I really like having the flexible hose. I find it quite useful when you’re pumping away and you don’t want to be yanking/bending the valve on accident.
Cannondale dirt and road mini pumps have a similar design and identical pump hose and head with a more secure cap at a much lower price, but I do like the silca pumps.
I have the Tattico and it works great. Note: I did end up bending my tubeless valve presta core when being just a little to aggressive in the pumping action while allowing the hose to pull sideways on the valve.
I have one of each, one for the road bikes and one for the gravel bike. I used the Tattico on the gravel bike before discovering the Gravelero. The Tattico knurling gets full of dust on trails and it takes a bit of work to clean it up. Gravelero does not seem to look as filthy after a day on the trails and wipes clean anyway. The Tattico is a thing of wonder and helped many a sad cyclist at the side of the road. They are amazed that it properly fills their tires with air and without a whole bunch of effort, especially after not having much luck with the mini pump they had or having run out of gas. Gravelero is obviously better again, not really a thing for strapping to your road bike however. I had thought the rubber cap might part company with the pump, this has not been the case - yet. Its a bit of a let down on a Silca product where they bang on about quality and design. Its cheap and terrible and they need to fix it. If I were buying again, I'd get just the Gravelero and a bunch of holders and swap it around all the bikes as I currently do with the Tattico. I'd do something about the terrible rubber cap as well.
I'm still torn between the two: for lower psi, sure, the Gravelero. For higher psi (90+) of road bikes, maybe the Tattico. But I have a road bike that has 21mm internal rim width, using a 28c tire, and the Silca Pro Tire Pressure Calculator recommends about 78 psi (rated maximum of Gravelero is 80 psi). I wonder which would be easier to use? (I'm concerned that the Gravelero might be difficult to pump when reaching it's maximum rated psi capacity).
I have both of these pumps and the Gravelero has a fatal flaw: the design of the cap is horrible. Mine fell off one month into ownership, mounted to my frame. I left it as such and a season of rain flooded the pump and now the hose part is stiff and doesn't want to retract into the pump body. Even if the rubber cap had stayed on, it would have still allowed rain and grit and mud (I mean, those conditions can't happen on a gravel ride, can it?) to get into the pump chamber. I disassembled the pump completely and clean and relubricated the piston, but time will only tell if this works ok. I think they're going to redesign or have already redesigned the cap to be more like the Tattico (which still works great), but I cannot recommend the Gravelero ver. 1.
Marginal gain is not really a consideration when you get stuck at the side of the road because the terrible lightweight pump you bought doesn't work or you run out of gas. And if you race you take it off anyway. The Gravelero is intended for big volume tires and is actually more compact than some in the class. I have tested many mini pumps, and some are really terrible. These two however are among the very best of breed. Pumps that work properly and last for generations are in fact what Silca are known for.
@@DoneRightReviews Sure, so go and try to put 0 to 80 psi in using either of those pumps, and then tell me what you think, count the strokes while you're doing it, and let's have a video of your face as you strain trying to get to 80. For kicks do the same test with a Lezyne Road Drive medium size and tell us what your experience and thoughts were. The Road Drive has 3 sizes, but the large one is 11 inches long, but it does make pumping up my wider touring bike tires to 70 psi not too bad of a chore. By the way, I have 700x25c tires on all my road bikes except for the touring bike, which has 700x42. One of those bikes has Vittoria Corsa Pro tires, they recommend 95 psi for a 170-pound person like I am. And I know that Continental has a similar tire like the Vitt, as does the Specialized cotton turbo tire, so there are tires out there that require higher psi than regular training tires. The only pump I found that will get me to that 90 to 95-pound range is the Lezyne Road Drive medium and the large, but even with the medium pump, it takes a lot of effort to get to 90. The Topeak RaceRocket HP, which I also have, can make it to 90 but it's more work than the Lezyne, but neither is easy. Over the years I bought a lot of pumps, sent the majority of them all back and only kept the two Lezyne's and the one Topeak because all the others failed to get to even 70 psi. I'm not one of those who get the smallest lightest weight pump on the market, get a flat, pump up to 45 psi, and ride slowly back home, nope, I want a pump that will get me to my riding psi and continue the ride.
Short, to the point, and with actual measurements. Excellent all around!
I really like having the flexible hose. I find it quite useful when you’re pumping away and you don’t want to be yanking/bending the valve on accident.
Agreed. It adds another layer to the ease of use. When they are built onto the pump it can be a pain to use.
Cannondale dirt and road mini pumps have a similar design and identical pump hose and head with a more secure cap at a much lower price, but I do like the silca pumps.
Really useful video showing the comparisons. Just what I was after thanks 👍🏻
Glad it was useful for ya!
I have the Tattico and it works great. Note: I did end up bending my tubeless valve presta core when being just a little to aggressive in the pumping action while allowing the hose to pull sideways on the valve.
Good job, thanks for the review
I have one of each, one for the road bikes and one for the gravel bike. I used the Tattico on the gravel bike before discovering the Gravelero. The Tattico knurling gets full of dust on trails and it takes a bit of work to clean it up. Gravelero does not seem to look as filthy after a day on the trails and wipes clean anyway.
The Tattico is a thing of wonder and helped many a sad cyclist at the side of the road. They are amazed that it properly fills their tires with air and without a whole bunch of effort, especially after not having much luck with the mini pump they had or having run out of gas. Gravelero is obviously better again, not really a thing for strapping to your road bike however. I had thought the rubber cap might part company with the pump, this has not been the case - yet. Its a bit of a let down on a Silca product where they bang on about quality and design. Its cheap and terrible and they need to fix it.
If I were buying again, I'd get just the Gravelero and a bunch of holders and swap it around all the bikes as I currently do with the Tattico. I'd do something about the terrible rubber cap as well.
Dude this is great!
Nice compare and contrast video. Unfortunately, I missed the deadline for your discount.
I'm still torn between the two: for lower psi, sure, the Gravelero. For higher psi (90+) of road bikes, maybe the Tattico. But I have a road bike that has 21mm internal rim width, using a 28c tire, and the Silca Pro Tire Pressure Calculator recommends about 78 psi (rated maximum of Gravelero is 80 psi). I wonder which would be easier to use? (I'm concerned that the Gravelero might be difficult to pump when reaching it's maximum rated psi capacity).
Give us a follow. We will film a quick follow up video on max psi comparison and post it up in a week or so!
I have both of these pumps and the Gravelero has a fatal flaw: the design of the cap is horrible. Mine fell off one month into ownership, mounted to my frame. I left it as such and a season of rain flooded the pump and now the hose part is stiff and doesn't want to retract into the pump body. Even if the rubber cap had stayed on, it would have still allowed rain and grit and mud (I mean, those conditions can't happen on a gravel ride, can it?) to get into the pump chamber. I disassembled the pump completely and clean and relubricated the piston, but time will only tell if this works ok. I think they're going to redesign or have already redesigned the cap to be more like the Tattico (which still works great), but I cannot recommend the Gravelero ver. 1.
Why from 20 ? !! . Sure .20 to 35 , its an indication of the difference, but aren't we usually inflate from flat ???
Usually the first few psi are easy & quick…but also yeah.
I find them to heavy for what they cost but maybe they have some hidden maginal gains build in ...
Marginal gain is not really a consideration when you get stuck at the side of the road because the terrible lightweight pump you bought doesn't work or you run out of gas. And if you race you take it off anyway. The Gravelero is intended for big volume tires and is actually more compact than some in the class.
I have tested many mini pumps, and some are really terrible. These two however are among the very best of breed. Pumps that work properly and last for generations are in fact what Silca are known for.
Meaningless review, redo the test and count the strokes to get to 100 psi...if you can get there.
I'm not sure anyone runs 100psi these days. 80psi? maybe.
@@DoneRightReviews Sure, so go and try to put 0 to 80 psi in using either of those pumps, and then tell me what you think, count the strokes while you're doing it, and let's have a video of your face as you strain trying to get to 80. For kicks do the same test with a Lezyne Road Drive medium size and tell us what your experience and thoughts were. The Road Drive has 3 sizes, but the large one is 11 inches long, but it does make pumping up my wider touring bike tires to 70 psi not too bad of a chore.
By the way, I have 700x25c tires on all my road bikes except for the touring bike, which has 700x42. One of those bikes has Vittoria Corsa Pro tires, they recommend 95 psi for a 170-pound person like I am. And I know that Continental has a similar tire like the Vitt, as does the Specialized cotton turbo tire, so there are tires out there that require higher psi than regular training tires.
The only pump I found that will get me to that 90 to 95-pound range is the Lezyne Road Drive medium and the large, but even with the medium pump, it takes a lot of effort to get to 90. The Topeak RaceRocket HP, which I also have, can make it to 90 but it's more work than the Lezyne, but neither is easy.
Over the years I bought a lot of pumps, sent the majority of them all back and only kept the two Lezyne's and the one Topeak because all the others failed to get to even 70 psi. I'm not one of those who get the smallest lightest weight pump on the market, get a flat, pump up to 45 psi, and ride slowly back home, nope, I want a pump that will get me to my riding psi and continue the ride.