Can anyone recommend.........

Sgt_Pepper_2

A good foot pump for topping up car tyres?

s_b

cant you blow in them?
of course you need cold air not lots of hot air
sorry;)
try ebay for an old lada brass pump:)

Padz_2

Halfrauds twin barrel.

DaveF327

I bought a decent one from a Tesco extra. Does the job. Less than a tenner, I think.

vikingaero

Aldi or Lidl periodically have twin barrel footpumps for between £3-£5.

I was going to recommend the Michelin one that I have but the rubber hose snapped and you can't buy spares unlike for the cheaper varieties.

shortdog

We got one from Wilkinsons for less than £5, pumped my flat tyre up to almost full pressure last week in about 5 minutes (local kids thought it was really funny to let my tyres down after I'd told them off, they didn't find it quite so funny when Mr Plod caught them in the act!)

paddedjohn

get a plug in one, work off the cig lighter, smaller than a foot pump and less tiring.

scotsbob

As paddedjohn suggests. In fact Tesco have one reduced at the moment. It's just called the Tesco Aircompressor, has a built in pressure gauge and is currently £5.75. Very compact, the box only measure 8in x 6in x 4in.

forgotmyname

Beware if the cheap mini compressors, They usually say run for a maximum of 3 minutes at a time to prevent them overheating.

And the increase the pressure very little in that time. OK for small tyres trailer/bikes etc.

Nearly_Old

Most footpumps will work OK - one I bought from Halfords over 10 years ago still works perfectly well except for the pressure gauge. 2 years ago I splashed out and bought a fully calibrated pressure gauge and when checking the tyre pressures found that my old footpump was now out by 5psi.

oldtoolie

As I have a few bicycles and motorcycles in the house, I've gone through a few. The cheap ones last me about a year. The Michelin single barrel is doing fine after 2 years. The rubber feet fell off but so far the hose is ok.
Here's a test http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/257182/foot_pumps_tested.html