The pump I remember was more like a track pump than this Zorin pump. It had a T-handle that came out of the bottom of the seatpost, but the valve attachment point was below the seat. This meant you had to slide a greasy seatpost between the spokes and try to hold on to it while pumping. This new design takes care of a few of those problems.

At one point I had hundreds of bicycle magazines from the eighties and nineties. After moving them one too many times they went to the recycling center. I remember ads and reviews of the older product, but can’t remember what it was called or who made it.

If my brain manages to fire up the right synapses for me to remember the information I’ll come back here and post it.

Love the site by the way.