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Topeak Mini G MasterBlaster Bike Pump with Gauge | 
 enlarge | Brand: Topeak
Category: Sports
List Price: $18.99
Buy New: $13.26
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Rating:  57 reviews
Sales Rank: 1602
Color: null
Size: L x W x H ?27.4 x 3.8 x 1.8 cm / 10.8? x 1.5? x 0.7?
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 13.8 x 3.3 x 2.8
MPN: PPM01300/TMMB-2G
Model: TMMB-2G
UPC: 768661113421
EAN: 0768661113421
ASIN: B000FICBEU
Availability: Usually ships in 2-3 business days
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| Features:
| • | 158 g / 0.35 lb | | • | 140 psi/ 9.6 bar | | • | Presta/Schrader | | • | Dual Action Pumping | | • | Aluminum Barrel, Plastic Thumb Lock |
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Product Description
Dual pumping action with padded elastomer grip Dual head converts between Schrader and Presta Thumblock lever for airtight seal, includes mounting bracket, dust cap
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 57
 Mediocre pump; better pumps are out there August 10, 2010
K. Hou (Philadelphia, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was my first mini pump that I bought at a local bike co-op. I had it for 1.5 years. The head can fit both shrader and presta valves by unscrewing the tip and flipping the two adapter pieces inside. The pump actually pumps air when you pull and push, so unlike a floor pump, it pumps when you extend and compress the pump.
That said, it takes a considerable amount of effort to pump anything above 60 psi. I workout religiously (3x/week), and I will end up feeling exhausted trying to pump anything to 100 psi using this pump. A pump like this, however, is meant for emergency purposes, so for my purposes (my tires recommend 100 psi), 60 psi is plenty for me to get home on if I get a flat.
After having it for 9 months, the pump broke. Instead of pumping both ways (when you compress and extend the pump), it only pumped when you extended the pump. If I tried to compress the pump, air would come out through the handle. So now, it only pumps half the volume.
I would skip this pump and go for one with a flexible hose, like the "Topeak Road Morph G Bike Pump with Gauge." When pumping with hose-less mini pumps, tearing of the inner tube around the tire valve is a risk. By using a flexible hose, much of the strain is relieved when pumping.
 NO DIRECTIONS included... none available on the net! May 1, 2010
Donna Bliss (Lansdowne, PA United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
It may be a wonderful pump, but I cannot tell. There are NO DIRECTIONS on how to use it. I went on line to seek directions. All I found were dozens of posts from other people who are frustrated that there are NO DIRECTIONS at all. Also, the print that is on the box is so small that I had to get a magnifying glass to read it. My regular glasses were not enough. I tried to contact the Topeak and their contact information is also impossible to find. This is very bad customer service!
 Bike Pump April 21, 2010
Christopher D. Cox (Washington DC)
Well made pump that has a built in gauge and it's small size makes it easy to pack
 Breaks valves, pumps backwards April 9, 2010
Chris (Brooklyn, NY, USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I should have known after the first 2 broken valves, but I thought 'oh well, must not have pulled it out straight.' Well, I lucked out for a while and used a pump I bought at work for a while, until it got locked in a room I didn't have access to. I decided to use this again, and not only did it break another valve, but now it sucks air out the nozzle and pumps it out the handle. Get a Lenzyne and forget about this piece of trash, (mine, by the way, is now in the trashcan next to me).
 Bike pump not for morons who don't read instructions like me! April 9, 2010
L. S. Pray (Backwater, Ohio)
This is a pretty good bike pump overall. BUT having not read the box insructions like most knowitalls I was wrestling with this sucker for an hour until I broke down and read the instructions on the box. Seems I was reversing the lock and unlock positions and letting out all the air in my tire as fast as I could pump it in. Seems that the LOCK is in the UP position and the UNLOCK is in the DOWN position. Duh. Well, I'm not the brightest bulb in the box but I eventually catch on how stuff goes when I cheat and read the box instructions. Yes, I cheated and read them.
The pump is set for Schraeder valves when it comes right from the package so you don't have to change it around. Nice. I Liked that.
After my adult son told me he would have been mad had he tried to use this on a blow up doll I thought I just might buy him one and not tell him how to properly use it. Let him get the headache and not her.
It only took a few pumps and my tires were full. This is a great little pump for morons like me who refuse to read any sort of instructions. The only thing I wish they had included was the fact that the tire stem should be at the TOP of your bike so you can read the gauge much easier. My gauge worked just fine once I got my tire stem in the right position to properly read the gauge. Those other reviewers must not have paid attention to where the tire stem must be as this worked just fine for me.
I feel for the little money spent this is a well made item. Quite compact as well and I should be able to attach this to my bike with no problems at all. I was tempted to get a floor model but glad I changed my mind and got this instead. This will definitely come in handy when I have flat tires at home due to not riding my bike daily this summer.
And yes, if you really MUST know, I am a blonde, little old lady.
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