FOBO - you're a life-saver.
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2017 3:04 am
Back in the office after doing a few errands on the bike when all of a sudden my iPhone went nuts - started showing dozens of tyre pressure alerts from the FOBO TPMS.
Rear tyre pressure was dropping about 8 PSI per hour.
Put the bike on the centre stand and quickly found a small nail. Friday 5:30PM (all shops closed). Great (not).
Luckily I was still at work - pumped it up and did some tests to work out if I could get home safely (not a problem).
Will probably have to wait until Tuesday for a new tyre to arrive now (this one was 2/3 through it's life anyway) - will get the front one changed at the same time - and they can change both sets of pads and change the brake fluid whilst the wheels are off (almost exactly on 33333km - so seems like a good time).
I'm very impressed with the FOBO tyre pressure monitoring system though - if it hadn't of picked up the dropping pressure and alerted me I would probably have had it go flat completely with my daughter on the back - had that happen once before, never want to have it happen again.
That's my FIFTH rear tyre issue in 2 1/2 years. *sigh*.
Rear tyre pressure was dropping about 8 PSI per hour.
Put the bike on the centre stand and quickly found a small nail. Friday 5:30PM (all shops closed). Great (not).
Luckily I was still at work - pumped it up and did some tests to work out if I could get home safely (not a problem).
Will probably have to wait until Tuesday for a new tyre to arrive now (this one was 2/3 through it's life anyway) - will get the front one changed at the same time - and they can change both sets of pads and change the brake fluid whilst the wheels are off (almost exactly on 33333km - so seems like a good time).
I'm very impressed with the FOBO tyre pressure monitoring system though - if it hadn't of picked up the dropping pressure and alerted me I would probably have had it go flat completely with my daughter on the back - had that happen once before, never want to have it happen again.
That's my FIFTH rear tyre issue in 2 1/2 years. *sigh*.