Recommendation--good tire pressure gauge

[shawmutt]

I swear, tire pressure gauges are as worthless as Jap bike speedos. I have wasted so much money on gauges it's not funny. I have an inline gauge on my garage air compressor that I hope is accurate, but every other gauge I purchased is +/- 5 lbs from that one!

What is a good, quality name for a gauge, and how do I test the accuracy of the gauges?

[ScottyUSN]

I bought a cheap one from harbor freight I was suprised to be happy with.

LINK (http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=41891)

[K1W1]

I have a (well a couple actually) little Slime brand gauge that has an LCD display plus an illuminated head so it acts as a low power torch. Very handy when checking pressures early in the morning.

https://secure.slime.com/images/uploads/2007092710521849303_med.jpg

[tmcgee]

I've got three or four digital gauges from various manufacturers and they all read the same as my ancient and honorable mechanical dial gauge.

The gauges I do NOT trust are the ones that pop out the plastic slider.

[Trek Biker]

I use this one from www.roadgear.com. Works well.

http://www.roadgear.com/index.php?page=Product&id=110

[shawmutt]

I use this one from www.roadgear.com. Works well.

http://www.roadgear.com/index.php?page=Product&id=110

Yeah, the reviews on that are pretty good, I think I'm going with that one.

Thanks!

[uzidzit]

+1 on the slime, it is small and reliable

[MikeinLA]

I use this one from www.roadgear.com. Works well.

http://www.roadgear.com/index.php?page=Product&id=110

Very timely, I have big kudos for RoadGear. Went to check my tires before a ride on Sunday and both of my RoadGear gauges (I bought the twofer) read "L" . I figured the battery is dead, so I try and fail to take them apart. I call on Monday and they tell me that I have the old model with non-replaceable battery (I figure I'm screwed at this point). I give them my name, they look it up and say, "Oh, you bought these 4 1/2 years ago and they have a 5 year warrantee. Send them back and we'll send you two new ones. And the new one TALKS!"

Now THAT'S customer service, thank you RoadGear!

Mike

[tylerSC]

I like the little tire-shaped ones at the auto parts store - they are just the right size to get inside the wheel and get a reading. Also they are instant-read.

http://www.autozone.com/images/products/sli/sli20034003.jpg

[sturgeon]

I use this one from www.roadgear.com. Works well.

http://www.roadgear.com/index.php?page=Product&id=110

I've got the little sister to that one, and it works fine. Bonus, it doesn't nag!

http://www.roadgear.com/index.php?page=Product&id=127