I suppose that I need one of these rather expensive devices. I have a pair of 2000 RS Sid XC, complete with the rather daft and easily loste adapter to fit a pump. I filled the shocks to 'lots of PSI' when I took delivery of the bike a year ago and haven't touched them since. I noticed recently that they were somewhat soft, so it was out with the Halfords footpump once again. However, I'm sure that there has to be a better way. Hence this thread.

Can the offending articles be used as tyre pumps as well?

In theory you could use a shock pump for your tyres, but it'd take about 2 years to inflate them!

Yes, but you could inflate your tyres up to 300psi!

hmmm....
just buy one of the raleigh (P&A)shock pumps, about £25 I think. nothing will work as well for getting the correct pressure in your forks. oh and keep the footpump, they're good for inflating chairs.

You have an inflatible chair on you bike?

where can i get one?

this planet x saddle hs given me sores that'll never go away!

you used to be able to get them, oohh a few years back, when gel was just making an appearance.
not for heavy landings.
planet X stuff is for perverts and supposed to give you sores.

Try www.airborne.net, $20 for a shock pump.
Unfort. $15 for shipping, so best buy some socks and a new Ti frame whilst you're there.

sorry, already got one (gloat gloat)

Wooly Hat Shop are doing them for £19.99 - Bought one a couple of months ago and it works great.

Wooly Hat Shop- enlighten me.

I forked out (geddit!) for a pump today. Hmm, lots of beer could have been drunk for what I spent, but at least it is smooth and shiny. Nice.

And then some git splashed me as he drove through a HUGE puddle. Brrr and Grrr

my next door neighbour has one of those cigarette lighter driven inflator jobbies that works fine on my rear shock. And no pumpin'!

Woolly hat shop - it's a discount mail order bike place - don't ask me where the name comes from though.

Web site is www.woollyhatshop.com (original huh?)

Always worth a look, along with Merlin & Chain Reaction.

Are those pumps the low or hig pressue type?

I have a high pressure type (up to 450psi) which I used for my Englund cartridges in Manitou 4 forks (don't get the cartridges - they are pants).

My new Z2 X-Flys only need about 40psi and the scale is not easy to read on my existing pump.
I think I need a low pressure pump with a much finer scale at the bottom end.

yo basil, yeah Ive been making do with a high pressure pump on my new Z2Xflys as Im too much of a pikey to buy ANOTHER shock pump. Most on the market are high pressure, designed for rear shocks, but Marz themselves do a low pressure shock. Unfortunately they havent seen fit to include it with a fork that retails for over 350 quid...

...of course you could always pop along to On Your Bike at London Bridge and they'll sell you a nice one for £40, which is remarkably similar to the pumps that everyone else sells for £25.

With the Mar of course you can use yer tyre pump and a decent pressure gauge.

Dom.

Supercycles have an X-Fusion pump that reckons to do shocks and tyres,and if my Mars C does hold air when it comes back for the third time,I'll be getting one!
P.S. And it's £26!!