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Birdy_Blue
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The type I mean are the ones that screw on and are set at the pressure for that tyre, i.e 42 psi, other pressures available.
If the tyre loses pressure then you see a yellow colour, if too much air is lost they turn red, danger.
On advice from an expert rider I have removed the pressure indicators.
It was pointed out that my short rubber valves are not strong enough with the obvious and unknown angle that had been caused by the weight of the indicator when the bike was stopped.
At high speed they cause so much stress to the valve that it breaks, all the air escapes and you/whoever is in serious trouble with no air in the tyre at possible high speeds.
There are people in hospital because of this.
The solution is to have metal valves which can take the strain.
Some large outlets have already stopped selling these because of this issue.
I thought I would mention this as it is such a serious issue, if you have them fitted onto rubber valves, make absolutely sure when the bike is stopped there is no angle in the direction of travel of the wheel, if there is, then you maybe in for a nasty shock when you take your bike up to high speeds. :rant:
If the tyre loses pressure then you see a yellow colour, if too much air is lost they turn red, danger.
On advice from an expert rider I have removed the pressure indicators.
It was pointed out that my short rubber valves are not strong enough with the obvious and unknown angle that had been caused by the weight of the indicator when the bike was stopped.
At high speed they cause so much stress to the valve that it breaks, all the air escapes and you/whoever is in serious trouble with no air in the tyre at possible high speeds.
There are people in hospital because of this.
The solution is to have metal valves which can take the strain.
Some large outlets have already stopped selling these because of this issue.
I thought I would mention this as it is such a serious issue, if you have them fitted onto rubber valves, make absolutely sure when the bike is stopped there is no angle in the direction of travel of the wheel, if there is, then you maybe in for a nasty shock when you take your bike up to high speeds. :rant:
