Wisecracker turns Silca’s Floor Pump into the Ultimate Bottle Opener

How proletarian. I only drink beverages sealed by real cork.

@ Francois: who doesn’t drink beer while wrenching on bikes away from the fridge?

@Francois, the standard cap keeps the beer fresh until it is opened. The flip cap allows you to save some for later.

If you don’t have a bottle opener in your shop and can’t figure out how to open a bottle using a screwdriver or wrench then you probably shouldn’t have access to the contents of a beer bottle.

I don’t really get the Silca pump, it is far to ostentatious for me. But as I see it the appeal is in the purity of purpose, you have a well made tool to do one thing very well. Adding an aftermarket bottle opener seems to dilute that. But hey, I’m clearly not the target market for either of these products.

I own a few bottle openers, but I invariably reach for my pocketknife, which I always have I my pocket and has the advantage of being able to cut stuff.

Sweet, it bangs your knuckles twice.. once on the bottom stroke of the pump, and again when you try to open a beer.

Sounds about right for anyone who’d buy that pump though.

CowtownC nailed it. I would hope any Silca subscriber would also feel the, ‘best tool for the job’ mentality is something that should be upheld, which this doesn’t. A Silca pump outside of that context is just bike nerd jewelry/plumage.

@BaldBen: Who doesn’t have at least 5 tools around their work area that can be easily used to open a beer bottle?

@PsiSquared: who doesn’t need at least 6?