Check yer ferkin tyre pressures

[FROSTY:Me]

I know full well this is an old chestnut. Pretty darn boring for most of ya.
But Please go check your bike tyre pressures.
Over the past few weeks I've been doing sneaky checks on bike tyre pressures from visitors to my car yard. All bar one had low pressure in at least one of their tyres.
Some were stupid low.
One was actually a rental bike from a reputable south Auckland bike shop.
Humour an old bugger would ya?

[Racer X]

Define low and stupid low pls..

[EJK]

I should top up now lol

[FROSTY:Me]

low--4-10psi out. stupid low--er um 16psi in the rear 22 in the front - and that was the pressure IN the tyre not the amount itwas down by

[Usarka]

I should top up now lol

dude you need to put air in the whole tyre not just up the top. Some even think the bottom is the most important as that's where it goes flat first.

[Usarka]

16/22 is probably in the stupid category......imho

Should tyre pressures be any lower (or higher) because of the colder ambient temperature?

[Disco Dan]

If you know you bike you can tell when either tyre is down by even a couple of psi.

41 front and rear...

[HenryDorsetCase]

16/22 is probably in the stupid category......imho

Should tyre pressures be any lower (or higher) because of the colder ambient temperature?

Timely reminder. Horses for courses though: I run my tyres on the street a full 10psi lower in the front and 6psi in the rear lower than makers recommendations. Honda say 42 front and rear for the Hornet, but I am running Diablo Corsas and they seem very happy at 32 F 36R on the street, and 29F 27R on the track.

Having said that because I am an old bastard as well, i religiously check tyre pressures before every ride, and once a week in the car...... anal, I know.

[quallman1234]

Speaking off this.

Ive been noticing recently that my tyre's tend to leak air after a wee while.
Felt like the back was a bit funny the other night so i went and checked my tyre pressure. Wasn't my back it was my front at only 14 psi. (aint the first time).
Anywho i was swapping tyres from rim's to rims because i had sold my spare rim and wanted the good tyre (he only wanted the rim anyway so doesn't matter). I noticed that there was a cheap tubeless tyre valve in my front tyre. The rim's werent tubeless however the tyre was.
Figures eh
Replaced it with a tube today.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Speaking off this.

Ive been noticing recently that my tyre's tend to leak air after a wee while.
Felt like the back was a bit funny the other night so i went and checked my tyre pressure. Wasn't my back it was my front at only 14 psi. (aint the first time).
Anywho i was swapping tyres from rim's to rims because i had sold my spare rim and wanted the good tyre (he only wanted the rim anyway so doesn't matter). I noticed that there was a cheap tubeless tyre valve in my front tyre. The rim's werent tubeless however the tyre was.
Figures eh
Replaced it with a tube today.

it its a little bike you might be OK with the stuff they use to make non tubeless MTB tyres into tubeless tyres. I wouldnt use it on your R1 though!

http://www.notubes.com/

[Number One]

It is elementary but I have to admit to having been a bit slack lately.

Was good though because I was able to recognise it and then when I fixed it I got that awesome satisfaction of being able to all of a sudden get my mojo back and feel that it was instantly 100% better.

Popped into the local garage and did it again before I went off today for a nice gentle tootle. I am a tyre pressure checker now

[nallac]

frosty my good man,
i have a sneaking suspicion that my pressures are
not right, can you please come and check mine for me.pretty please.
i would do it myself but have been to lazy..

thanks for the reminder, need to gas up anyway so will check em then.

[jrandom]

Beats me how people fail to notice. I've always found that 2psi out is very noticeable.

Then again, maybe some riders are just used to low pressures?

[Swoop]

Did this yesterday lunchtime. People really don't appreciate it when you ride into a building to get to the airhose


The other week I left a note on a student's bike. The back tyre was at least 10 psi low (or perhaps there is a new trend for "low profile" tyres on Scorpio's?).

[Number One]

Beats me how people fail to notice.

From my perspective I still finding my feet and reconnecting with the biker within. Pleased that I did notice and recognised my riding differently to compensate - it was nice to be comfortable immediately once I'd topp and bottom filled my tyres

Crashing can be a bit of a mindfuck.