Yeah the Sensairy one has a lock nut that makes it a bit more difficult for someone to steal it. It’s not fool-proof, but at the same time, I doubt people are aware of what it is and decide to steal it, so banking on that.
In my experience of using the sensairy one, you dont actually end up filling air that often, cos you always know the tyre pressure. I found myself filling air maybe once a month or so.
This depends on how many times the sensor itself connects to your phone over Bluetooth to relay the pressure info. The internal one should last much longer, but the battery is not replaceable. The external one has a replaceable battery.
I bought the internal one from them and they are a Failure, they give you a metal tag to round it off to your scooter internal part of the rim which can or will get damaged while reinstalling the tyres, if you can find something like a car’s internal type sensor which are sold in aliexpress or Ebay they might work better.
For me sensory was just a waste of time and 600 rupees loss 300 to fit it and 300 to remove it so that the seller confirmed and refunded to after heavy argument. Looks like those external ones maybe of better quality than those internal ones
Haha, this was a few months back, before a bunch of us got the Ather TPMS installed. Since this is the first accessory we’re launching, there were some hurdles in getting the systems ready, but beta installations should start in the next few weeks for a few customers.
Does this connect with the system via Bluetooth or RF? wonder if it connects with Bluetooth then maybe, just maybe 450s owners can also get this at extra prices and it connects and updates via Bluetooth then update in just the phone app
It works over Bluetooth. It’ll be a seamless experience on the 450X since the TPMS would connect to the dashboard directly and you’d be able to view your tyre pressure and get alerts if it’s not optimum levels, when you’re away from the scooter.
Since the 450s don’t have Bluetooth, we can’t guarantee that seamless experience and hence we’re not building that out. Third party options might be a better option here, only caveat is that your be able to view the tyre pressure through their app when you’re nearby the scooter only.
When we say 'it works over Bluetooth, I assume it will latch on to the flight Bluetooth and not the mobile Bluetooth? And later the status would be relayed by the flight → Ather Cloud → Mobile App?
they did not provide any for the 450s too, btw what model do you own didn’t the Showroom explain that in 450 plus its software disabled and only the top model 450x is supported?
I am not sure how many 450s are out there and how many will be interested to buy a TPMS. The volume and the effort to do this may not make financial sense to Ather. In fact, based on the 4G rollout experience, you might want to avoid any retrofitting.
But, 450 is just more than that. It deserves special attention. Until the last 450 runs on road (may be at least for 10 more years), it is going to bring smiles to every one on Ather.
So, not just for TPMS, please keep 450s in your mind and look beyond financial metrics.
Is it an external sensor? I believe so, considering it can be a DIY installation and easy for Ather.