Hokiev
New member
I recently installed the FOBO TPMS and like others really like the accuracy and peace of mind it provides. A technical question for all you engineer types:
I know you are supposed to set your tires based on COLD temp setting. Obviously, that temp will vary depending partially on outside temps. In the winter your COLD starting pressure is going to be much different then in the Spring and again in the Summer and can vary from day to day sometimes by 10-20+ degrees and the beginning and end of a season.
For example, if you are setting your Fronts to 18 psi and the outside temp is 50º to start the day but later in the week when morning temps are starting in the mid 70º, your baseline temps will already be higher if you did not reset your FOBO to the new Cold sensor readings. I don't really want to start every few days resetting tires with the cold temp of the day. (which would be ridiculous for even the most OCD person)
I find that when my tire temps get over 21+ psi it starts to get a little loose in the handling. If the day starts off cold and warms up (and of coarse tire pressure will rise as the bike is ridden and even more when the temps rise) I don't like the way it handles. Now that the days are starting warmer I know I will have to reset the starting pressure lower to account for the rise in temps.
What are most of you doing to deal with this or are you just not changing as the days get warmer.
I know you are supposed to set your tires based on COLD temp setting. Obviously, that temp will vary depending partially on outside temps. In the winter your COLD starting pressure is going to be much different then in the Spring and again in the Summer and can vary from day to day sometimes by 10-20+ degrees and the beginning and end of a season.
For example, if you are setting your Fronts to 18 psi and the outside temp is 50º to start the day but later in the week when morning temps are starting in the mid 70º, your baseline temps will already be higher if you did not reset your FOBO to the new Cold sensor readings. I don't really want to start every few days resetting tires with the cold temp of the day. (which would be ridiculous for even the most OCD person)
I find that when my tire temps get over 21+ psi it starts to get a little loose in the handling. If the day starts off cold and warms up (and of coarse tire pressure will rise as the bike is ridden and even more when the temps rise) I don't like the way it handles. Now that the days are starting warmer I know I will have to reset the starting pressure lower to account for the rise in temps.
What are most of you doing to deal with this or are you just not changing as the days get warmer.
