Originally Posted by
mountainwalker
Any suggestions for a good, inexpensive light gauge. Just want to avoid overinflation. The tires on the Specialized Sirrus or Trek FX 7.2 I'll pick up I'm guessing go to 85 PSI, and for street riding I'd probably keep them at the max inflation but of course wouldn't want to go over.
What's crazy is when I'm on the road and have a flat I don't even check the pressure! I just go by how firm the tire feels, if you try this and aren't sure simply squeeze the other tire to get a feel for it. Lezyne makes a great little pen gauge that is built into the hose which then simply replaces the hose in your Lezyne pump, no separate gauge to carry around! It cost about $26 and only works for the medium length and large length Lezyne pumps, not the small length ones. Any gauge you can buy will cost you $20 to $30 so the pen gauge isn't a bad deal. Make sure you save the original hose just in case the pen hose ever breaks.