On Kickstarter now, PSIcle is a new NFC-based pressure sensor that pairs with your smartphone and mounts to existing Presta valves to measure and display tire pressure with an accuracy of down to +/- 0.06 PSI. Learn more here…

Minneapolis-based Rover Development just sent details on their latest product, the PSIcle sensor, which uses a patent-pending, lightweight NFC-based pressure sensor to measure and display tire pressure using a smartphone app. It weighs less than five grams, doesn’t have any battery to charge or replace, and threads into your existing Presta valve.

  • PSIcle Tire Pressure Sensor
  • PSIcle Tire Pressure Sensor
  • PSIcle Tire Pressure Sensor

The PSIcle sensor is compatible with tubeless and tubed setups and is available in two models: a low-pressure sensor that measures 0-40 PSI and a high-pressure sensor that measures 0-400 PSI. They claim the sensors are accurate to +/- 0.06 PSI and +/- 0.7 PSI, respectively. Tire pressure measurements are taken by holding your smartphone within an inch of the sensor, which will automatically launch the app and display real-time pressure readings. The video below demonstrates the product in use:

By housing the sensor outside of the tube, the PSIcle team has taken a different (and seemingly more universal) approach than the team behind Tubolito’s PSENS, who also launched an app-based pressure measurement solution just last month, but with the NFC chip integrated the tube itself. The cost for a set of PSIcle sensors purchased via Kickstarter is $52 for early birds, with an estimated delivery time of September 2021, or $56 after that, with an expected delivery of November 2021. When the campaign is finished, sensors will be available for purchase via the Rover Development website.

  • PSIcle Tire Pressure Sensor
  • PSIcle Tire Pressure Sensor

You can learn more or back the PSIcle sensor over on Kickstarter.

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