Michelin Brand 12273 “Michelin Man” Digital Tire Gauge with Key Chain
January 5, 2010 | Posted by elvin 
- 5-99PSI in 1/2 lb units
- Pressure measurement displayed on large, easy-to-read LCD screen
- Automatically turns on when placed on tire valve
- Rubberized soft grip
- Ergonomic design
Product Description
The Michelin Man “BIB” Key chain gauge is a handy gauge that is always ready to go and as convenient as your car keys. It is easy to use and easy to read. With a pressure range up to 99 PSI this gauge is perfect for the daily commuter or the 1 ton pick-up truck. Driving with correctly inflated tires is important for several reasons: increased safety, reduced tread wear, improved handling and ride performance and better fuel economy.
Michelin Brand 12273 “Michelin Man” Digital Tire Gauge with Key Chain
Categories: Hot Pick, Michelin | 
Tags: 12273, Brand, Chain, Digital, Gauge, Michelin, Tire | 
3 Comments »
I have two weeks of having the gauge and does not work for me is a bad product, do not recommend it.
Rating: 1 / 5
This item may be tempting at such a low price, but it doesn’t work. I tried it on several tires, and no readings registered on any of them. If you only want an overpriced key chain, I have bad news for you. I had the key chain in my pocket for less than a day and it had turned blue! Whatever blue dye remained in my jeans, after several washings, was absorbed by the rubber body. Who ever heard of a blue Michelin Man?
Rating: 1 / 5
This is one of the inexpensive MSI “Accutire” strain-gauge pencil gauges (perhaps an MS-4820B, cut in half?), wrapped up in a cute little Mr. Bibendum shroud. (”Mr. Bibendum” is the actual name of the Michelin Man.) In this case, “inexpensive” isn’t pejorative: this gauge functions just fine, and (at least while new) seats on the valve without leaking — which is the biggest failing of cheap gauges. (Note the MS Accutire gauges get mixed reviews on this score, so these Michelin versions may vary too.) It’s both: (a) cute enough, and (b) small enough, to live in your Mazda Miata’s glove box!
The description lacks measurements: it’s between 3″ and 4″ long, and the feet are roughly twice the width of the valve seat (i.e. about as wide as a ball chuck). The description also has optimistic marketing-speak: the display is NOT “large”; it fits in half the width of Mr. B’s chest! (No back light on the LCD, if you were wondering.) Look at the second photo comparing the size of Mr. B to a modern alarm-key — that’s accurate. BUT the hand and the wheel are very misleading! The hand must be some tiny female, and the wheel can’t be over 13″, or maybe foreshortened. Comes in a blister-pack.
Rating: 4 / 5