Customer Reviews

Topeak Pocket Shock DXG Bike Pump

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Finally a pump that does not lose pressure in the shock when you take it off.

very easy to use. able to inflate up to 300psi. small/compact size is a plus. rotating hose lets you pump at practically any angle. there's also an air release button to fine adjust your pressures.

Just got my first full-suspension mountain bike (with my first air-sprung fork), so I needed a shock pump. This one works quite well. I'm very pleased with its ease of use, construction and small size. Worked like a champ on my shock and fork. Only minor complaint is the dial numbers are a bit small and hard to see. But I realize this is a small pump and there is only so much area to work with (and my eyesight isn't what it used to be... I would still highly recommend this pump.

This pump has a nifty system for attaching to a schrader valve. There's an outer sleeve that contains the seal, you screw this on first. Then you screw in an inner plunger by turning a knurled ring behind the first sleeve, this breaks the seal of the schrader valve.

Removing the pump from the valve is the reverse procedure, first retracting the plunger, then releasing the seal. The beauty of this system is that you don't lose any air from the shock as you are unscrewing the pump.

The failing is that because the outer sleeve and inner plunger have to seal to each other, and to the hose between them and the pump body, the inner plunger is REALLY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I'm talking painful, frustrating, sweating, tiring, try the other hand hard to turn. I dread using this pump.

(And before you say "Well, just thread them on together...." you must still turn the inner plunger part to break the seal, so this approach is no easier.)

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Follow-up:

I wrote to Topeak technical support and they exchanged the pump for me. I did have to pay to ship the original back to them, but the replacement pump is much easier to thread onto the shock valves.

I bought this little pump for the Progressive Airtail shocks I installed on my chopper. I needed something that would fit in a tool roll, had 150lb gauge, and didnt' take up much room. This fit the bill perfectly. The tip hose screws onto the valve stem and then you can screw the hose into the tip so you don't lose any air while installing. It also has a relief valve that makes fine tuning the pressure very easy. It also cost half of what Harley and other motorcycle brands sell hand pumps for. Three thumbs up!

I ordered this pump after going for several cold temperature rides and my front suspension fork seemed to have lost its 'bounce'. Sure enough, both negative and positive chambers in my Rock Shox Reba were lower than recommended for my weight. The pump was received within a couple of days form Amazon (still don't know how they do it), was a good price, and pump quality was better than expected after reading some of the reviews. The dual locking valve attachment worked perfectly and maintained the chamber pressure at the exact level that I set it at. I kept tweaking the pressure after 4 or 5 test rides and the pressure was exactly where previously set each time. The air release button also came in very handy. Bottom line, highly recommended for keeping your MTB ride behaving properly on the trails.

I borrowed shock pumps from my Local Bike Shop & friends and was never very satisfied. They were hard to read the gauge, hard to thread on / off, leaked when you removed them, and so on.

This little guy is perfect. The swivel allows you to position the whole thing vertically if your air valve is in a tight spot, like the crown of the fork. (It's there on my Cannondale/Magura Headshok.) You just spin the whole thing to thread on and off... works beautifully.

My only complaint is that since it supports up to 300 psi and I need to use more like 70-90, it is a little hard to read the dial and judge the difference between 75 psi and 80. That said, the stroke volume is so low that you can add a little pressure at a time and get exactly what you want.

Not much to say about this product as it does exactly what it should and as advertised. It's small, has a gauge, easy to pump. The only trick is to use the check valve as instructed. Screw on the connector (very end), then screw down the check valve to engage (between main connector and hose), pump to desired pressure, unscrew check valve but not main connector, then unscrew main connector. You won't lose any pressure. Sometimes I find the check valve difficult to screw/unscrew without the entire pump spinning but that's minor.

Ordered and received the item in great condition (unlike the other item that came with it). I used this for the Suntour Epicon which usually comes really stiff. True enough the fork was at 120psi. I easily increased and decreased the pressure with the air release button and the pump, to my liking. I'm happy with this product =)

I use this to check the tire pressure on my motorcycle tires. It is a little tricky getting the valve on the tire plug. But, once I get it on, I can see where the tire pressure is within seconds. And, I don't have to worry about pumping forever. The maximum tire pressure recommended on my tires is 28.