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FWIW, these are some of the best pumps available. They last for decades and the company supplies all the rebuild parts (seals and stuff) to keep them running.
by alistairSH 4y ago
FWIW, these are some of the best pumps available. They last for decades and the company supplies all the rebuild parts (seals and stuff) to keep them running.
I imagine the screws in question just show extra tool marks from being backed out. Not that they’re stripped, just show obvious use.
- stefan_ 4y ago"SILCA" are hipsters that bought the brand name in 2014. They haven't been making their pumps for even a sole decade.
- TheCondor 4y agoI like the new Silca and own some of their stuff and I also own a couple legit Silca pumps, they are different organizations though.
- alistairSH 4y agoSure, but the new owner (Josh Poertner, formerly an executive at Zipp, IIRC) appears genuinely interested in continuing the quality. The pumps still feel solid, use thick leather washers, built almost entirely of metal (looks like the only plastic is a few urethane gaskets), and are fully rebuildable. To the sibling comment about it being run by hipsters, I’m not sure what to make of that. Poertner has an established background in product management in the industry. The stuff is expensive, orders of magnitude more than much of the competition. So, it’s going to appeal to a similar group as Pinarello, or Rapha, etc. A brand for dentists and other MAMILs, maybe (I say knowing full well I’m in that target audience).
- yourapostasy 4y agoNow if I could only find an industrial pump manufacturer of like quality, repairability and serviceability.