View Single Post
Old 09-12-12, 03:19 PM
  #1  
I Bike
Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: ME
Posts: 25
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Not using a tire pressure gauge

I've never gotten around to getting a tire pressure gauge for my road bike. How much of a gamble is this? I just look at the tire when I'm riding it, and if it looks low, I add air. I also pinch the tire and if it feels soft I add air until it is appropriately hard. This may sound foolhardy, but when I bought the bike and after they added the correct amount of air, I felt / pinched the tire and try to approximate that as a guide as to how the tires should feel. Am I the only one, or is this a risky, unreliable and unsafe practice?
I Bike is offline