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Old 08-28-12, 08:16 PM
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bobotech
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Originally Posted by stevebiker
My tires lose 20 pounds after a simple 15-mile ride on a paved bike path. It's easy riding. But they always lose air. My girlfriend's bike tires also lose air. All bike tires constantly leak air, right?

I have Bontreger Hardcase Race Light tires. There's an inner tube, which I would think would keep air in. Unlike car tires, which don't have inner tubes, yet never lose air.

Why????
I have the same exact tires as you do. Mine are 700x32c sized. I lose about 10 pounds over a month in them. I don't know why but I lose very little in those tires.

On my other bikes say with 700x23c sized tires, I will lose about 20 pounds within a week or so.
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