Once-upon-a-time I had a SKS steel barrelled track pump. It and its gauge worked fine. Then I found myself with other bikes having schraeder valves. All went well until it didnt. After the pump valve head wore out I bought another with a valve head that promised the adapter would work between schraeder and presta. But it never did. That,or it was me! I still keep and use the SKS for my presta valved tyres but not for schrader,story 293 pages long.

I then bought a  Zefal steel barrelled pump with magnified gauge to use on my schrader valve bicycles. Still,what is going on? Altho my sight is ailing,by the time I look to see the needle on the gauge to rate the tyre pressure,by the time I have registered to needle and bar pressure the needle has fallen back to a tyre pressure I know it cannot be. Thus,wanting a bar of say 5,the pressure is 2 then up to 7 before falling back to say 3. There seems to be no stability wherein I can gauge the reading. The needle on the gauge seems to appear to be very fickle and indeterminate in its reading leading me to have little confidence in the tyre pressure.

I think I have been inflating tyres for some 60 years, so I dont know how I have found myself in this current condition.  I wonder if I have become more particular in wanting an accurate and reliable tyre pressure reading,or whether the equipment I am using has become more....throwaway?

Cheering news indeed.

thinking of you Matt get better soon buddy.
regards

jags
anto.

thats a beauty enjoy it.
dan will no doubt let you know what all those numbers mean.
i doubt its a 59cm frame  58 top tube.

Hi folks.
Mothballs away!

I have been out around town on short 6 miles runs twice in the past weeks.

My date for surgery is now set for Monday 17th  Nov .
I hope to manage a few more rides.
After 2+ months off the bike it was so good to get out again.
Many thanks for the support here.
It really does mean so much to me.

Surgery is for oesophageal cancer so fingers crossed.

Matt