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Is it just me or do tubes with presta valves have to be filled up more
often? It seems like once a week I have to top off the air in the tubes. Just wondering. Oh and before you ask, yes I make sure the valve is closed all of the way after filling. |
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On Jun 11, 10:25*pm, "mary" wrote:
Is it just me or do tubes with presta valves have to be filled up more often? *It seems like once a week I have to top off the air in the tubes.. Just wondering. Oh and before you ask, yes I make sure the valve is closed all of the way after filling. The valve is the weakest link in any tube but it isn't the only place air escapes. You lose pressure through the tube wall itself as well so no matter how tightly you seat the valve you're still going to need to get out the pump periodically. That said, needing to pump up the tires once a week seems pretty much usual to me. Regards, Bob Hunt |
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"mary" wrote in message news:jG04k.788$ul.37@trndny08... Is it just me or do tubes with presta valves have to be filled up more often? It seems like once a week I have to top off the air in the tubes. Just wondering. Oh and before you ask, yes I make sure the valve is closed all of the way after filling. Mary, I run 120psi so I have top off about once a week. I get three 20 or 30 mile rides a week. But the rides have nothing to do with, the tube walls leak not the valve. If you are real light you can run less air but the more air the easer it is to turn the crakes but the more you bounce. The tour riders run 160-190psi. Hope it helps. Burr |
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mary wrote:
Is it just me or do tubes with presta valves have to be filled up more often? It seems like once a week I have to top off the air in the tubes. Just wondering. Oh and before you ask, yes I make sure the valve is closed all of the way after filling. Narrow, high pressure tires need reinflating more often than wide, low pressure tires. Thickness of the tube probably has an effect, as would the quality of the valve. FWIW, I top off my road bike's tires (700x23) before every ride, but I will go a month at a time without reinflating my touring bike's tires (26 x 1.75"). Both have Presta valves. mark |
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mary wrote:
Is it just me or do tubes with presta valves have to be filled up more often? It seems like once a week I have to top off the air in the tubes. Just wondering. Oh and before you ask, yes I make sure the valve is closed all of the way after filling. Rather than take my chances, I top my tires off before every ride and ride nearly every day. I know full well that I could skip a day or two, but I would rather go through my routine than to ever have another pinch flat. |
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On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:25:03 GMT, "mary" wrote:
Is it just me or do tubes with presta valves have to be filled up more often? It seems like once a week I have to top off the air in the tubes. As several others have said, your experience with tires losing pressure is entirely normal. Butyl is the slightest bit porous, so the pressure escapes through the tube, not the valve--unless the valve is defective or damaged (not likely). Ultra-light latex tubes are worse yet, losing as much as 30# overnight! Furthermore, your pre-ride pump-up is the perfect time to safety-check your wheels and tires: check for loose bearings by shaking the wheel side-to-side; spin the wheels and look for out-of-true wobbles (use brake pad as stationary reference point); iInspect the tread for cuts, bulges, abrasions, any other anomalies. |
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Furthermore, your pre-ride pump-up is the perfect time to safety-check your wheels and tires: check for loose bearings by shaking the wheel side-to-side; spin the wheels and look for out-of-true wobbles (use brake pad as stationary reference point); iInspect the tread for cuts, bulges, abrasions, any other anomalies. I don't agree with you here; I think the best time to safety check the wheels and tires is post-ride. After all, there you are in the pre-ride, ready and dressed to go riding---and suddenly you see a slit in the side wall. Inspect post-ride and you have time to get things fixed before the next ride. I check my tires after a ride when I put the bike on the rack on the back of my car. The bike is at eye level and it's a good time to do it. Pat in TX |
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On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:52:28 -0600, mark wrote:
Narrow, high pressure tires need reinflating more often than wide, low pressure tires. Thickness of the tube probably has an effect, as would the quality of the valve. FWIW, I top off my road bike's tires (700x23) before every ride, but I will go a month at a time without reinflating my touring bike's tires (26 x 1.75"). Both have Presta valves. Also my experience - well, almost. I usually manage to do 2 to 3 days (around 40km per day) between topping up my 700x23 road tyres (which I run at 9 bar). The touring bike, with 700x40 tyres inflated to 4.5 bar, goes at least a month before needing a top up. |
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"Guy Anderson, Sr." wrote in message ... On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:25:03 GMT, "mary" wrote: Is it just me or do tubes with presta valves have to be filled up more often? It seems like once a week I have to top off the air in the tubes. As several others have said, your experience with tires losing pressure is entirely normal. Butyl is the slightest bit porous, so the pressure escapes through the tube, not the valve--unless the valve is defective or damaged (not likely). Ultra-light latex tubes are worse yet, losing as much as 30# overnight! Furthermore, your pre-ride pump-up is the perfect time to safety-check your wheels and tires: check for loose bearings by shaking the wheel side-to-side; spin the wheels and look for out-of-true wobbles (use brake pad as stationary reference point); iInspect the tread for cuts, bulges, abrasions, any other anomalies. Nice post Guy! ALWAYS CHECK YOUR TIRES! Burr |
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Bob wrote:
On Jun 11, 10:25 pm, "mary" wrote: Is it just me or do tubes with presta valves have to be filled up more often? It seems like once a week I have to top off the air in the tubes. Just wondering. Oh and before you ask, yes I make sure the valve is closed all of the way after filling. The valve is the weakest link in any tube but it isn't the only place air escapes. You lose pressure through the tube wall itself as well so no matter how tightly you seat the valve you're still going to need to get out the pump periodically. That said, needing to pump up the tires once a week seems pretty much usual to me. Regards, Bob Hunt Mary, in conjunction with getting rims that use presta valves, are you now using tires that use higher pressure? Switch to 2.5 inch 35 psi knobbies and you'll fill up with air only once a summer -- Mike Kruger "When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl." - Anonymous |
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