I can see 43 or 44 in the rear, but I'll bet if you measure hot pressures in the front after setting it at 43 cold you'll find that they aren't warming up enough unless you are two up or fully loaded out with camping gear.
I have an Orange TPMS on board, so I see the tire pressures and temperatures accurately.
Most people think there tire pressure drops due to a small leak. I have went for over 6 months without topping up these tires. Not using a tire gauge now, so I don't release that small amount of air when I check my tires daily.
The tire pressure on the rear starts going up 1 psi just a block away from where I started and heats up fully from 40F to 80F at this time of the year. I agree with you that the front takes longer at the slightly higher pressure and may be a bit below temp than if the pressure was 2 psi lower. Front goes from 40F to 72F at this time of the year.
17k miles is insane. I don't believe you. Lol... I think you mean kilometers?!?!
62,000 kilometres new BT023 GT tires. Tires now at 89,000 kilometres. 27,000 Km's equals 16,777 miles
I even amazed myself that it is this high. No cupping on either and there is a bit of feathering on the rear. Front looks like it can go to
20,000 miles. Maybe our roads are made out of different stones or the temperature of the roads are cooler. Also maintaining the tire pressures at or slightly above 42 psi could be a contributing factor.
I'll see what I get from the same tires as they will be going on first thing next year.
I highly recommend everyone to buy a TPMS. (tire pressure monitoring system)