Ask Umbra: Why do bike tires suck?

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Ask Umbra: Why do bike tires suck?

Through years of bicycle riding, I’ve never been able to pinpoint the exact reason why bicycle tires suck so badly. One fills a car tire with air maybe once or twice a year (really just checking the overall pressure), but a bike tire, it seems, has to be topped off over and over. Why are bike tires so lousy at their intended job of holding air under pressure? John B. Ann Arbor, Mich. Photo by Shutterstock . A. Dearest John, Do you view topping off your tires as burden or pleasure? Because I will admit, I enjoy the ritual of checking the air pressure, marveling at how low it has gotten, assuming my best Groucho stance to operate the floor pump, wondering if I’ll expend all my strength before the ride has even begun, then taking off on nice taut tires. It makes me feel vaguely well prepared and vaguely mechanically inclined, two characteristics that are not among my foremost...

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@fionagilsenan » 21 Sep '12, 2pm
A surprisingly interesting and informative piece on bicycle tires. via @grist [link]
@elikint » 15 Sep '12, 9pm
"The air in a road-bike tire is like James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. It is restless and irritable" #bikesfyi [link]
@grist » 08 Sep '12, 2pm
Why do my bike tires get deflated so often? [link] @AskUmbra's answer is airtight.
@grist » 06 Sep '12, 4am
RT @AskUmbra "Why are bike tires so lousy?" [link] My answer is absolutely airtight.
@AskUmbra » 05 Sep '12, 6pm
"Why are bike tires so lousy?" [link] My answer is absolutely airtight.
@SilentSprings » 05 Sep '12, 3pm
Have you ever wondered why your bike tires always seem to be flat? I did...until now. [link]
@SleepingBrEBike » 05 Sep '12, 10am
Here's the skinny about air pressure in bike tires. #BikeCommuting #ebike #bicycling Cycling#bicycletires [link]
@valurthor » 04 Sep '12, 11pm
Why do bike tires suck? Here's the answer [link]
@GJELblogger » 04 Sep '12, 11pm
Nice comparison between bike tires and car tires. "Why do bike tires suck?" [link]
@EmilePilage » 04 Sep '12, 8pm
Why do bike tires suck? [link] vraag ik me nu ook altijd af!
@JasonNiel » 04 Sep '12, 6pm
Why do #bike #tires suck at holding air? [link] #bicycles
@George_Project » 04 Sep '12, 5pm
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@bgrmosaic » 04 Sep '12, 5pm
@BikePortland @PortlandAfoot @pdxcommute Interested article about bike tires I think you might appreciate. [link]
@miller_stephen » 04 Sep '12, 4pm
RT @ghanscom: " Why to bike tires suck so badly?" Umbra Fisk answers this age-old question [link]
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@elabuzz » 03 Sep '12, 4pm
Wonder why bike tires need more pumping than car tires? Good write-up from @grist: [link]
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Ask Umbra: Why do bike tires suck? - A reader asks why he’s always pumping up his bike tires. Umbra’s answer is abso... [link]
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@mareenotmarie » 03 Sep '12, 12pm
Bike tyre Q & A. [link]
@BikeWalkLee » 03 Sep '12, 12pm
One of my least favorite happenings...a flat tire on my bike. How about you?? [link]
@GroenWerkt » 03 Sep '12, 12pm
#grist Ask Umbra: Why do bike tires suck? #mlfeeds: A reader asks why he’s always pumping up his bike tires. Umb... [link]
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