A good digital pump with a great smart head and long hose, slightly let down by overly inflated pressure claims
Topeak JoeBlow Pro Digital is a quality pump with a very long hose and an accurate digital gauge. The SmartHead automatically and tightly fits both Presta and Schrader valves, and the base is sturdy. Disappointingly going past 130psi gets hard fast, so you need to treat the claimed 200psi sticker max with a little scepticism.version a few years back, and at £75 it's a decent pump for the money.
The hose tidies away by looping around a hook at the base, back up to a clip on the side of the gauge, then over the handle and down to a final clip. The gauge is clear to read and wakes itself up after a few strokes, or you can press the button to wake it. You cycle through bar, psi or kg/cm2 by pressing the button.
Pumping a 23mm 700c tyre to 100psi took me 20 strokes, and the digitally measured pressure after removing the head over a number of inflations was 98psi. It took 27 strokes to get to 130psi, with a notable increase in effort required at the bottom of the stroke. Going past 130psi things got a lot harder, until at 155psi I really didn't want to do much more.
Personally I feel going past 130psi these days is pretty much restricted to track bikes, as even pro road riders and time trialists have got on board the wider-tyre, lower-pressure, provable-performance bus. So the fact the gauge can measure to 200psi shouldn't be considered a performance advantage outside the most esoteric niche.Yes, £125 is an awful lot of money for a pump – even a digital one.
ADDED FEATURES: Cushioned rubber for digital gauge protection, Auto off, Dunlop valve adapter, Presta valve adapter, ball/bladder heads, Hose dock£125 is a lot of cash for a long hose.For tyres maxing around 100-110psi, it's grand, and the head with its bleed function is very nice.The handle really needs to be nicer.
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