A couple weeks ago there was another thread on tire pressure and a PC member recommended the AccuGage air guage. There are several to choose from but I settled on this one : After giving it some use I have to say I highly recommend this item. I usually adjust my tires using a bicycle floor pump and it attaches easily to the gauge. The bleed valve makes getting precise pressure a breeze. Doesn't cost a lot either !
Cool, I was looking for a good air gauge. When you say you use a bicycle pump to adjust it, you mean for fine tuning or when you always check the tires?
I use a Topeak Joe Blow bicycle floor pump to adjust pressure. Every few weeks the pressure will drop a couple of pounds. I have a small compressor but I hate to use it because its so noisy and the bike pump works well enough for a small adjustment.
+1 On always bleeding the pressure from the gauge when you are done. Twice I forgot to do this and the next time I took out the gauge and bled the pressure there were just a couple of psi offset from the minimum point. (The one that I have is a 5-60 psi guage and it does not go all of the way to zero.) My wife mentioned that her front tires looked low and they did. I began checking with other gauges and found out that my Accu-Gauge was about 10 psi off ! My mileage has improved when I actually had the tires to the 40/38 pressure that I thought I had ! I have since ordered another Accu-Gauge and will be very diligent in always bleeding off the pressure before storing
Here's my gauge of choice: Amazon.com: Joes Racing 32307 (0-60) PSI Tire Pressure Gauge: Automotive I got "tired" of messing with the digital guages. It seems that I could never get a reliable (consistent) measurement. The Joe's has been, from what i can tell, dead on. In fact, the dealer read my inflation points exactly.
Thanks for the reminders to bleed the gauge after use. I just went out to the garage to double check that I had actually done it the last time I used it. Sure enough I had and the needle was resting right on zero. I've made a mental note to be sure and do this.
Yes, I am paranoid now about not leaving pressure on the gauge again. Every time I pass through the garage I open the toolbox drawer to double-check that there is not pressure on the gauge
Just curious. With these gauges that come with rubber hoses, how much pressure loss would there be with each pressure check? Also, anyone that uses these with nitrogen filled tires? I use a generic dial gauge (without a rubber hose), but would like to get another for cross verification.
I got a new AccuGage just for fun, and compared it to my 30 yr old AccuGage. The old one is exactly one # lower than the new one. Not bad for an antique. My new one has an 11" hose. I checked the same tire several times with no loss of pressure indicated.
