Tire Pressure Monitoring System?

[My Turn]

Anyone using a tire pressure monitoring system on their freewheeler?

I am looking at the Fobo products...

 

[Olddog]

Anyone using a tire pressure monitoring system on their freewheeler?

I am looking at the Fobo products...

My nephew put tpms on his bike with stock valve stems (rubber) and one valve stem failed while on a ride. Since then he has to metal valve stems with no further problems.

 

[Blueraven]

Fobo is what I’ve have on my Heritage (metal stems) and Freewheeler (rubber stems) and have no complaints.

There’s cheaper systems out there but likely none better than Fobo.

 

[JTJersey]

I was looking at the Fobo TPMS for my Freewheeler, but I use my phone for the GPS when traveling. I need something with a display.

 

[Blueraven]

I was looking at the Fobo TPMS for my Freewheeler, but I use my phone for the GPS when traveling. I need something with a display.

Why would you want or need to visually monitor the tire pressure?

I want something that I don’t have to look at but will notify me if there is a potential problem.

With the Fobo system you set parameters and if your tire pressure gets outside of those parameters you get an alert.

On my Freewheeler I run 36 psi in the front and 22 psi in the rears. I believe I have my alert set for 32-45 psi for the front and 20-25 psi for the rears.

As stated in an earlier comment there are cheaper systems out there that do the same thing but I doubt they are better than the Fobo system.

Also with the Fobo system you can add sensors and other vehicles relatively easily.

Not only do I have the Fobo system on my Freewheeler I also have the system on my Heritage.

When I’m trailering either or both bikes I move the Freewheeler rear sensors to my trailer tires and reset the parameters for the trailer tire pressure.

 

[Jarhead1775]

I hate tire sensors of any kind. Sooner or later, they go bonkers. I prefer to just do periodic maintenance.

 

[Blueraven]

I hate tire sensors of any kind. Sooner or later, they go bonkers. I prefer to just do periodic maintenance.

The purpose of the TPMS is not so one can forgo periodic maintenance.

It’s purpose is to “monitor” the pressure so as to hopefully forewarn of a pending flat.

I added the Fobo system after I had a flat traveling across South Dakota and was stranded for 4+ hours waiting on a tow.

Turns out my issue was a slow leak that if I had indications that it was leaking I might could have gotten to a service station before the tire went flat totally.

 

[JTJersey]

Why would you want or need to visually monitor the tire pressure?

No point in having a monitor if you don't know what it's reading, besides it's something to look at on those long rides.