Joes Racing tire gauge is the gauge I should have bought long ago. It is simple to use, rugged, and incredibly precise.My son took one of our cars back to college with him. I needed to give him a tire gauge, so I dropped the rubber surrounded Brookstone gauge I've used for years into his glove compartment. Fortunately, he understands how important it is to keep the correct tire pressure (he even gets it to measure the tires cold). So that left me with no tire gauge. Wow, am I ever happy I gave away the Brookstone.This is such a cool precise gauge. The hose is roughly a foot long. The valve connector has a pivot point at the hose. The angle is just about perfect to tap onto a valve, and I really like the metal push part on the back of that connector. Up top at the gauge, the fluted rubber surround is easy to hold in my hand. It is just the right size, not too big to hold, and just the right size to easily read the PSI. Just at the gauge there is a bleeder valve. How in the world did I ever get tires to the correct pressure without a bleeder valve? The gauge is marked off in 1 PSI increments and major numbers every 5 PSI. The background of the dial is glow in the dark phosphorus green (very nice touch in a garage). This is one of the easiest to read analog gauges I've ever seen.To use this gauge, hold the round gauge in one hand, rotate the valve adapter to line up comfortably with the valve stem on the tire, push down onto the valve stem, hold the adapter there making certain there is no air leaking noises, and read the gauge. If the air pressure is too high in the tire, press the bleeder valve to release some air. If the pressure is too low, remove the gauge and add air with a compressor. Then retest the pressure. It takes way longer to describe than to perform.The gauge comes with an air chuck style replacement head. If the angled adapter is not a preference, it can be changed to a chuck. I can't figure out exactly why anybody would do that, but the option is there.The instructions are very clear to not over pressure this gauge. This model works from 0 to 60 PSI, and they recommend measuring pressures more in the 30 PSI range. This is good scientific advice for really precise measurements. The odd spare tire that needs 60 PSI is probably OK. But there is a strong warning to never over pressure this gauge, as it will reduce the precision and possibly ruin the gauge. So this gauge won't really work for bicycle tires.What a great gauge. Thank you son for going away to college with one of our cars, I got to buy a fantastic new tire pressure gauge.