BUCKLOS Bike Shock Pump High Pressure Suspension Fork Pumps Rear Shocks Bicycle Tire Pump 300 Psi Max for Mountain, Road Bikes and Motorcycle Air Front Fork with Gauge No-Loss Schrader Valve Bike Tool

This pump has an interesting design.The hose has a 360 degree swivel, which is cool, as it allows connecting to awkwardly angled valves while still being able to see the gauge easily in an normal upright position.The actual chuck, which affixes to the valve, is a 2 stage setup. First you tighten the knurled silver knob to affix the chuck to the external threading on the Shrader valve. The second stage is you tighten the smaller red knob on the pump chuck to depress the inner pin on the valve and open the system. That type of 2-stage method is very reliable and ensures little to no pressure loss as you connect/disconnect the pump. However, it does introduce a little bit of complexity that a Fox brand or some other brand pumps don’t have. I personally love this pump, as it allows me to control every stage of the sealing and circuit opening, but it requires just a little more thought than some of the other systems. On the flip side, this user control allows you to to adjust for other brands of shocks/forks with different valve pin depths, or even main brand shocks with out of spec valve pin depths, which is a very worthwhile tradeoff in my book. I have a Fox pump that automatically seals and then depresses the pin, and it works great…on Fox shocks! If, like me, you either have a variety of brands in your fleet, or you find yourself frequently servicing friends and relatives bikes, then you may need compatibility with a maximum number of brands air valves. In that case, this pump is the way to go! Don’t risk getting caught out without a inflation device!If I had to pick a shortcoming, it would be gauge resolution. This gauge goes to 300psi, which is great for inflating some rear shocks, particularly with heavier riders. But for forks, which nearly always use well under 100psi, the resolution is a little low. There are tic marks every 10psi, but when it comes to knowing if you have 54psi or 57psi, for example, you are left making your best estimation. For finicky riders, a few PSI in a fork can make a big difference in ride feel, and so it can be nice to get a little higher resolution for lower pressure applications. On analog gauges that would generally mean though that you wouldn’t have the capacity to go to 300psi, so you need to pick what tradeoff makes the most sense for you. Going for a digital gauge will potentially allow you to have the best of both worlds, but then you are often looking at an increase in price, so its up to you to weigh the pros/cons. For a do it all analog gauged model, this one really is a great value! [...]