It's cold now here in CT. Was frost on the pumpkin this morning. Do you guys continue to run 42/42 or do you do something different? Of course this assumes you run 42/42. Either way, do you still run same pressures in sub freezing temps?
Do you lower the pressure in your car/truck tires?It's cold now here in CT. Was frost on the pumpkin this morning. Do you guys continue to run 42/42 or do you do something different? Of course this assumes you run 42/42. Either way, do you still run same pressures in sub freezing temps?
The penalties for a slippery cold car or truck tire are far less severe. Some people have told me I should lower the pressure a few PSI and some say keep them topped up. So I asked.Do you lower the pressure in your car/truck tires?
Yes, but you also see that same pressure rise at 80?. If you run a TPMS, you will see that rear getting above 50 PSI. That is why they say to set your pressure COLD. The front goes up also, just not as much.If you bump it back up to 42 at 40 degrees, won't it be a little over pressure when it warms up with riding?
You could split all sorts of hairs and say that the amount of heat transferred from the tire to colder air will be greater and therefore the tire won't warm up as much and the pressure won't increase the same amount.Of course, if you're at 42 at 70 degrees, then it will be somewhere around 38 or 39 at 40 degrees. Do people actually lower it further? If you bump it back up to 42 at 40 degrees, won't it be a little over pressure when it warms up with riding?