Originally Posted by
DieselDan
Race cars use pure nitrogen in those tires because ambient air can have too much moisture. When that moisture boils, you can have all kinds of problems. We cyclists never deal with anything close to those kinds of speeds and cornering forces. The same can be said of our street cars.
I'd have gone with aircraft use it because of the fire *********** in case of blowout, and race cars followed suit, but hey...