On Friday, December 12, 2014 at 9:40:22 AM UTC-5, KenK wrote:
From time to time this subject has come up.

I had an interesting? thought. Why doesn't someone come out with a gauge
that you push against the side of the tire that measures the deflection?
Beats removing a cap and fooling with a fussy tire air pressure gauge. It
might need to be calibrated by the user with a regular gauge depending on
type of tire. I'd buy one (if it didn't cost an arm and a leg).

What do you think?

Buying a *good* tire pressure gauge with a good chuck on it makes checking pressure less frustrating. Good chuck especially, I want one that will go on and off with minimal pressure loss. My local speed shop just had a sale on "last year's model" Longacre dial/hose type gauges for $20 so I bought a new one and gave my old one to a kid who didn't have one at all.

Which reminds me, I better actually check that the new one works before the returns window runs out

Better yet, I used a Cornwell digital inflator last time I was at my friend's shop with a locking chuck, damn that is a sweet tool. Apparently there's a new Cornwell rep in the area who's aggressively trying to catch all the shops his predecessor missed... sure that one isn't $20 though.

nate