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Needing a shock pump for my Fox 36/170mm
Are they all the same, do I need a fox one (£30) or even a rockshox one, also £30?
Are the cheaper ones decent?
good comparison here
https://enduro-mtb.com/en/the-best-shock-pump-you-can-buy/
I have the decathlon one which is just the same as the rockshox 300 analogue, but half theprice
also of note
Pressure loss when unscrewing?
It goes without saying that forks and shocks lose some pressure when the pump is screwed on as the pressure distributes itself over a larger volume. This effect increases with higher pressures. It was 2-3 psi on average with our test shock at 100 psi and 8-10 psi with it at 250 psi, using the standard-sized pumps. The myth that the fork or shock will lose pressure as soon as you unscrew the pump head is still propagated on mountain-bike forums. In actual fact, not a single pump does that, as our test with the Quarq ShockWiz showed. It doesn’t matter how slowly you unscrew the pump or whether it has a manual check-valve – which incidentally exists purely because of this myth.
I went for the (I think) Lifeline one from CRC and it does the job for me.
Like the review mentions there are lots of similar models with different names on them :/
James