Tire report (rear) Forceum 225/60/r15

[SLICE]

First things first this tire really fills up the rear fender.:2thumbs:

Speed odometer and GPS are SPOT ON !!!. :2thumbs:

Now the truth 3400+ miles 100° daytime heat, 55° mornings and 1 Bombogenesis rain event.:yikes:

this tire is absolutely Awesome in the dry and in the rain. (this is an all season tire):2excited:

Even in steady rain I could keep my speeds at 60-65 MPH.:lecturef_smilie:

I truly cannot say enough good about this tire.:clap:

I'm not a very good writer or eloquent with words, so I'll say this BUY THE DAMN TIRE for $95- delivered from amazon how can you go wrong.:yes:

PS. I'm running 20psi and the ride is perfect not stiff and not squishy.

My weight is 247-254 that's ( it's never the same week to week)

Stephan.

 

[blacklightning]

Thanks for the report. I am going to be in need of a tire for the wife's 2016 F3L soon. It is always a plus when the upsized tire corrects the speedometer so that you can depend on it more than using it as a guesstimate.

 

[old Timer]

Very good and informative tire report. Will be my next rear tire.

 

[Mikey]

Good to hear big guy!!!:clap:

 

[Peter Aawen]

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this tire is absolutely Awesome in the dry and in the rain. (this is an all season tire):2excited:

Even in steady rain I could keep my speeds at 60-65 MPH.:lecturef_smilie:

I truly cannot say enough good about this tire.:clap:

I'm not a very good writer or eloquent with words, so I'll say this BUY THE DAMN TIRE for $95- delivered from amazon how can you go wrong.:yes:

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That's eloquent enough & works pretty well for me! hyea:

My only concern would be that with that width tire & running as high as 20psi in it, it's going to be a tad over-inflated once it warms up, IF[/Ib] it ever really warms up properly instead of just down the middle of the tread where it's ballooned out a bit - look for a 4psi increase after about an hour's riding to confirm that. Anything much less than that 4psi increase means that your tire's not really there yet! So by running it that high/hard, you'll likely be reducing the ability of the tire to do all it can properly for you in terms of ride, handling, traction, wear etc; and over time, you'll also probably still wear out the centre of the tire somewhat quicker than is really necessary; while going even just 2psi lower would likely go a long way to remedying all that, but it is your bike & tire. :thumbup:

 

[SLICE]

That's eloquent enough & works pretty well for me! hyea:

My only concern would be that with that width tire & running as high as 20psi in it, it's going to be a tad over-inflated once it warms up, IF[/Ib] it ever really warms up properly instead of just down the middle of the tread where it's ballooned out a bit - look for a 4psi increase after about an hour's riding to confirm that. Anything much less that 4psi increase means that your tire's not really there yet! So by running it that high/hard, you'll likely be reducing the ability of the tire to do all it can properly for you in terms of ride, handling, traction, wear etc; and over time, you'll also probably still wear out the centre of the tire somewhat quicker than is really necessary; while going even just 2psi lower would likely go a long way to remedying all that, but it is your bike & tire. :thumbup:

Highest I saw on the FOBO was 24.3 psi, I have been thinking about dropping it to 18 psi.

 

[old Timer]

Is the unit that you all are using? it's the FOBO Bike 2 for Trike Pressure Monitoring Systems from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/FOBO-Trike-P...ocphy=9030693&hvtargid=pla-1569026415006&th=1

Another question, I only have a flip phone, but it does have Blue Tooth capability. Wonder if that would work?

 

[K80Shooter]

Is the unit that you all are using? it's the FOBO Bike 2 for Trike Pressure Monitoring Systems from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/FOBO-Trike-P...ocphy=9030693&hvtargid=pla-1569026415006&th=1

Another question, I only have a flip phone, but it does have Blue Tooth capability. Wonder if that would work?

A flip will work if you can see the screen good enough, my old eyes cant. Also that is the one that most use, myself I use the one with 4 sensors so I can have one for the air suspension.

 

[SLICE]

Is the unit that you all are using? it's the FOBO Bike 2 for Trike Pressure Monitoring Systems from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/FOBO-Trike-P...ocphy=9030693&hvtargid=pla-1569026415006&th=1

Another question, I only have a flip phone, but it does have Blue Tooth capability. Wonder if that would work?

I bought directly from FOBO.

I have no idea about using a flip phone.

 

[old Timer]

Thanks Guys. :thumbup:

 

[oldguyinTX]

A flip will work if you can see the screen good enough, my old eyes cant. Also that is the one that most use, myself I use the one with 4 sensors so I can have one for the air suspension.

K80, do the tires have to be dismounted to install?

 

[Peteoz]

K80, do the tires have to be dismounted to install?

I’m not K80 (he is much more good looking:thumbup but the answer is no, the wheels/tyres do not have to be dismounted to install FOBO, oldguy. Unscrew your current caps and screw the FOBO gear on.

Pete

 

[K80Shooter]

Pete is correct (at least on the ease of installing the fobo's :thumbup

Unscrew old cap and screw the fobo on in it's place.

 

[ekusafetyman]

Thanks

 

[Longtimer]

What to make sure I am reading this you are saying that after one hour of riding normal you should see a four pound more of air pressure if not you are running to much air if the weather does not go up real high from the time you started your ride we all know that pressure increases 1 lb per 10 degrees so if you see a higher temp then 4degrees or higher does that mean you don't.have enough air just trying to understand what you are saying. I might be way of on what was wrote. Thanks

 

[Mikey]

Stop over thinking this thing, do what you have done all your life, check your air pressure at cold state before your ride! Yes, while on your ride it will go up and down from heat from all the causes. This whole Fobo thing could make a person with OCD very crazy! Ride more worry less.

 

[EdMat]

Stop over thinking this thing, do what you have done all your life, check your air pressure at cold state before your ride! Yes, while on your ride it will go up and down from heat from all the causes. This whole Fobo thing could make a person with OCD very crazy! Ride more worry less.

I agree. 4 PSI is a great "rule of thumb". As with all things there are exceptions. In our case it generally works pretty well....not so much in the heavy trucking industry.

Having a FOBO system can be interesting, but I agree some folks will let it drive them crazy. I like the fact that I quickly know my starting air pressure before a ride without getting on my hands and knees. I like the fact that I will know I have a tire losing pressure before I can feel it going down the interstate.

Side note: I recently added a FOBO system to my MX5 Miata, it's built in system is one of the dumb ones that only let you know when you have a tire half flat and won't even let you know which tire. Since it is balanced 50 / 50 it was fun to see all 4 tires raise pressure equally unless I am under heavy acceleration causing the rear to gain slightly more.

While I am not going to let it drive me crazy, I am going to have some fun with it.

 

[K80Shooter]

I gotta agree with EdMat about looking at the tire pressure before starting on your ride. You'll see where everything is at then you can do whatever you want to with your phone.
For me I use google maps and IHeart radio.

It will also send out an alarm if tire pressure drops which will alert you to a potential problem "Before" your tire goes flat.
For me. it's worth it.

 

[Peteoz]

Stop over thinking this thing, do what you have done all your life, check your air pressure at cold state before your ride! Yes, while on your ride it will go up and down from heat from all the causes. This whole Fobo thing could make a person with OCD very crazy! Ride more worry less.

Mikey, you set FOBO up to only notify you if tyre temp increases 5-6psi……which it never does (I ride in 100+ temps)…….and only notify you if the psi drops 4psi or so to warn you. There is zero OCD (or worry) involved with FOBO, except apparently by those who haven’t taken the time to research the realities of the product they are denigrating.

Pete

 

[SLICE]

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