Blackburn Air Tower 4 pump review
The chuck doesn’t have an air bleed but it fits easily and seals well, though storage for the hose is pretty poor.
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Top-mounted gauge
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Noisey pump action
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Cheap feel
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There’s quite a heavy, solid feel to the Air Tower 4.
It’s reasonably well built but still feels a little plasticky compared to many of the other more luxurious pumps in this test. The pumping action felt rough and made a noise not too dissimilar to sawing through wood.
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