Thread: Can you over inflate using a CO2 cartridge?
View Single Post
Old 02-03-13, 10:24 PM
  #6  
FBinNY 
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Posts: 38,725

Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Mentioned: 140 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5793 Post(s)
Liked 2,585 Times in 1,433 Posts
Originally Posted by abnson
Thanks FBinNY, but what if I inflate the tire to 30psi with a hand pump before using the CO2 cartridge and a 16g cartridge is designed to inflate the tire to approx 100psi. Will the final pressure be 130psi?

Thanks,
Alan
Yes, assuming that it would have inflated that size tire to 100psi. If thats your situation, you have options.

You could save money by changing to 12g cartridges. Or you could inflate the tire to 10-30psi to seat it and make sure all is OK, then let the air back out to 5-10psi before using the CO2.
__________________
FB
Chain-L site

An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.

Just because I'm tired of arguing, doesn't mean you're right.

“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN

WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
FBinNY is offline  
Reply