Hello everyone,
I bought my bike 2nd hand in June. For some reason I never thought to check the tire pressure, just figured it was fine. I got my tire pressure gauge the other day, and man was I wrong. My pressure is suppose to be 33 front/36 rear, and it was 15 front/22 rear. It was presumably this way ever since I got the bike, and because the previous owner didn't really use it (2008 model with only 3,700km when I bought it) I can venture a guess and say the tires have been under-inflated for a very very long time.
So I just inflated them to the right PSI (or as close as I can get), tomorrow morning I'll go check to make sure they've held the air. I guess my concern is, is there any danger in running these tires? To have them under-inflated for what could have been years, and then suddenly pump them up and carry on.. seems risky to me. The tread is still looking great, and they don't seem to have any cracks or anything suspicious looking.
ALSO, I suppose I learned to ride on woefully under-inflated tires. Should I be expecting a noticeable change in the way it runs and corners?
I bought my bike 2nd hand in June. For some reason I never thought to check the tire pressure, just figured it was fine. I got my tire pressure gauge the other day, and man was I wrong. My pressure is suppose to be 33 front/36 rear, and it was 15 front/22 rear. It was presumably this way ever since I got the bike, and because the previous owner didn't really use it (2008 model with only 3,700km when I bought it) I can venture a guess and say the tires have been under-inflated for a very very long time.
So I just inflated them to the right PSI (or as close as I can get), tomorrow morning I'll go check to make sure they've held the air. I guess my concern is, is there any danger in running these tires? To have them under-inflated for what could have been years, and then suddenly pump them up and carry on.. seems risky to me. The tread is still looking great, and they don't seem to have any cracks or anything suspicious looking.
ALSO, I suppose I learned to ride on woefully under-inflated tires. Should I be expecting a noticeable change in the way it runs and corners?