Goodbye zefal hpx pump

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cycle tramp
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Goodbye zefal hpx pump

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It looks as if the hpx frame pump by zefal has been discontinued.. if you have one and find its a useful tool, now may be an idea to stock up on a spare...
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Thanks. A great pump, made to work well and to last. I have three or four, now mostly unused because I don't use frame-fit pumps anymore. I use another great pump that works just as well, but which fits in my rack top bag. I wonder if frame-fit pumps are less in tune with modern bikes.
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Best road pump ever. Probably its main problem is that they are very tough, almost a pump for life unless you loss it.
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A pity I found them ideal for touring as they were metal and very well constructed (nothing worse than a plastic pump falling apart when you are somewhere remote ) Also you could get spares and they did both valve types .
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Have they been discontinued? I don't know otherwise, but neither would it be the first time that's been reported. Has it been announced somewhere?
They've been a bit niche for many years, I rarely see any frame fit pumps and when I do it's nearly always on a traditional bike. I stopped using them after having two nicked, so they must be popular with some! Even without that, I doubt I'd still be using one, the mini track design, like the Topeak Morph, suits me and the trend for higher volume/lower pressure tyres better.
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PH wrote: 18 Mar 2023, 1:02pm Have they been discontinued? I don't know otherwise, but neither would it be the first time that's been reported. Has it been announced somewhere?
It was reported in Grant's blog, Rivendell zCycles website
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cycle tramp wrote: 18 Mar 2023, 1:53pm
PH wrote: 18 Mar 2023, 1:02pm Have they been discontinued? I don't know otherwise, but neither would it be the first time that's been reported. Has it been announced somewhere?
It was reported in Grant's blog, Rivendell zCycles website
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https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/grant-pet ... 1aec&_ss=r
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These modern day mini pumps are all but useless, the zefal frame fit pump was pretty good at getting your tyres up to pressure out on the road.
I did buy another ,recently ,new old stock maybe.
Have you ever tried to fight an aggressive dog with a mini pump?

No chance!
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Saw one NOS at a cycle jumble last weekend at a good price.

Might have got it if I didn't already have two gathering dust in the garage, having switched to various models of Topeak Morph.
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Grldtnr wrote: 18 Mar 2023, 6:38pm These modern day mini pumps are all but useless, the zefal frame fit pump was pretty good at getting your tyres up to pressure out on the road.
I did buy another ,recently ,new old stock maybe.
Have you ever tried to fight an aggressive dog with a mini pump?

No chance!
I did once pick up the whole bike and use it to fend off a large snarling dog. Before dismounting I had the presence of mind to drop the chain onto the smallest ring, leaving the bare teeth of the largest as a potential weapon, which the dog was going to get in the face if it got too close with those exposed teeth. The dog backed off so I never got to test it. But I'd bet it would make a better defence than an HPX.
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Tickle it's tonsils with it , , you have a fair chance at the beast keeping its distance, can't do that with a mini pump , which ever brand it is.
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cycle tramp wrote: 18 Mar 2023, 10:48am It looks as if the hpx frame pump by zefal has been discontinued.. if you have one and find its a useful tool, now may be an idea to stock up on a spare...
Too late, unless your bike's the correct size for a size 3 pump.
1, 2, and 4 are out of stock everywhere, and have been for the best part of a year.

The Topeak Road Master Blaster is a near equivalent.
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sizbut wrote: 18 Mar 2023, 11:58am Best road pump ever. Probably its main problem is that they are very tough, almost a pump for life unless you loss it.
The first one I bought (about tweny five years ago) was run over by a car - the handle was slightly flattened but after sorting that out it was still working.
I still have it today and it's stiil working with no problems.
I have another two - sad to hear that they are being discotinued.
I do see them for sale at jumbles.
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