How’s it goin EH ?  First off, let me just get this off my chest GO CANADA GO!!  Today was a great day to be Canadian.  Canada and Canadian Olympic athletes had a smashing day taking home 3 Gold and 1 Bronze Medal.  This, after an incredible win in Ladies Hockey yesterday and the list just goes on.  This brings Canada to 14 Gold medals total, which is the most of any competing country right now!

Well to say the least, I was inspired to share my jubilance with everyone and tie it into my first product post.  I looked around the shop today for something to fit the bill and one thing stood out in all it’s circa 1990′s anodized glory! The Lezyne Alloy Drive Pump in four catchy colors.  Of course, the two that stood out the most was, you guessed it… Red and Gold!!!!!!

For those not familiar with Lezyne, they are a relatively new company in name but certainly not in design experience.  The company was founded by Micki Kozuscheck who was the founder and  point man for Truvativ before it was sold to SRAM.

As I mentioned, the Alloy Drive boasts 4 silky anodized color options which just scream PICK ME UP!  to any cyclist but it’s when you actually touch the pump that you notice it’s seemingly bomb proof construction.  The pump is entirely, 100 % CNC machined aluminum construction.  For us mountain bikers that means you can shove it in a jersey or camelbak and not have to worry about it being banged up from a few stray branches, or day I say an  all inclusive vacation over your handlebars.

The Alloy Drive is wider barrel, lower volume pump and will get you to a max pressure of 90 PSI which means it’s mainly directed towards the mountain bike, hybrid, comfort bike crowd or really any tire running less than 80 PSI.  Don’t worry my skinny tire, road warrior brethren, you’ll have your pump reviews too!

Lezyne was also very clever in the way in which the hose attaches to your tire valve.  The hose itself is stored inside the pump and threads on the end of the pump when in use.  It’s soft rubber, flexible design makes pumping simple and quick with a lot less stress on your valve stem.  Lezyne claims a 30% reduction in pump strokes than any other pump.  Presta valve? Schrader? no problem.  Simply reverse the end of the hose and thread on whatever end you need.  Like most pumps it also comes with a plastic bracket so that you may mount the pump to your seat tube or down tube of your bike via the water bottle screws on your bike frame.

Although a newer company, Lezyne has been attracting a lot of attention with this pump, winning multiple bike industry awards.

So who knows, maybe all that talk of CNC machined aluminum and sweet anodized colors reminiscent of mountain bike culture of old will talk you into an upgrade or maybe just an addition to the gear chest… if JUST for the eye candy.

back to Canada vs USA Men’s Hockey count down…

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