FOBO uses the ease and convenience of Bluetooth to give riders an accurate readout of their tire's pressure and temp. Very cool stuff.
Do any of you already own this product and want to share your experience so far? Please feel free to share your thoughts here.
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Got em last week, black ones. They seem to work fine, and I don't feel like the tires' balance has been thrown off. Nice to check pressure before and during each ride. Checking the rear manually is no fun. Jim
How much are they?
These are the first ones I'm actually interested in. Are the accurate or mainly for warning of a low tire.
check the link. $100 bucks. not sure if you can go wrong. people seem to poo poo the idea of not having real time while you are riding results, bit for $100 bucks, that's not what it is for. there are much better and more accurate products out there for that.Originally Posted by F6bisnext
One rider said he compared it with his mechanic's pressure gauge and the FOBO's readout was pretty accurate (paraphrasing).
Actually here are his exact words:
I bought the FOBO Bike TPMS $100.00 4 months ago.
It seems to be very good / works with Bluetooth to your cell phone (Android or I-Phone)
The bottom line is I like the system!
Positives:
Inexpensive
I always ride with my cell phone
If I switched bikes I can move it easily
It seems accurate compared to my HD pressure gauge (Harley has to be right)
If I remember to start the app after I turn my phone off it will warn me if pressure is low as I walk up to bike or sit watching TV in the living room.
This waring as I walk up to the bike will give me a chance to put air in before riding when the readings are valid and accurate.
It will give a catastrophic (very low warning) warning if you can hear it.
When traveling I always have my cell phone's GPS on even if listening to the bike radio. (so I should it should cut in and give me a warning)
Negatives:
I have to remember to start the app after my phone has been turned off (Maybe I can get an app to start the app)
It warns me when I am watching TV (ha ha)
It is only accurate when the tires are cold (no compensation for heat) so the warning will not help for slightly low tires on the road.
You can get a good feel for where the pressure should be if you watch it for a while.
Steve
Been using these since my Ct. trip at the end of June. I agree with Steve on his points and I do like them. What I was surprised about was about the amount of variance in tire pressure there is. The system has an adjustable high & low warning range. Well sitting in the garage over night it is usually just out of or at the lower range. Jump on the bike mid summer in Florida and it doesn't take long before the TP is close to max setting. So to you experts in maximizing tire life do you set your TP cold or hot? Example - rear tire cold 36 psi - rear tire hot 43 psi. Do you change TP for different times of the year, doesn't seem necessary for Florida?
Overall, I love not having to bend over to know what the TP is!
John (Jay) Bettua
2014 F6b Red- sold 2016
2020 Goldwing Matte Black
Retired U.S. Air Force MSgt
I may be wrong but my impression is that we set the pressure when the tires are cold before moving the bike. My guess is the pressure will change with the temperature throughout the seasons.
I feel that you need to have your own compressor to do this accurately because by the time you ride to the gas station to add air the tire will heat up and cause you to under inflate your tires.
I thought we were supposed to set them to 40psi cold for front and rear for max tire life.
Steve
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