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DUNLOP Track pump with 12 bar gauge and adapter box review

A foot-braced track pump reading to 12 bar with a three-valve hose end, and a transparent box on the barrel holding the ball needle and inflatable adapter.

Our conclusion The pump for a shed with mixed valves. Every valve type at the hose end and the ball needle kept on the pump, at the cost of a plastic body where two rivals here state steel.

Dunlop’s track pump answers one question completely: what fits every valve in the house.

What the manufacturer publishes

A foot model with a robust handle and a stable base, designed to be held down by both feet during use. Two openings at the end of the hose covering three valve types — Presta, Dunlop and Schrader. A gauge in the base reading to 180 psi or 12 bar. A transparent storage box mounted on the pump holding two further adapters, one a needle valve for balls and one for inflatable toys. A plastic body.

Why the valve coverage is the point

Dunlop valves are still standard on a great many European city bikes, and they are the ones that catch people out: neither a Presta nor a Schrader fitting is the right replacement for one. A hose end that takes all three means no adapter to screw on, and no adapter to lose.

The extra two adapters matter for the same reason. Every pump ships with a ball needle; almost every ball needle is in a kitchen drawer by the following summer. Mounting the box on the pump is a small decision that changes whether the thing is still there in a year.

Where it is ordinary

The body is plastic, and both the Beto and the CYCLEHERO in this hub state steel. That is the honest trade at this price, and it shows up over years rather than months.

Dunlop also publishes no barrel height, which is the figure that decides whether you pump with body weight over the handle or with your back. The DANSI and CYCLEHERO pumps here both state 60 cm (23.6 in); this one does not say.

The gauge position

The gauge is in the base rather than at hand height. It is perfectly readable, and it means looking down at the floor rather than straight ahead — which is worth knowing if you check pressures often and your knees would rather you did not.

Availability

Catalogued and unsold: the American Amazon shop lists the reference with nobody behind it.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

What we rate and what we flag

Strengths

  • 12 bar and 180 psi, the highest stated ceiling in this hub
  • All three valve types at the hose end, with no adapter to fit or lose
  • The two extra adapters live in a box mounted on the pump, not in a drawer

Compromises

  • A plastic body where the Beto and CYCLEHERO pumps in this hub state steel
  • The manufacturer publishes no barrel height, which is what decides how hard the pump is to work
  • The gauge sits in the base, so you read it looking down rather than at hand height

Where this model is listed

A listing is not an offer: the reference exists on these stores, availability changes daily.

  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

Specifications

Maximum pressure12 bar / 180 psi
Valve typesTwo hose openings covering Presta, Dunlop and Schrader
GaugeMounted in the base
AdaptersBall needle and inflatable-toy adapter, in a box on the pump
BodyPlastic
Amazon referenceB08FXMMY2N (identical on 6 markets)
EAN8711252170497

The questions riders ask

Which valves does it fit?

Dunlop states two openings at the end of the hose covering three valve types: Presta (French), Dunlop (Dutch) and Schrader (car). That is every valve you will meet on a bicycle, without an adapter to fit.

What are the extra adapters for?

A needle valve for balls and an adapter for inflatable toys, supplied in a transparent box mounted on the pump. Keeping them on the pump rather than in a drawer is the difference between having them and having had them.

Is 12 bar useful on a bicycle?

Not directly — no bicycle tire runs at 12 bar, and most road tires sit between 6 and 8. What a high ceiling means in practice is that road pressures are reached in the comfortable middle of the gauge rather than at its far end.

Our score

8.1/ 10

The pump for a shed with mixed valves. Every valve type at the hose end and the ball needle kept on the pump, at the cost of a plastic body where two rivals here state steel.

Who buys this one, among bike gear

A household with several bikes and a football, where one pump has to cover every valve in the shed.

What buyers actually choose

Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 600.

The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for bike gear and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

How we assess this bike gear