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Visionary
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Pitt Meadows, BC Canada | OH - something else.
I am almost 70 years old. Most of my friends made bad decisions and are dead.
And often when I mourn - I write replies to your caring, thoughtful, delightful, sometimes un-thinking, always delightful, .... musing.
Please be aware - that after 9 PM Pacific - I have had at least 3 wonderful doses of Vodka - and that might bias my reporting.
No offence intended - just 'suck-it-up-ok?' Love ya !!!
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Tourer
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Cottage Grove, Mn | No sense in being stupid if you don't show it.
Edited by Blackjack 2013-03-18 7:01 AM
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Visionary
Posts: 1365
Central Maryland | I have the Victory labeled air pump for checking my air shock. I have yet to lose any air when attaching or detaching it from the air valve. |
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Tourer
Posts: 401
| 2up - I like to run 42.586937582748 lbs.
1up - I like to run 23.983719384719 lbs.
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Tourer
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Central Illinois | I like your numbers sgiacci. I use a standard, no brand name, air pump on my rear shock and have no trouble with it. I am not quite as demanding as you are about pressure though. |
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Visionary
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Central Maryland | I run about 28psi one-up, and 58psi two-up (with trunk always attached) |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 691
Manchester, CT | I just received the Topeak PocketShock DXG air pump. Unfortunately the gauge only provides PSI in increments of 10. Can someone recommend a pump that provides more accurate PSI increments? I know the Progressive pump was brought up but the only ones I could find via Google were in increments of 10 too (0 - 100PSI)
Fox makes a digital pump but its $70! |
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Iron Butt
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Peru, IN | The Progressive 0-60psi air pumps run between $30-$50 and they're in 2psi increments. Google "Progressive zero loss air pump". |
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Tourer
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, IA | Vics. Work just fine |
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Tourer
Posts: 401
| Consider these things.
The shock bladder is very small and a simple hand pump is more than enough.
Since the bladder is so small it is almost impossible to get single digit pressure numbers every time using just a pump. Hence my sarcastic pressure settings in the previous post.
NO, I repeat NO pump gauge is accurate, and that is why you use a tire pressure gauge for high performance readings to balance you tires out for competition. Even then competition dial gauges (which are the best) only have increments of 1#. Plus they typically max out at 60#, but the shock is designed to max out at 100#.
I have a simple stick gauge that can handle 100#, and I used to over fill the shock then use the stick gauge to let air out to the pressure I want. After a short time I stopped using the stick gauge and found that the Top Peak's gauge was good enough for the ranges I needed. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 691
Manchester, CT | I ordered the Progressive Suspension GP3-100 (100PSI max). The gauge is +/-3% accuracy. The gauge scale is in 2 degree increments. The GP3 pump comes in 30, 60, 100 and 300. I went with the 100 since the max PSI for the VV suspension is 72.
Edited by Street Eagle 2013-03-22 5:50 PM
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Iron Butt
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Manchester, CT | Resending picture using lower resolution
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Iron Butt
Posts: 691
Manchester, CT | Pictures...sorry for the dups |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 12
| I use a Progressive PS100 0-100 PSI pump with zero loss connector.
Made specifically for air shocks. ~$25
Just don't try to pump up a tire with it. It'll just make you tired. Lots of pumping for just a little increase.
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Iron Butt
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Anderson, IN (48mi NE of downtown Indianapolis) | Remember, +/-3% accuracy means full scale. A 100psi gauge will be +/-3psi (6psi total). All shock pumps with the mechanical round gauge have the same accuracy. So, it's not real important to get a high dollar pump because the acurracy of the gauge will be the same as a no-name ebay pump. |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 691
Manchester, CT | Thanks VVT...great point regarding pump accuracy. |
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