Each pump was assessed on its general usability, comfort and build quality. Additionally, we recruited Brady Kappius to custom-build a high-accuracy inline gauge to ensure repeatable results in our testing. With this, our benchmark digital gauge offers 1 per cent verified accuracy.

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For more aggressive riders, I recommend one or two tokens at 160mm”, explains Cancellier. “For each 10mm decrease in travel, I add one token. For example, 150mm would be two or three tokens, 140mm three or four tokens etc.” PSI is a unit of pressureexpressed in pounds of force per square inch of area. It stands for Pounds per Square Inch. If you’re always hitting the 20 but you can tightly cluster your darts you’re inaccurate, but precise. Similarly, if you hit left of bullseye, bullseye and right of bullseye, your average accuracy would be good, but your precision would be bad,” he said. “For pressure gauges, accuracy is a combination of design and manufacturing of the internals, followed by a careful calibration to make sure that 100 = 100.”With that, see our next point. 4. Gauge accuracy doesn’t matter so much, but repeatability (precision) certainly does At 284g and 250mm long, it’s an impressive combination of two pumps, especially given so many mini tyre pumps do without a gauge.

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I analogise it to throwing darts: accuracy is how close you are to the bullseye, so for a gauge, how close is 100psi to 100psi? However, it requires fewer strokes to inflate the pressure you need, making it ideal for mechanics in a workshop.Poertner agreed, analogising the relationship between accuracy, precision, and cost to throwing darts: accuracy being how close you are to the bullseye (for a gauge, how close is 100psi to 100psi?) while precision is how repeatable your darts are. DON’T MISS: The Best Mini Bike Pumps selection, including comparisons with CO2 inflators and much more. If you’ve ever used a low-quality pump, you know how unpleasant the experience can be. You may feel like the pump could break at any moment. Without a body, the pump wouldn’t exist. With this, look for a pump that offers a comfortable hold and a durable material. Aluminium is a popular choice here for weight, strength and corrosion resistance. Handle

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Some pumps claim to have special valve heads that isolate attachment and the valve pin engagement; others don’t say much about the fact. This is always a personal adjustment”, says Cancellier, “dependent on your air pressure — rebound is trying to control the force of the air spring returning to full extension.” Because it’s still quite compact, we found that it does take a while to inflate a tyre but is great for suspension setup since you can use the high-volume setting to initially boost a load of air into your fork, then the high-pressure setting to fine-tune it. We managed to get about 70psi in 20 strokes. Additionally, remember that the pressure may change due to outside temperature. This phenomenon is referred to as Charles’s law. Therefore, if you plan to ride in the winter, inflate the suspension slightly as pressure decreases due to the cold temperatures, and vice versa.

4. Rebound adjustment

Also, some riders prefer a slightly faster fork while others a slower one. Whichever you prefer, you should aim to have the fork returning in a controlled manner that isn’t so fast as to return violently, or excessively slow.” With such high pressures, you’ll want a comfortable handle. Some pumps feature a fold-out handle, others offer little to grasp onto. Hose