Photo by John
This was installed last week at M Street near the Metro station.
I've heard varying reports that other pumps, including the one at College Park Metro and another one in NoMa, have fallen apart and so it seems vandalizism and use are going to be an issue. Maintenance will be key to keeping the assets from becoming useless.
Is there any list of public bike pumps and repair stands in the DC area?
Posted by: David | July 22, 2014 at 01:13 PM
Orange! I like orange. It's the color of my new mountain-bike-to-be.
So, that's my effort to say something positive biking-related on the Internet today.
Bicycle Space on 7th street provides a stand out front, I think. Many bike shops, such as CycleLife, provide a complementary pump.
Posted by: DE | July 22, 2014 at 01:34 PM
There is not a list that I know of. But if people want to create one, we can do that at the washcycle wiki.
Posted by: washcycle | July 22, 2014 at 01:49 PM
This is a website that lists all free pumps. That they know about.
http://www.freeairpump.com/
Posted by: Crickey7 | July 22, 2014 at 01:57 PM
I don't think that's the right link. I'll keep looking. There used to be a site--I contributed to it a few times.
Posted by: Crickey7 | July 22, 2014 at 01:58 PM
Yes, this site shows some.
Posted by: Crickey7 | July 22, 2014 at 02:02 PM
How pleasant to live in a city where such a thing would might not be instantly vandalized.
Posted by: Smedley Burkhart | July 23, 2014 at 08:17 AM
These things look pretty durable, but I checked out the air chuck/adapter, and it is the same consumer grade chuck/adapter on my $35 floor pump at home. It will be interesting to see how it holds up.
Posted by: John | July 23, 2014 at 12:25 PM
I was using a mid-grade Nashbar pump for my bike clinic. It lasted about 4yrs and did prolly somewhere around 750 bikes,plus my own. The head wore to where I needed an adapter for Prestas,but it was the junction of the baseplate and barrel that finally gave out. Still worked if you fiddled with it when I gave it away. If those pumps are solidly attached to the ground I think they last pretty well.
Posted by: dynaryder | July 23, 2014 at 04:59 PM
I would have thought placing these in front of the bike station would have made more sense plus offered a little bit more protection against vandals.
Posted by: Kathy | July 25, 2014 at 08:08 PM