Road Drive: Keeps Rides Alive!<\/h2>\n
Fully aluminum construction hides the technological aspects of this little package. \u00a0Instead of a fixed right angle head, the road drive pump hides a little secret in its barrel: something called an ABS flex hose with built in air bleed. \u00a0Simply pop the cap off the pump, unscrew the ABS flex hose, flip it over and screw it into the end of the pump. \u00a0Now you're ready to go.<\/p>\n
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As for the inflation characteristics, the overlapping handle and moderate length of around 230mm creates a supposed stroke of 170mm. \u00a0This translates into about 215 pumps to get up to 90 PSI on the 23mm tires I generally run, but I honestly never tried to get it up to the supposed 160 PSI maximum, so I can't comment on that (and who would run their tires at 160PSI anyway?)<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Overall, beautiful sturdy aluminum construction and completely rebuildable seals make\u00a0this a long lasting piece of kit. \u00a0The only major downside I've experienced in the past year of testing seems to be the difficulty I've had with unscrewing the ABS hose from the body of the pump. \u00a0The knurled part of the ABS fitting is pretty small and the external threads are pretty sharp so you may end up slicing your fingers a bit. \u00a0Gloves or some other fabric solved the issue. \u00a0And finally, if you're running Schrader valve tires, you're out of luck with this pump, but there are others in the Lezyne lineup that will have you covered.<\/p>\n