Which tyre pressure gauge is the bestest?

[R650R]

Some interesting links here, thanks to all,

[nzspokes]

I got a pretty sweet digital one from Ryobi, even has a pump on the end of it so you can actually do something about it if the pressure is too low...

Have used digital ones for bicycles and they seem to be wildly inaccurate.

[vifferman]

I've got a pen type, a dial type with a hose, and one connected to my double-cylinder foot pump. Unusually, they all agree (more or less).
But I just go by seat-o-the-pants; if the bike feels a bit 'wandery', it means the pissies are down a unit or two, and I get the pump out.
I just ignore the car's tyre pressures, on account of it's got no-flat Pirellis and one of them thar fandangled tyre-pressure monitors. Fuckin' know-all churmans.

[nzspokes]

I've got a pen type, a dial type with a hose, and one connected to my double-cylinder foot pump. Unusually, they all agree (more or less).
But I just go by seat-o-the-pants; if the bike feels a bit 'wandery', it means the pissies are down a unit or two, and I get the pump out.
I just ignore the car's tyre pressures, on account of it's got no-flat Pirellis and one of them thar fandangled tyre-pressure monitors. Fuckin' know-all churmans.

I guess that you use just one then that's the base line.

[duckonin]

I use an Oxford, Digi Gauge. Has been well worth the money, extremely accurate.
Once a year I head to Firestone for a comparison check, then onto Tyre power for another, always 100%, good enough for me.

[AllanB]

Dial gauge with air-bleed and flexi hose. Worth the initial coin.

Tip don't let your son touch them - if he drops it off the bench you'll need to buy another ........

[manxkiwi]

I have a similar one from Super Cheap. Mine has a rubber case to protect it if I dropped it. Was about $40. Also got a valve extender (from Cycletreads) with about 150mm of rubber hose as it is fairly difficult to put the tip onto the valve itself between the spokes.

Checked my tyres last week and they were down by 5 psi. Amazing the improvement in handling with the correct tyre pressures!

This is the one


http://www.supercheapauto.co.nz/onli...om=90505#Cross

Right angle valve stems are your freinds. Fit them with your next tyre change, you will be happy.

[caspernz]

I use an Oxford, Digi Gauge. Has been well worth the money, extremely accurate.
Once a year I head to Firestone for a comparison check, then onto Tyre power for another, always 100%, good enough for me.

Yep, Oxford Digi here as well. Not cheap, but yeah feels like value for money

[Pogo2]

Right angle valve stems are your freinds. Fit them with your next tyre change, you will be happy.

Originally had them but when I got a puncture they replaced the inner tube with the standard stem. Mind you at the rate I'm going (2500 km per year) its likely that the rubber will perish before the tread disappears!

[bogan]

Have used digital ones for bicycles and they seem to be wildly inaccurate.

The ones I've used seem pretty bang on. The auto-off feature you get with digital gauge pumps is handy too.