Exactly my tought, I had changed a battery in tpms from a BMW car in the past and it was a hell to do it, that thing is glued together but i finally got it done. It's a regular button cell that's in it,
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

 

Not true. It can be turned off and in fact has to be turned on manually in the first place.

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.

 

I think the metal valve stem issue was for the Gen1 product which was a bit bulkier and heavier. My Fobo Gen 2 came with metal valve stems in the box, but I have never used them as the Gen 2 sensors are very small and light. No problems in three years on my Fat Bob on the OEM HD rubber valve stems.

 

Do any of the device/apps allow your tires to email or text you? Maybe even send an InstaSnapFace pic or TikTok video of what they are doing?

 

The ones in my BMW car are still working at 7 1/2 years old and are of a similar style to the ailexpress ones fitted internally.

 

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.

 

What ever happened to kicking your tires to see If they were good and filling them when something didn't feel right?

I'm half joking. I check when I wash, before a long ride, and every other fill up. Same thing I do with my cage.

 

All good points...

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.

 

Yes, the Fobo app gives a alarmsignal on your phone when the pressure comes under a certain pressure, you can determine that value yourself and if you allow the app on top of the other apps it is a visible twarning to.
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.

 

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.