I have a nice Lezyne strapped to the inside of my saddle bag. Been there a couple of years. Needed to use it the other day and it had shaken itself to be bits! Come completely unscrewed with loose seals. Fortunately screwed back together but would second those who urge services.
bike pump siezed ?
- Thread starter cyberknight
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Guru
- Location
- Sunny Radcliffe
Mine is attached to my bottle cage, I remove it when I clean the bike, wipe it over then check it's working before putting it back. Only takes a minute or so. 
- Location
- London
I used to mount pumps on the bike by a bottlecage, but have long since put them in panniers. Far better. Problem for roadies of course,hence many carry* that wondrous invention the suppository pump.
*Carry being the operative word, of doubtful use for pumping up tyres.
*Carry being the operative word, of doubtful use for pumping up tyres.
- Location
- London
Would it do that?A pump lubing tip from the great Richard Ballantine; never use oil as this can end up being blasted inside the tube leading to the oil eating into the rubber.
In any case I can't see why you would use oil rather than grease.
Because Richard was of the 'old school' and we didn't have easy access to the myriad of lubes available to todays cyclists; it was pretty much a can of 3 in 1 and that was it - ! 'Lube' was only avaiable from Halfords in 5lb. cans and called 'axle grease'.
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
the head in the pump that compresses the air has weakened so the tabs that hold the washer in place were bent which is what i assume was making it stiff , i doubt you can buy a new one
- Location
- London
grease has been around since the industrial revolution - well earlier.Because Richard was of the 'old school' and we didn't have easy access to the myriad of lubes available to todays cyclists; it was pretty much a can of 3 in 1 and that was it - ! 'Lube' was only avaiable from Halfords in 5lb. cans and called 'axle grease'.
I hope you haven't been taken in by the endless marketing devoted to selling folk "cycling specific" stuff.
PaulSB
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
One reason I like lezyne pumps is the ready availability of replacement o-ring kits for servicing the pumps. Very easy to do and quite cheap.
I keep my pumps on the downtube on the bottle cages. Generally they stay clean and dry enough though, and every now and then I take them apart and clean and grease the seals.
Yew wot - ? !
At my age, nae chance - ! 
I use a tub of simple teflon based lube which goes on anything on our bikes that needs 'solid' lube - ! 
overmind
My other bike is a Pinarello
- Location
- Reading, Berkshire
Seize it back! I'll get me coat ...
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Use silicone grease. It doesn't attack plastics. Don't buy it from a bike shop. Get it from a plumbers merchants. They use it to lubricate the rubber seals on push-fit plumbing pipes.
bikingdad90
Guru
I’ve got this pump on my bike,
https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Topeak-Mini-Dual-DXG-Mini-Pump-With-Gauge_1168.htm
I like how the holder that attaches to the bottle cages covers the valve head and provides some protection from the elements.
https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Topeak-Mini-Dual-DXG-Mini-Pump-With-Gauge_1168.htm
I like how the holder that attaches to the bottle cages covers the valve head and provides some protection from the elements.
