Thanks for tuning in today we're going to be reviewing the Topeak JoeBlow Tubi
2Stage floor pump. While tubeless tires can present a lot of advantages for both road bike
and mountain biking. Installing them is usually a two-stage process where you have to use a
high pressure pump to first seat the tires and then come back with another pump to inflate it
back to the normal pressure this usually involves taking off the valve core and then reinstalling it.
With the new Topeak JoeBlow Tubi 2Stage they've solved that issue with a very clever TubiHead
that actually allows you to do everything in one stage without having to lose any pressure in
between. You can see here packaging is very simple it comes in a big box and a plastic bag which
we've already taken out and then you have the pump itself. It's a very big pump and you have some
basic protective coverings on the head and then the cardboard backing zip tied onto the handle.
So in terms of specs the retail price on this is $139.95. It's right up there on near the top
of the JoeBlow series. It has their innovative TubiHead and you can see that here in the plastic
and lets rip that out. With the TubiHead it's a tubeless specific
that actually allows you to take presta valve cores out without having to lose any air pressure
so it's actually built directly in here so you can remove it pull it inflate it without ever
losing anything as it's all self-contained. It is a two-stage pump as well as you can see here with
a little indicator so you can actually switch between normal pressure so 30-160 in the stage
two or in stage one you can do high volume which is what you need for tubeless tire installation.
It's also compatible with Schrader valve as it includes a little adapter so you do have to
install the adapter. It has a three inch analog gauge so you can see that here
and that'll actually a little bit harder to read but you can see the first stage of the high volume
and then the other stage is high pressure. You have this little indicator where you can
place it for your desired pressure just as a little reminder of what pressure you want.
In terms of what comes with it you can see we have the little adapter for the Schrader.
The instruction manual here that's about it so you just have to take off some of this protective
gear before you can use it.
Now let's look at the fit and finish of the Topeak Tubi 2Stage. It's a big pump and it's quite
attractive with the stainless steel barrel and the painted bronze or copper accents on there
so it really stands out. If you're familiar with JoeBlow you know that it's a very popular
line of pump that offers everything from more affordable variations all the way this higher end
option. Now starting right from the top you have the handle so if we move the hose out of the way.
You can see it's pretty simple you don't actually have the indentations underneath but it is
comfortable so it's tapered so you can see you can pump down pretty easily. Nice wide design you also
have a wide base here so just metal so it should stay pretty stable and you put your feet on there.
The hose itself you can see it comes around all the way from the bottom it has a swivel design so
you can see this will rotate side to side without any problems and this will actually rotate as well
because there's plenty of slack. It's not particularly long you can see it's only maybe
a foot or two so if you have a bike on a stand you won't actually be able to reach it otherwise you
can see the TubiHead. This is actually transparent and probably one of the coolest features here so
it has a little chuck in there with the valve cord tool so if you put this on your valve core
you can rotate it all the way out pull back and everything is self-contained so you don't lose
any air. You can use the high volume pump mode and then switch to normal pump once it's seated
it is a friction fit design so you just push down using a little lever here you don't actually have
to do anything for a normal chuck and then you have a pressure relief valve right here and that's
a great feature. So if you over inflate just press up on and it'll let out a little bit air so you
can fine tune it the hose wraps around here the little holder so you push that in and then around
and secure it in place. You also have the little hook on there and that'll hold in
place with the Schrader attachment that threads right onto the holder and little
accents again here that tell you high volume or high pressure to switch between the two modes.
It's really simple there's a little lever here so you can see in high volume mode it's 0 to 30 psi
so you leave it in the one and then you go two or two in the other direction whichever you prefer.
So in normal operation you just leave it in two but for tubeless tire seating put it in
one lock in the valve core switch it back to two and you're ready to go they're pretty nice design.
The analog gauge it's not digital surprisingly even though the high price point.
It is a little bit hard to read so you can see it has gold lettering up to 30 for the high volume mode
and then for the high pressure mode goes all the way to 160 so
more than enough for most applications. You have a little indicator here that you can move around
to your desired pressure just as a reminder and then bar on the inside and psi on the outside.
It's not that readable compared to other ones as it's gold on gold but still works well. Now
with the JoeBlow you simply slide it all the way in and then you want to rotate this
until it feels like it's on the head and then you can simply take off the valve core just
by spinning this. With the transparent body you can actually see it's out. Now i can pump it
and then deflate it as needed and then when i'm done
push down until it feels like it's threading
on the valve core and then slide out the pump. Now let's take a look at the Topeak in action we're just
going to use the standard Presta valve. Now one issue i found is because this is removable you can
actually insert this really deep even though you don't need to. So I highly recommend holding this
as you push it on and that'll prevent it from going in too far so you can see with me holding
this that's about as far as i want to go and then we'll start pumping. I'll make sure i'm in mode two
and that's one other thing you can end up in between modes so if you kind of hit it
accidentally you wanna make sure you end up in clearly either two or one. With this
one we're obviously gonna go into two as we're just inflating really nice satisfying noise too.
Now you will notice the back of this head kind of pumps out especially as you're inflating
it doesn't seem to really affect anything you can just kind of push it back but it's
a little strange it doesn't lock in so you'll see i'll just kind of keep sliding
back. Now once your desired pressure you can use this little tab on the side
and then push down the friction fit is a little harder to use than a normal kind of on
off style so it takes a little bit of force to remove but once it's off
it works pretty well and you don't have to worry about any spring-loaded handle.
Now let's do a little comparison between the Tubi 2Stage and some other JoeBlow pumps. We have
an older pro model here on the right then the Sport Digi here. The nice thing about the Digi is
you have the digital display and we suspect Topeak will probably add a digital display onto the
2Stage as well. It's a nice feature but it has more fluctuations and you do have a battery now so you
can't just use it forever and not worry about it you do have to worry about a battery eventually
going out. Otherwise you can see design wise very similar uh we do like the two stage a little bit
more with the copper finish looks sleeker than just yellow. The bases are all the same, you
will notice there's wear and tear so some of the paint has actually worn off the sport which we
suspect will happen with the 2Stage over time. Otherwise nice design similar designs the hose
goes around the top this one doesn't have the SmartHead. It has a dual sided head while the
Tubi obviously has the really clever TubiHead design which removes the valve cores.
You can't actually buy the TubiHead as an upgrade kit though for all the older
JoeBlow models so you can upgrade your previous ones if you do a lot of tubeless applications.
The 2Stage does make the barrel on this one a little bit thicker even compared to the old pro
you can see it's just a larger diameter but otherwise really similar.
We do like the new hose configuration that goes up and around as the older one with the top mounted
gauge would have this little friction fit and usually fall out so this is the smart head you
don't need an adapter for Presta or Schrader you use the same one on both which is a nice feature.
Now let's go over the pros and cons for the Topeak Tubi 2Stage. What we like about it has
an ergonomic handle that's easy to grip and use. Also the TubiHead makes tubeless tire setup very
simple it's a one-stage operation you can remove the valve core pump it up and then
reinstall the valve core and then pump it up to the desired pressure without ever losing any air.
We also really like that premium black and bronze color scheme looks great on the pump. Some of
the cons for the pump is the fact that it has a premium price near the top of the JoeBlow series.
Also the friction fit head while nice to use can be difficult to remove from some
valve especially if you insert it too far we highly recommend using the back of the chuck
for the valve core part to kind of gauge how deep it needs to go. Finally it can be difficult
to read from that analog gauge as the bronze and black color scheme don't have enough color
contrast to really pop. Taking everything into account would give the pump a 9.2 out of 10. It's
a great one-stage tubeless tire setup pump. Thanks for watching this review, don't forget to like and
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