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Old 09-22-05, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by recursive
Well, the atmosphere at sea level is <15psi. I inflate my tires to 110psi for the sake of argument. Assume the air pressure at altitude is 5psi. The difference of 10psi is not going to pop the tires.
Wouldn't your example be a difference of 20 psi?

However, I only inflate my tires to somewhere between 90 and 100 psi at the best of times anyway.
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