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Old 07-26-24 | 09:15 AM
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KerryIrons
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Originally Posted by VegasJen
I live in southern Nevada, just outside of Las Vegas. Everybody knows Las Vegas gets hot. But to give you an idea of how hot it gets, when I park my bikes in my garage, I have to let some of the air out of the tires. I have actually had tires get hot enough the tubes pop. I don't know if it's just the rubber drying out or if it's expansion of the air due to heat that overpressurizes the tube. Either way, if I park a bike with 95-100psi in a tire and leave it long enough, I will come out to find it flat in just a few days. This has happened to me at least 3-4 times already this summer.
How hot is it getting in your garage? For reference, if you pump to 100 psi (which is at the high end of what pressure you should be using) at 70 F, and the garage gets to 140 F, your pressure would rise to 112 psi. That should not cause the tire to blow off the rim. You don't explain what you mean by "tubes pop" but it you came out and they were flat with the tire still on the rim, then temperature was not the cause.
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