I purchased this pump from Halfords in Sept 2010. I wanted a small lightweight pump (with a hose) to mount to the frame of my bike and this was the smallest they had on the shelf. It wasn't ideal, but the store had limited stocks. It's intended for road bikes as it goes up to 120psi, so it should have no problem with normal MTB pressures.
It's a mini track pump and for it's tiny size, it has some good features, like the large folding foot support. At the end of the hose is a universal adaptor which after unscrewing and reversing the internal rubber parts can go onto either presta or schrader valves. This arrangement is quite common on pumps, but a little fiddly and not ideal.
I get a punctures fairly frequently, so soon after purchasing it, I was using the pump when out on the tracks. It worked fine, but being a high pressure/low volume pump, it did take a while to pump up my MTB tyre.
Then a week later on my next ride, I got another puncture. Then went to use the pump and it didn't work. It seemed the seals had gone. It was only 5 weeks old and had only been used the once! I could have been really caught out and had a long walk home, but luckily I was with someone who had a pump - a Lezyne pump. So guess what I brought next?
Being only 5 weeks old, I could take it back to Halfords for a refund or replacement, but it wasn't worth the trip. Instead it went in the bin and I wont buy BikeHut branded stuff again.
Overall then, nice design but quality isn't there.
My rating: 2/10
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