Quality Tyre Pressure Gauge

[The Stranger:Me]

Please do tell what you get and from where. I would be interested too.

[vifferman]

I checked again with Repco - it was the same as the other branch.

They have an Accugage, 0-60 psi, with swivelling offset connector thingo, for $19.95 or somesuch. When I checked this out, I wasn't convinced it would fit on the valve stems easily, as they are very close to the disc rotors, and I dunno how accurate a sub-$20 gauge would be. I doubt it would be any more usable or accurate than my PCL pen-type one.
They also had a Slime brand, with flexible hose (now we're talking!) for ~$59, IIRC. 0-120 psi.
Crap.

So. This is not what I want, and not what I saw on the Interdweeb when I googlied Accugage.
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Phoned Motomail - they have digital ones for $33, and dial-type ones ("professional quality") for around $60.

[Motu]

Accugage are cheap because they have been making them forever by the shitloads,all R&D,tooling and production costs well and truely absorbed 30 yrs ago...truth be known they are now made in a land far,far away....I have seen them with a flexy hose,but mine fit everybike I've ever had,but a bike less than 10yrs old is unknown to me.

Snap On ??....quality?...click,spin....click,spin....

[What?]

I also have low and medium pressure accugages. Had them both calibrated, too. The 0-60 was nearly 0.5 psi out at 35...
Go for the flexi-hose model - I can't get the solid brass tube onto the valve on the rear of my F650, but have a flexi valve extender thingamejig to get around it.

[erik]

I used to have a cheap gauge from repco, but it stopped working so I got myself a decent quality foot pump (our old foot pump also stopped working) which has a gauge on it, so I just use that.

[FROSTY:Me]

OK - I decided I deserved a decent tyre pressure gauge. I'm pretty sure my 'pen type' one is pretty accurate, but figured it was time to buy more tools.
Problem: where the heck do I get one? :spudwhat:
I've tried Repco, Supercheap Autos, Partmaster, and Segedins.
The closest I've got to a 'decent' one is at Segedins, who had a Michelin digital one (very kewl), but it won't fit my tyres, due to the proximity of the valve stems to the disk rotors.
Repco had a Murkn one, but it had too wide a pressure range, so lots of markings too close together. All the rest were junk / made in Taiwan / made in China / same difference.

Where to next?

Go to Kendle racing supplies -sunnybrae road-glenfeild -they do 0-40 and 0-60psi -flexihose and theyre desighned for karts so will easilly fit on the bike.--
and they are really good--actually make that darned fantastic
Oh and for the record they do decent duct tape and lockwire for racers.