how often are you all removing your backwheels?
Rarely, maybe three times in all so far. However, when I do, it's nice to not have to fight with the bike. I put the wheel on relatively tight, then crank away with my 10mm socket wrench until I get perfect tension and alignment.
dit for a stupid question: my floor pump (i just got one last week, thank christ) has an air guage on it, but it only reads how much air is being put into the tire... so if i don't feel like flattening them and starting from empty, how do i know exactly how much air is in there?
I've never seen or heard of a gauge that works that way. What brand? I hate to push spending money, but a good floor pump that works properly is around $20.