Recommendations for a tyre pressure gauge
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Halfords or any decent motor shop.
Pencil gauges are fine as long as they are decent quality and have BS approval. I also have a dial one in a rubberised case which again is BS acredited, not the easiest for use on a bike unless the valves are offset, which they are quite often now.
Not convinced by digital ones, but thats just me being an old fart.
Pencil gauges are fine as long as they are decent quality and have BS approval. I also have a dial one in a rubberised case which again is BS acredited, not the easiest for use on a bike unless the valves are offset, which they are quite often now.
Not convinced by digital ones, but thats just me being an old fart.
chilli said:
These things a are a nightmare to get on. I must lose about 30psi by the time I've got the bloody thing on the valve!
I bought a michelin tyre inflator from Halfwits a while, which screws on to the valve and is far less of a pain in the a$$ to use than the press the lever to lock on type. It also looses very little pressure from the tyre when you remove it. Being a saddo, I finally followed Whittam's advice from one Bike show and switched to metal dust caps. Not sure why it is, but he was right I have noticed far less air is escaping between checks.
Steve.
Steve_T said:
switched to metal dust caps. Steve.
Just be careful with metal caps. Unless they are very light the centrifugal force might over time cause damage to the valve stem. I had some of those screw on pressure reading devices *(abmittedly they are quite heavy)& they bent the valve stem over to one side pretty quickly. I had vissions of the valve being pulled out of the rim eventually, so I ditched them pronto.
As far as guages go I do lots of car track days so got a quality analogue one with a flexible hose & bleed valve. Can't remember the brand, but I invested about £50.00
andy tims said:
Steve_T said:
switched to metal dust caps. Steve.
Just be careful with metal caps. Unless they are very light the centrifugal force might over time cause damage to the valve stem. I had some of those screw on pressure reading devices *(abmittedly they are quite heavy)& they bent the valve stem over to one side pretty quickly. I had vissions of the valve being pulled out of the rim eventually, so I ditched them pronto.
As far as guages go I do lots of car track days so got a quality analogue one with a flexible hose & bleed valve. Can't remember the brand, but I invested about £50.00
They don't seem to be much heavier than plastic ones, but point taken.
kiwi_uk said:
dvs636 said:
chilli said:
These things a are a nightmare to get on. I must lose about 30psi by the time I've got the bloody thing on the valve!
Which end are you using!!!???
you don't know the half of it, I've seen him get on his bike facing the wrong end.
I remember the day when your Mrs had to show me how to get on??!!
I have one of these:
www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=MSPORT&pcode=R/PP4D
0-40Psi and use it on my kit car and bike. very accurate and a nice bit of kit. rubber edges so its not going to get broken easyly
www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=MSPORT&pcode=R/PP4D
0-40Psi and use it on my kit car and bike. very accurate and a nice bit of kit. rubber edges so its not going to get broken easyly
Funnily enough, I went with:
www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=MCYCLE&pcode=I/C360070
Will let you know how I get on.
www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=MCYCLE&pcode=I/C360070
Will let you know how I get on.
Steve_T said:
chilli said:
These things a are a nightmare to get on. I must lose about 30psi by the time I've got the bloody thing on the valve!
I finally followed Whittam's advice from one Bike show and switched to metal dust caps. Not sure why it is, but he was right I have noticed far less air is escaping between checks.
Steve.
Good call , we run a lot of high speed events at RAF Woodbridge etc , and its always recomended that a bike be fitted with metal caps .
We have seen so many rapid deflations at around 190+ because of plastic valve caps failing to hold the air when a valve gives way , I know i will probably get disgareement from a few , but trust me , it happens a lot .
Busamav said:
Steve_T said:
chilli said:
These things a are a nightmare to get on. I must lose about 30psi by the time I've got the bloody thing on the valve!
I finally followed Whittam's advice from one Bike show and switched to metal dust caps. Not sure why it is, but he was right I have noticed far less air is escaping between checks.
Steve.
Good call , we run a lot of high speed events at RAF Woodbridge etc , and its always recomended that a bike be fitted with metal caps .
We have seen so many rapid deflations at around 190+ because of plastic valve caps failing to hold the air when a valve gives way , I know i will probably get disgareement from a few , but trust me , it happens a lot .
190+?? What the hell do you do??!!I got a neat little key ring mounted digital gauge from Halfrauds: it's neat enough that I can keep it on my ignition key ring, it fits well on the valves as well as it is quite short so it is dead easy to use.
It's CE certified so it should be accurate enough: why spend £50 when it cost me a fiver?
It's CE certified so it should be accurate enough: why spend £50 when it cost me a fiver?
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