I'm enjoying this thread because I've been looking for a floor pump. My frame pump is just getting too hard on the shoulder. Reading online customer reviews on the many floor pumps available is really confusing. Just about every one of them runs the whole gamut of opinion, from "best ever made" to "never again". It is amazing to me that something so simple in concept and purpose could be available in so many models from so many companies, with such divergent customer satisfaction. I had imagined that all the top ranking models would be uniformly excellent, and that there might be one or two "Rolls-Royce" models clearly acknowledged as the very best, if money was no object. Instead, I don't remember finding any popular high-end pump that didn't have some very serious-sounding complaint lodged against it. I'm talking about outright failures, durability or usability issues, not just matters of individual taste, and not just the rare anomalous defect. There seems to be a pretty solid body of opinion here in favor of Silca, at least the older model. I'm also intrigued by the Zefal, since I've had good luck with their frame pumps. A lifetime guarantee is a good thing, but what we really want is quality, and trouble-free performance, not unlimited replacements.
John Hurley
Austin, Texas, USA