Tire Pressure (there’s an app for that)
#41
Wonder how long the battery lasts on those? I know I'll change the battery on my Garmin caps at least once a year but I don't have to remove the tire to do so as you would with the internal type. If they last as long as a car then it's several years but would suck if you change a tire and 2 months later the battery dies rendering it useless until you get the tire off. The caps from FOBO can lock on and are useless to someone else if they get stolen. Not that a thief would necessarily know that. I have not had a problem with anyone taking my Garmin caps in all the years I've had them.
if I remember correctly it was a CR2016 type, if this were the case with the bike it wouldn't be a problem in itself because I have a tire machine but it can't be compared from work.
Unscrewing a cap and replacing the battery or dismantling a wheel and tire is a big difference
#42
have a set of FOBO for my bike that I will never install. The FOBO app requires access to the phone location and communication. It reports tracking information for whatever usage they desire. I thought I'd be able to use a phone I have that the Bluetooth still work on. But FOBO requires an active phone, according to their instructions.
So no TPMS for me on the bike.
So no TPMS for me on the bike.
It asks you to set location to "Always" in the app. It explains it as "This app requires your permission to enable location services in order to monitor sensors in the background." And it gives a "go to Settings" or "No" option.
It works just fine without location tracking enabled.
It seems FOBO actually uses the location data for their "Group Ride" feature, which if you want to use it will show locations and tire pressures for other riders in your group that also have FOBO on their bikes. They probably don't use it for anything more nefarious than that, but as I said above, you can turn it off.
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#46
Jeez Louise. When did tire pressure become such a big deal? I check my tire pressure maybe 6-7 times a year.
If I'm on a road trip with extra weight I'll add a couple of pounds.
Been doing this for so many years now I can't count.
A tire pressure app? Really?
What's next?
A fuel tank app?
If I'm on a road trip with extra weight I'll add a couple of pounds.
Been doing this for so many years now I can't count.
A tire pressure app? Really?
What's next?
A fuel tank app?
#47
#48
No matter how diligent you are about checking tire pressure before a trip you can still develop a leak after the trip has started, which is my primary reason for TPMS. (Convivence is only a secondary benefit) I want to know a tire is losing pressure before its visibly low and before I notice a difference in handling. That gives me time to get to a safer location to deal with the problem, find services, call for help, etc., especially in some of the remote areas we sometimes ride.
But for me... What makes these things interesting enough to look at is my OCD and Laziness. My OCD compels me to check my tire pressure before each ride. My laziness makes me hate having to do it. These things might help me deal with the laziness/hate aspect. Doubt there is any cure for the OCD.
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#49
The latter is only interesting if you have mounted your smartphone on the handlebar as a GPS or as I do for the speed cameras.
#50
Probably a topic for another thread, but coming from adventure bikes, we never mount the phone to the bike. Thinking there is when I become separated from my bike in a crash or other, my phone is with me not the bike. Hence my wanting a TPMS that has it's own display. I could tuck that small LCD display in the fairing of my LRST or FB no problem so not on the bars.
These modern Harleys tell you via display nearly everything (gas level, oil level, check engine light, error codes, miles to empty, trip miles, blah blah blah). One could argue tire pressure is as important or more important than many of those idiot lights we get, yet not offered on most Harleys.
These modern Harleys tell you via display nearly everything (gas level, oil level, check engine light, error codes, miles to empty, trip miles, blah blah blah). One could argue tire pressure is as important or more important than many of those idiot lights we get, yet not offered on most Harleys.