Originally Posted by
Bolder Keith
One of the guys in our group deflates his road bike tires from 100 psi to about 20 psi after each ride to prevent the tires from stretching. I have never heard of this before. Any opinions on this?
I've never done this, and I mostly run tubulars and have for a long time. I don't see how it would help the tire. I do think excessive handling and possible twisting of the stem could stress the attachment of the stem to the innertube, and probably half of my flats ever have been stem interface leaks rather than punctures.
Road Fan