Bell Airstrike 2100 Floor Pump :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Look elsewhere

2008-07-08
Like many others, I could not get this to work with a Presta valve.
My old (lost) blackburn is fine. This thing seems to be designed very poorly.

It serves it's purpose, for me!

2008-05-19
The gage is broken or I just can't figure out how to work it... :/ But it does pump in air and has a couple extra attachments; for ball, bike, and inflatable devices like pool stuff. So I'm happy! :)

worthless....

2008-04-11
lasted for only 3 tires before blowing a seal at the base of the pump.
cheap, cheap, cheap......

Worst Pump Ever

2008-01-08
This pump leaks horribly. It is practically impossible to use. We purchased it in lieu of the Bell Bicycle Hand Pump (which also did not work). You have to pump 4 times as hard just to keep the PSI in the tire at what it was prior to filling. I would NOT recommend this pump at all.

Stopped working after eight months

2007-12-19
I purchased this item in June and I always struggled with it until it finally just stopped working altogether in December. I did not even use it all that much. It looks impressive but the quality is actually very poor. You have to pump like crazy to build up enough air pressure to pump something up and the valve is 100% plastic and wears out with a small amount of usage. If you plan to buy a new pump every year this is the one to buy. If you want one that will last - keep looking.

Complete waste of $$$$

2007-10-20
I could probably have filled my tire better if I personally tried to blow it up with my mouth. The first one I recieved didn't work. Amazon exchanged it for another, that one worked once. I recently tried to use it again, and it didn't work at all. Don't waste the $20-not worth it. I would give it 0 stars if that option was available.

Pieces missing, isn't this thing new?

2007-07-29
Ours arrived with part of the handle, the sports ball inflator, the presta adaptor, and any instructions missing. We're in process with Amazon to get it fixed. But where was the original packaging? What about a warranty or manufacturer contact info? It just came in a big Amazon box with a lot of cushioning. Odd, for an un-used product. Ours may also be leaking out the top. But it did inflate my old Huffy's tires, so on that note I'm happy.

Description of product is a lie

2007-05-05
Worst purchase ever...don't believe the description of the pump having a presta/schrader head. I got this product in the mail and tried to find the presta head and found that there was just an adapter for presta/schrader valves hidden in the handle. For the life of me I could not get the adapter and the pump to attach with a tight seal on my presta valve tire. It is made out of cheap plastic and probably will never work with a presta valve.

Bell 2100 Floor pump

2007-03-08
Pump is efficient, light weight, and economical.
Gauge is positioned in a good spot.
Fittings are nested well in a pump compartment.
Excellent buy for the money.

Works very poorly with Presta valves

2007-03-01
The model I received does not have both Presta and Schrader connectors on the head. Instead, it has a cheap plastic Presta->Schrader adapter that's included inside the handle (there's a little door that flips down on one side on the bottom).

I tried using this adapter. First, I had to fool with it for about 15 minutes before I could get a decent enough seal to fill the tire. When I finally filled it, I tried to get the adapter off and it tore the head right out of the Presta valve. So I've probably ruined the new tube I just bought by using this thing.

Also, some other parts of the description are not accurate. It says this includes a 35" tube, but the one I got is maybe 20". It won't reach the valve on a typical bike tire unless you rotate it so it's below horizontal.

Neither the Amazon-provided image nor the user-provided one match what I actually received. The user-provided one shows the gauge going up to 160psi, but mine only goes up to 120psi. (Yes, it's not Amazon's image, but shouldn't they review these for accuracy?)

Pretty much the worst purchase I've ever made at Amazon, and the only time I've received something that blatantly didn't match the description.