tyre presure- to release or not to release, That is the question

[gongmech]

Hey all,

Should you release the tyre pressure a bit when you are not riding your bike to prevent the stretching of the tyre rubber?? Just seems like the logical thing to do.

 

[MrFine]

Has anyone ever noticed that if you ride every day, your tires deflate slower than if you leave the bike alone for weeks without riding? I can go for weeks riding every day, without pumping the tires, and the minute I don't ride for a week, the tires are totally flat. Why is this?

[BarHugger]

Nope. Tyres don't stretch that much and have low elasticity.

[BarHugger]

Has anyone ever noticed that if you ride every day, your tires deflate slower than if you leave the bike alone for weeks without riding? I can go for weeks riding every day, without pumping the tires, and the minute I don't ride for a week, the tires are totally flat. Why is this?

Flat within a week............they are leaking air seriaaasly. Ride destroyer in the making.

 

......or maybe it is like fitness........."use it, or loose it".