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Old 04-11-11 | 08:55 AM
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Phantoj
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
And given that a 10 degree farenheit change in temperature changes tire pressure by 1 psi, http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=73 even if the air temperature in your tire went up 30 degrees it would not cause a properly seated tire to blow.
That rule of thumb is for car tires at ~30-psi. At about 100-psi, the rule of thumb would be that 10 degrees F corresponds to a 3-psi change in pressure. It's a ratio thing.

Not that it makes a difference to what you're saying. Although tire blow-off is not uncommon for decenders who brake a lot, especially tandem teams, but the temperatures involved there are a lot higher than hot asphalt.
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