TOPEAK JOEBLOW TUBI 2STAGE

£119.99

SPECIFICATION Height: 120cm • Hose length: 95cm • Contact: extrauk.co.uk

The name is a mouthful but the Topeak Joeblow

Tubi 2Stage does have a long list of features.

First off, it’s a two-stage pump that converts from high volume to high pressure by simply toggling a switch on the top of the shaft. You can get up to a good rideable pressure in about

20 strokes using the high-volume setting.

The Tubi 2Stage is also tubeless specific, but rather than having a secondary chargeable chamber, it actually has a feature in the head that allows you to unthread the valve core and pump air directly into the tyre. The head is made from a clear material, so you can see what you’re doing but the problem is it’s fiddly to get the valve extractor onto the stem and we’ve actually had the valve fall out of the holder a few times. In fact, we reckon it’s easier to do the job manually, simply because once you’ve seated the tyre beads, they’re not going to pop out and you can then refit the core and top up the tyre normally.

We have a couple of other criticisms – the hose is too short at 95cm, the plastic handle flexes quite a bit, it lacks an accurate gauge and the adapter for Schrader valves seems like an afterthought

– when we tried to fit it, it just leaked air.

The Joeblow Tubi 2Stage is fast and efficient and the ‘Tubi’ technology is unique, but it does add about £40 to the price. For the amount of time it saves, that is quite a big investment, especially since you can do this manually.