Pressure guage
- matt2matt2002
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Pressure guage
I have done a seach on this section - but would like to know....
Can anyone recommend a good pressure guage (both valve types if poss)?
I have a big stirrup pump with a guage on - but the guage has given up.....
so I would like to buy a wee portable guage to take with me on long trips + my wee ordinary pump
Thanks folks
Can anyone recommend a good pressure guage (both valve types if poss)?
I have a big stirrup pump with a guage on - but the guage has given up.....
so I would like to buy a wee portable guage to take with me on long trips + my wee ordinary pump
Thanks folks
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Re: Pressure guage
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- matt2matt2002
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Re: Pressure guage
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2017 Ethiopia.5 weeks.
2018 Marrakech 2 weeks.
2023 Thailand 8 weeks.
Always on a Thorn Raven/Rohloff hub.
2018 Marrakech 2 weeks.
2023 Thailand 8 weeks.
Always on a Thorn Raven/Rohloff hub.
Re: Pressure guage
I have one of these:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=8504
Excellent bit of kit, even has a light so it works in the dark.
Comes with spare battery and swivels for Presta/Woods or Shreader.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=8504
Excellent bit of kit, even has a light so it works in the dark.
Comes with spare battery and swivels for Presta/Woods or Shreader.
Mick F. Cornwall
Re: Pressure guage
G'day
Well I can't recommend a good one, but one I wouldn't consider getting again is a Oxford DigiGuage. Found it rather pointless and fiddly to use and hard to get a reliable reading. My Lezyne pumps with gauge are in my experience a much better option. I can adjust the tyre pressure and get a reasonable idea of the pressure while the pump is connected. Easier to read too for these tired eyes.
Regards
Andrew
Well I can't recommend a good one, but one I wouldn't consider getting again is a Oxford DigiGuage. Found it rather pointless and fiddly to use and hard to get a reliable reading. My Lezyne pumps with gauge are in my experience a much better option. I can adjust the tyre pressure and get a reasonable idea of the pressure while the pump is connected. Easier to read too for these tired eyes.
Regards
Andrew
Re: Pressure guage
That's the one I linked.
I love it!
Easy to use, reliable and simple. Perhaps you've got a bad one?
I even use mine on the car tyres.
I love it!
Easy to use, reliable and simple. Perhaps you've got a bad one?
I even use mine on the car tyres.
Mick F. Cornwall
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Re: Pressure guage
Bumping this very old thread for an update.
I think my tyres are a bit hard (pumped up new from cycle shop) but would like a reliable portable pressure gauge which does both main valve types.
I don't trust the accuracy of the needle on my (budget) track pump.
My new mini-pump has a gauge as well, but needs at least checking against something more likely to be accurate.
I think my tyres are a bit hard (pumped up new from cycle shop) but would like a reliable portable pressure gauge which does both main valve types.
I don't trust the accuracy of the needle on my (budget) track pump.
My new mini-pump has a gauge as well, but needs at least checking against something more likely to be accurate.
Re: Pressure guage
I've got one of these.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=giant ... QxWoN2KMtM:
It seems accurate enough, and I've cross checked it against other gauges known to be accurate.
The "Giant" branded model doesn't seem to be available now, but there are very similar gauges by,for example, Rolson and other Far Eastern makers. I can't speak for their quality.
I find mine handy to use, rubber-armoured enough to stand kicking around in cycle bags, and of course it handles both valve types. The only downside is that it's quite heavy, if weight is a consideration.
Being analogue and mechanical, it doesn't suffer from a hard-to-read digital display or need a battery.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=giant ... QxWoN2KMtM:
It seems accurate enough, and I've cross checked it against other gauges known to be accurate.
The "Giant" branded model doesn't seem to be available now, but there are very similar gauges by,for example, Rolson and other Far Eastern makers. I can't speak for their quality.
I find mine handy to use, rubber-armoured enough to stand kicking around in cycle bags, and of course it handles both valve types. The only downside is that it's quite heavy, if weight is a consideration.
Being analogue and mechanical, it doesn't suffer from a hard-to-read digital display or need a battery.
Re: Pressure guage
See my thread start for a recommended one.
As for being "eastern", it is made and I think designed by a quality company, giyo.
As for being "eastern", it is made and I think designed by a quality company, giyo.
Sweep
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Re: Pressure guage
Still confused.
Suffolker your Google search just shows track pumps.
Sweep I can't find a previous post under your name.
The Oxford gauge seems to have 2 up one down. Some good external reviews.
Chain Reaction are out of stock but it is available on Amazon so I might, after a period of reflection, have a punt.
Suffolker your Google search just shows track pumps.
Sweep I can't find a previous post under your name.
The Oxford gauge seems to have 2 up one down. Some good external reviews.
Chain Reaction are out of stock but it is available on Amazon so I might, after a period of reflection, have a punt.
Re: Pressure guage
Not sure what's going on. If I go to the link I posted, it brings up a page to the Giant pressure gauge. Try just searching for "Giant pressure gauge". If you search on that well-known auction site for cycle pressure gauges, you will find listed the Rolson and the Giyo versions.LittleGreyCat wrote:Still confused.
Suffolker your Google search just shows track pumps.
Sweep I can't find a previous post under your name.
The Oxford gauge seems to have 2 up one down. Some good external reviews.
Chain Reaction are out of stock but it is available on Amazon so I might, after a period of reflection, have a punt.
I'm a trendy consumer. Just look at my Redmi 3 using hovercraft full of eels.
Re: Pressure guage
LittleGreyCat wrote:Still confused.
Suffolker your Google search just shows track pumps.
Sweep I can't find a previous post under your name.t.
Here you are littlegrey cat.
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=122621&hilit=giyo
Need to sort your search technique perhaps.
all the best.
Sweep
Re: Pressure guage
It seems that links render differently on a mobile to a desktop.
Anyway, here is a picture of my Giant gauge, which is very similar to the Giyo and Rolson models. Blue head is Presta fit, the red Schraeder. The gauge needle stays at the reading after it's removed from the valve, until the pressure is released with the silver button. This can also be used, when on the tyre, to release air to bring down the pressure to the required reading. The whole thing is in a substantial rubber casing.
Anyway, here is a picture of my Giant gauge, which is very similar to the Giyo and Rolson models. Blue head is Presta fit, the red Schraeder. The gauge needle stays at the reading after it's removed from the valve, until the pressure is released with the silver button. This can also be used, when on the tyre, to release air to bring down the pressure to the required reading. The whole thing is in a substantial rubber casing.
Re: Pressure guage
Schwalbe made a small pressure gauge for presta valves, good for you weight weanies as it weighs grammes. Shown alongside an AA battery for scale.
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Re: Pressure guage
Sweep wrote:LittleGreyCat wrote:Still confused.
Suffolker your Google search just shows track pumps.
Sweep I can't find a previous post under your name.t.
Here you are littlegrey cat.
viewtopic.php?f=18&t=122621&hilit=giyo
Need to sort your search technique perhaps.
all the best.
Umm.....
I was looking within this thread, which is why I was confused.