My interpretation: it was gauges to be used on on-topic bikes. Dale may choose to differ, but I think it's reasonable to answer Listers questions about tooling for on-topic bikes. We do have to keep them riding, right? And we don't all own a set of vintage Var, Campy, or early Schwinn (made by Park in some cases, don'cha know!) tools. Some of us limp along on Craftsman and Bondhus, which may be seen as a KOF candidate, if we start up a tool page (lol!).
FWIW, AccuGage is the Meiser Company, which has been making tire gauges and other automotive tire equipment since at least the '50s in and near Chicago. A KOF candidate, in my opinion.
I don't know what peleton techs use or used to set up race bikes, but for what I've read about available Zefal gauges in other forums combined with my experience with Meiser automotive items, I picked the Meiser.
On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 11:29 PM, Andrew R Stewart <onetenth@earthlink.net>wrote:
> Are we talking about "on topic" gauges?
>
> If not what about the classic Zefal? (And I realize as writing the sentence
> that Zefal was around back in the day).
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Freeman" <kenfreeman096@gmail.com>
> To: "Jean-Marie" <jmbr@pt.lu>
> Cc: "EPL" <lowiemanuel@yahoo.ca>; <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 11:10 PM
>
> Subject: Re: [CR] tire pressure gauge sought
>
>
> An American company, AccuGage, has a site that sells some very nice
> all-metal mechanical guages. I got one for bikes with a Presta head,
> reading above 160 psi. It REALLY does not lose much pressure as you test a
> tire.
>
> Vintage tubulars or not, it's a great and accurate too. AccuGage claims 2%
> accuracy.
>
> These are much less trouble than digital guages, having no batteries, no
> fiddly buttons, and brass construction. Besides, there's no good reason to
> believe that a digital guage is as accurate as its display is precise, if
> the company doesn't specify accuracy.
>
> On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 7:59 PM, Jean-Marie <jmbr@pt.lu> wrote:
>
> Hello Emanuel,
>>
>> I bought a french Lezyne classic floor - pump with gauge. One of the best
>> investments in my (bike)-LIFE. Goes up to 160psi .
>> And is solid, as You screw the pump head onto the valve.
>> Here's a link to the one I'm talking about:
>>
>> http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/
>>
>>
>> Jean-Marie Biwer
>> Basbellain, Luxembourg, Europe
>>
>>
>> Le 5 mai 10 à 01:45, EPL a écrit :
>>
>>
>> Can folks recommend a reliable tire pressure gauge for checking KOF
>>
>>> tubulars?
>>>
>>> Most of the automotive gauges don't read past 100 psi, not enough for my
>>> tubular tires skinnier than 23-24mm.
>>>
>>> Digital o.k.!
>>>
>>> Emanuel Lowi
>>> Montreal, Quebec
>>> (where we love high pressure)
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>
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>> jmbr@pt.lu
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> Andrew R Stewart
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