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Third Party Tyre Pressure Monitors.

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drumwrecker:
What do you think of these.
https://sales.chubby3.com/products/bike-tire-monitoring

richtea:
I had something similar, from Fobo (https://my-fobo.com/Product/FOBOBIKE).

When I took it into Central Tyres for a tyre change, they said the stress of the extra weight (battery + electronics) may damage the valve (at high speed the rotation is quite a stress on a valve that is only designed to hold a plastic cap. As you can see, they're mounted with quite a long side stem, which increases the moment, On the K front wheel you have to mount it sideways.

I'm not sure they're got any empirical evidence to back that up, but they tend to know tyres and valves rather better than I do, so I removed them.

Having said that, whilst they were fitted, they worked well.

I've some to the conclusion that I've survived this long without them, so it's not a huge problem.
And anyway, Brian tells me when I've got a flat  :o :o :o

Phmode:
I had the TypePal system on my K12 and thought it was the Bee's knees. I had to fit an alumin(i)um rear valve stem and the front cleared the caliper by not much more than 1mm but it was a great piece of kit for a bike that didn't have TPMS fitted as standard.

I loved the fact that it gave the real-time pressure and temperature of the tyre, not some vague idea of what it might be if the ambient temp happened to be 20degrees, which it never was...

I fully intended to get a four wheel set for the car but sadly they stopped making them and I sold the bike kit with the K12.

I might be slightly apprehensive of the weight on right-angled valves and would want to check the clearance of the calipers etc.

richtea:
Waking up old threads is one of favourite pastimes.  8)

MICHELIN Tyre Pressure Monitoring System - Bike:
https://fit2gotpms.com/michelin-tyre-pressure-monitoring-system-bike-fit2go-tpms/

10% off for IAM members (don't tell them the code is 'IAM10', Pike!), armed forces, NHS, etc, which makes them £72 with free P&P.
They got an award from the tyre industry, so not really independent, but still a small feather in't cap:
https://fit2gotpms.com/blog/michelin-tpms-bike-wins-innovation-technology-honour-at-the-tyresafe-awards/

One word of warning - their recommendation is to use metal valve stems, not rubber.

black-k1:
I have these

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/372658203090



fitted to the H2 SX. Given the price, they've been superb. You can customise the warning levels above and below "normal" for both pressure and temperature. I've only had to charge the main control unit twice in 4 months of regular use.

Compared to both my gauge on my compressor and my digital gauge, they read a little over, but I don't use them to track exact pressure, I use them to monitor changes.

The control unit can be seen mounted on the left bar above my ScottOiler "mission control" unit

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