into the car 12v socket, pre-set the pressure, press a button and away you go. Cuts out automatically when the pre-set pressure is reached. Cost £15.
Carry a mini pump with me, when out on the road.

 

[stevebills]

I just use a cheap hand pump, £4 job done from Evans.

Its a pump... It doesn't do anything fancy...

The cheap hand pumps are slow and dont do high pressure like 160 psi thats why I have both types

 

[Scottyf]

Why do you need to go to 160psi? Surely its easier to just have a solid rubber tire

Beside's i'm 26 and my right arm has had plenty of exercise so i can pump fast.

 

[banbury frank]

Hi

I think Steve puts 160 psi in the Tyre so if the gets a puncture it take longer to go down as there is more air in His Tyre


Or he is a sadist just likes the bone shattering ride


Sorry Steve my try at Humor

What more can you say about a PUMP

Hi Scottyf I'm Glad you no what your right arm is for ( Pumping fast )

Frank

 

[PennyFarthing]

Why do you need to go to 160psi? Surely its easier to just have a solid rubber tire

Beside's i'm 26 and my right arm has had plenty of exercise so i can pump fast.

ha ha ha ha

 

[PennyFarthing]

Hi

I think Steve puts 160 psi in the Tyre so if the gets a puncture it take longer to go down as there is more air in His Tyre

I thought you shouldn't go past your PSI or you will blow the inner tube up/split it etc? My tyres state 60 PSI so I set my pump to 60.

 

[stevebills]

Got 85 psi in goex slicks there rock hard like me

 

[deadmonkey]

I've got the same one as morphix and can endorse it heartily. Having not used a pump for years, and they were all hand pumps, I was surprised at how swift and easy it was.

I've got a compressor in the cupboard somewhere but when I needed to check the car tyres I didn't bother looking for it, just used the floor pump for a little gentle exercise

 

[jerrysimon]

I have a blowjoe sport. Intially I was sceptical about needing a track pump. However maintaining 5 or 6 bikes, I would not now be without it. If you ending up pumping up more than a couple of tryes in one go, using a hand pump is no fun

I have also come across Lezyne hand pumps for carrying with you. These really are quite impressive, well built, high volume little pumps. Some of my bikes have tyres on them that go up to 110psi and this little pump with put 100psi fairly easily, albeit I am using smaller 16 and 20 inch wheels.

Come in various sizes some with presta and schader valve fittings on the hose. The old fashioned valve connector is so much easier than trying to use a direct to valve pump end.

Regards

Jerry

 

[kitchenman]

As the years go by I find those little gauges down at floor level more and more difficult to read.

Thats why I use and recommend these from RS components:


and they look so good on!

 

[stevebills]

Thats why I use and recommend these from RS components:
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and they look so good on!

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I will get a pair when Im blind to