Quality Tyre Pressure Gauge

**vifferman** · 29th September 2005, 14:07

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?

**jrandom** · 29th September 2005, 14:09

try your local bicycle store for something accurate that will fit.

**bugjuice** · 29th September 2005, 14:11

tried motohaus? bit of a long shot, but might have a good idea.
Else there's a few race shops that would probably stock them. I know there's a pretty good race shop in near Glenfield (can't remember the name of the shop, or the road, but I can give you good directions) if you want to try them..

postie - it's the place we went years ago for the Kart stuff.. big yellow shop

**Blackbird** · 29th September 2005, 14:15

Ian,

I got a bourdon tube type (like a barometer) from Motomail about e years ago for about $40 - machined brass with a swivel connection to keerp it out of the way of your hub.

Geoff

**vifferman** · 29th September 2005, 14:18

Thanx people - that gives me a few more choices of window-shopping to do.

By the way - this raises the point: I reckon shops in general, but particularly hardware and engineering shops, have gone away from specialist stuff to cheap crappy consumer goods with high turnover and good margins. I can't blame them, but will anyway.

**Motu** · 29th September 2005, 14:31

I've always thought the US made Accugage as sold by Repco is a quality unit - I have 2,a low pressure one for my off road bikes,and a high pressure one for road vehicles,the high pressure one is 0 to 60psi,seeing as modern bikes run high pressures i don't how it would be a bad option? I seldom go above 25 psi and it's fine by me...the low pressure one goes up to 15 psi,don't think you'll be into that range.

**vifferman** · 29th September 2005, 14:34

Originally Posted by Motu

I've always thought the US made Accugage as sold by Repco is a quality unit - I have 2,a low pressure one for my off road bikes,and a high pressure one for road vehicles,the high pressure one is 0 to 60psi,seeing as modern bikes run high pressures i don't how it would be a bad option? I seldom go above 25 psi and it's fine by me...the low pressure one goes up to 15 psi,don't think you'll be into that range.

The US-made ones they had at Repco (Wairau Park) seemed to go to like 120 or 160 PSI - OK for trucks, I guess! I'll have another look for the 60 PSI one at the local Repco (Grey Lynn) - they seem to carry slightly different stock to one another at times

**Firefight** · 29th September 2005, 14:51

Originally Posted by Motu

I've always thought the US made Accugage as sold by Repco is a quality unit - I have 2,a low pressure one for my off road bikes,and a high pressure one for road vehicles,the high pressure one is 0 to 60psi,seeing as modern bikes run high pressures i don't how it would be a bad option? I seldom go above 25 psi and it's fine by me...the low pressure one goes up to 15 psi,don't think you'll be into that range.

yeah I got the same, think I may have mentioned this before, it had a life time guarantee, got it replaced a while back with a brand new unit, no problem, no argument, got mine from local Honda off road shop here in Puke.

F/F

**Motu** · 29th September 2005, 15:22

I've had my low pressure Accugage for 25 yrs,it's bounced around in the bottom of the bike gear fish bin amoungst sprockets,tyre levers,week old bananas and other tools,and after all that looks like a well used 25 yr old tyre gauge....buy quality and treat it like shit,only way to go for value for money.

**vifferman** · 29th September 2005, 15:24

That's good stuff, Motu and Firefight. Have to do some more shopping!

**bungbung** · 29th September 2005, 15:30

I'll third the 0-60psi accugage. I got mine from WMCC I think.

**Timetogo** · 29th September 2005, 16:11

Snap-on do a very good one, but it costs.....
Have a look at a the web-site

**ManDownUnder** · 29th September 2005, 16:20

Originally Posted by Timetogo

Snap-on do a very good one, but it costs.....
Have a look at a the web-site

errr - yeah - they do good everything.

I spoke to the snap on guy once and grilled him about the unconditional lifetime replacement policy..

Me: "So if I gas cut this in half you'd replace it right?"
Him: "Yup"
Me: "Seems like an extreme policy to me"
Him: "Why would you gas cut it in half if you're only going to get another one?"

I couldn't answer that.

SNAP ON - good GOOD gear.. you pay, but you only ever pay once!
MDU

**ManDownUnder** · 29th September 2005, 16:21

Originally Posted by Blackbird

Ian,

I got a bourdon tube type (like a barometer) from Motomail about e years ago for about $40 - machined brass with a swivel connection to keerp it out of the way of your hub.

Geoff

Me too - got it and like it. A good gauge