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This is a short thread for anyone obsessive on Retrobike…..shit….I forgot….that’s everyone.
Well…I began to get all detailed about a year ago when the leather washer in my Silca Pista split, no one could supply a washer and I eventually found an OEM NOS in the States, which cost more than the pump did, Sigh. But at least it was up and running again. It’s far stiffer in operation than it was, and I think the washer has a breaking in period. Damn good pump.
Whilst the Pista was sitting all sad and broken in the workshop, friend Ant from Truewheels in Brighton gave me a Pearson aluminium pump - nice thing with a horrible plastic chuck. I thought I was doing the right thing by replacing it with a TruFlo HIRO copy but actually it’s rubbish. Really and truly rubbish. My son endlessly complains about it….and he’s right. I might toy with a Leyne chuck for that one.
Then last week the stars aligned and a person on eBay posted a nameless pump, possibly working possibly not, said they knew nothing about it but it clearly was a wooden handled white gauge SKS Rennkompressor. Took a punt and thought a rebuild might be needed (knowing that the 40mmm washers are hard to come by) and got it for 20gbp. Arrived today and goodness I had forgotten what nice things they are. Did a quick service on it rather than a full rebuild and boy it’s a superior thing. Even the chuck washer is OK, and the main washer is perfectly good…..I think it’s better than the expensive lezynes and far cheaper than the 450gbp new Silca Superpista,,,,
Well…I began to get all detailed about a year ago when the leather washer in my Silca Pista split, no one could supply a washer and I eventually found an OEM NOS in the States, which cost more than the pump did, Sigh. But at least it was up and running again. It’s far stiffer in operation than it was, and I think the washer has a breaking in period. Damn good pump.
Whilst the Pista was sitting all sad and broken in the workshop, friend Ant from Truewheels in Brighton gave me a Pearson aluminium pump - nice thing with a horrible plastic chuck. I thought I was doing the right thing by replacing it with a TruFlo HIRO copy but actually it’s rubbish. Really and truly rubbish. My son endlessly complains about it….and he’s right. I might toy with a Leyne chuck for that one.
Then last week the stars aligned and a person on eBay posted a nameless pump, possibly working possibly not, said they knew nothing about it but it clearly was a wooden handled white gauge SKS Rennkompressor. Took a punt and thought a rebuild might be needed (knowing that the 40mmm washers are hard to come by) and got it for 20gbp. Arrived today and goodness I had forgotten what nice things they are. Did a quick service on it rather than a full rebuild and boy it’s a superior thing. Even the chuck washer is OK, and the main washer is perfectly good…..I think it’s better than the expensive lezynes and far cheaper than the 450gbp new Silca Superpista,,,,
