Positioning to check tire pressures

[BigOgre]

When I walk into the garage before a ride, I take out my smart phone and open the Fobo app on my phone. it tells me the tire pressures of my bike's tires.

Just curious, does Fobo give you pressures at all times? With Garmin one must 'wake' the sensors so that they can reconnect to the display which means having to slightly roll the wheels anyways.

 

[want2ride]

The recommend way to check and add air to the tires is to first remove them. Lay the on the side and check the pressure and add air until they are at your ideal pressure. By laying them on the side and adding the air you prevent the tire from going out of balance. If you add the air in an upright position the heavier air molecules tend to pool on the bottom throwing the balance out and affecting the ride of your bike.

 

[FJReady]

^^^ I love Fridays!

 

[FJReady]

BigO, I don't have to touch the sensor or the bike to read the TPMS. The Fobo app on my phone does it. When the app is 'on' it is constantly monitoring pressure and temperature. It will send a warning (I haven't experienced this yet) when the pressure rises or falls a prescribed amount. The trip thresholds are user set. Fobo website explains it very well, IIRC.

See you at NERDS??

 

[ionbeam]

Fobo here.

The tire temp monitor would be useful to help find the correct tire pressure by watching the temperature rise.

 

[FJReady]

"beam, I've checked the vitals a few times after a ride and the Fobo reports the rear tire temperature about 15-20 deg F above ambient and the pressure about 5-6 psi above 'cold' value. I guess those science equations work.

Next morning the T and P are back to set values.

 

[El Toro Joe]

 

[Fred W]

"beam, I've checked the vitals a few times after a ride and the Fobo reports the rear tire temperature about 15-20 deg F above ambient and the pressure about 5-6 psi above 'cold' value. I guess those science equations work.
Next morning the T and P are back to set values.

You know hat guy McNally is still on the loose, right? He's sneaking in your garage at night and letting that hot air out.

(might want to look around for a wet spot in the corner of your garage since you don't have any "urinals" in there.)

 

[SkooterG]

Tire pressure? I am supposed to check that?

 

[Fred W]

Just finished watching the Fobo videos and reading the manual. It is a pretty slick system. What is not clear is, when you are riding the bike and the smart phone s in your pocket, how are you alerted that the pressure has dropped? Or, do you have to have the phone out and visible somewhere?

 

[BigOgre]

BigO, I don't have to touch the sensor or the bike to read the TPMS. The Fobo app on my phone does it. When the app is 'on' it is constantly monitoring pressure and temperature. It will send a warning (I haven't experienced this yet) when the pressure rises or falls a prescribed amount. The trip thresholds are user set. Fobo website explains it very well, IIRC.
See you at NERDS??

Gotcha. Garmin's sensors go to sleep to conserve battery life which means I need to move the bike - and to bring this back around on topic - along with the valve stems a little before checking pressures no matter which method I use. (If one has to move the bike anyway before a pre-ride check I guess this is all moot.) This aside I've been happy with the system so far.

And yes, other than one family matter hanging in the air, I'm hoping to see you and everyone at NERDS. I just thought about arrival day this morning as the cancellation deadline is coming up I think.

 

[JasonB]

I don't even bother to use an air gauge. I've found that just kicking the tire I can tell if pressure is lower than I prefer.

I do use the gauge to air the tire up when low, standing back up to kick the tire when already down on one knee to air up the tire is unnecessary effort.

 

[mcatrophy]

I don't even bother to use an air gauge. I've found that just kicking the tire I can tell if pressure is lower than I prefer. I do use the gauge to air the tire up when low, standing back up to kick the tire when already down on one knee to air up the tire is unnecessary effort.

Better than kicking is riding up a curb. If the rim gets dented you know there's not enough air in it.

 

[Klubis]

I bought my 2008 with right-angle stems already installed..
.. except they were facing LEFT.

Fortunately it needed tires not long after purchase, so I flipped them.

If they were installed facing LEFT, then obviously left-angle stems should have been used. Flipping them was the correct solution. motorcycle

 

[Klubis]

"beam, I've checked the vitals a few times after a ride and the Fobo reports the rear tire temperature about 15-20 deg F above ambient and the pressure about 5-6 psi above 'cold' value. I guess those science equations work.
Next morning the T and P are back to set values.

I think Mr. Hoyle would agree.

 

[N4HHE]

The recommend way to check and add air to the tires is to first remove them. Lay the on the side and check the pressure and add air until they are at your ideal pressure. By laying them on the side and adding the air you prevent the tire from going out of balance. If you add the air in an upright position the heavier air molecules tend to pool on the bottom throwing the balance out and affecting the ride of your bike.

Mobile One Synthetice Aire doesn't have heavier and lighter molecules and therefore doesn't have this problem.

 

[N4HHE]

I don't even bother to use an air gauge. I've found that just kicking the tire I can tell if pressure is lower than I prefer. I do use the gauge to air the tire up when low, standing back up to kick the tire when already down on one knee to air up the tire is unnecessary effort.

Motorcycle on side stand, I agree one can get an excellent approximation of tire pressure by stepping on tire/rim.

 

[TomInPA]

OMG!

Ariete valve stems, problem solved.

 

[redneckj]

While we are at it, what is the proper torque of the factory valve stem caps?

 

[RaYzerman19]

Til they're stripped, then back off 1/4 turn.