FOBO Bike Tire pressure monitors

[Jambriwal]

After reviewing Cruisermans blog about these, it convinced me try them. Ive driven professionally for 43 years and believe in checking tires and pressure on a regular basis. Watched people over the years go on vacation and go 80 Mph down the highway and blow the tires off the car because they had'nt ever check them. Under inflated tires heat up rapidly and are a major cause of blow outs. The best things on my Late model CRV are the tire monitors. They will light up signal on dash at 26 Lbs. Great peace of mind.

At the end of riding season last year i scored a pair of used FOBO monitors with extra batteries. I know i'm cheap. Any way the work great with the installed App on my smart phone. They give you pressure and temperature readings. The rear or driven wheel runs about 10% hotter than the front. They will also send an alarm to the phone if pressure falls below a certain pressure. Years ago i had a rear tire lose pressure rather rapidly  in rush our traffic. Remembering what i read in some magazine i feathered the throttle and leaned forward over the front wheel to unload weight on the rear. I aimed for the shoulder and wiggled my way to the side of the road. Had a couple of pretty good shimmy's on the way. My biggest fear was going down and getting run over a couple of times by drivers behind me. You know how everybody today like to drive up each others A__. To me that's not driving, it's called following. No fun, can't seethe scenery and extremely dangerous.
I am very happy with the FOBO Bike monitors. I can check the phone any time i want to ride and know the condition of my tires.
P.S Another influence here is Dunlop. When we used to go to Americade in Lake George NY, Dunlop had a station where they would have you pull up on the scales and weigh the bike front and rear and record your tire pressures. They would also record Numbers on tires for research and mileage and inspect every inch of your tire for damage. They would do this for free and give you a depth gauge or pressure checker. Great service and gets you thinking about the fact that you only have two tires to keep you safe.
Thought this might be of interest to some of you. Have a great season and "Keep the Shiny side Up".
Jim

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[st2sam]

Thanks for the tip Jim.

My last bike had them, worked great and I always rode with the pressure showing on the dash display. Saved my bacon once.  I picked up a nail while riding at a good clip down the interstate.
The tires, on average, would gain about 2-3lbs. pressure after warming up.

I have a real good dial gauge and check my pressure about every other ride.

[wiggydotcom]

Jim,
I've had my FOBO TPMs for about a year now. I bought them after buying a Bridgestone Driveguard RF
tire. Although I'm counting on the Driveguard to save my bacon in a "sudden loss of pressure" situation,
I also want to know when it's lost pressure and is just riding on the strength of the sidewall.

I'm amazed to see that it's not uncommon for my tires to show 4-5psi higher after my tires heat up.