Silca Terra floor pump
£180, saddleback.co.uk
Silca’s floor pumps are considered among the best on the market, so when the brand releases a new design it has to measure up to a high bar (that’s a pressure joke). What’s more, the new Terra has the weight of history on its shoulders, being a descendant of Silca’s original Terra pump from 1988.
The original was the first high-volume pump with a low pressure gauge to serve the bigger air volume of mountain bike tyres. The new Terra builds on that concept by using an asymmetrical, non-linear gauge to accommodate accurate inflation duties for both high-volume/low-pressure gravel tyres and low-volume/high-pressure road tyres. What that means is the gauge shows 0-30psi on a fine scale, offering a claimed +/-0.5psi precision, then displays 30-120psi on a broader scale at a claimed +/-1psi precision. It’s an ingenious solution for those that ride more than
