Thread: Tyre deflation
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Old 02-27-13 | 04:20 PM
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cny-bikeman
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Bikes: 2008 Novara Randonee - love it. Previous bikes:Motobecane Mirage, 1972 Moto Grand Jubilee (my fave), Jackson Rake 16, 1983 C'dale ST500.

Something has to be wrong for that amount of leakdown, especially with a starting pressure of 75psi. Shraeder valves are very reliable but it is possible for the core to be loose. Any bike shop or service station should have a tool to tighten the core. A bit of very soapy water in the stem with it pointed upward will easily show if it's leaking. The odds of that on two random tubes is very low. I would recommend inflating the tubes quite a bit and putting them into water to check for leaks.

It's also not clear what you mean by "deflate 10 psi and 15 psi after every ride." I would not want to see that much in 24 hours but it's conceivable - from beginning to the end of a ride is a whole different matter. I am assuming here that you are using standard tubes, not ultralight and certainly not latex.

Finally, how are you measuring pressure? If you attach your tire to a pump with a reservoir part of the air in the tire will go into the pump reservoir, giving an artificially low pressure.

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