Re: [ST] Tire Pressure

["Chris Harwood" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rod

I would be very careful about following that lead.  As has been
mentioned, bike tyres are not contacting the ground over a wide area as
a 4-wheeler's will.  Most braking and acceleration are done when upright
so it would be natural to suppose that the centre temperature would be
higher under correct operating conditions.

Chris Harwood
00 RS

>>> sprint_st@xxxxxxxxxxx 24/06/2006 12:17:06 >>>


Jim,
I'm going to get an IR thermometer in the near future and will be
testing
this stuff on the street.  Since I don't ride on a track, what track
guys do
is interesting but is not necessarily what applies to me.   A guy on
the
triumprat list did do the temp stuff on a Z6.  He wound up reducing
pressure
because the center was much hotter than the edges.  He has 6k miles on
his
current Z6 and still has tread to go.  I'm at the chords at 4.8k which
at
$140 per tire really interests me. (withoug actually riding with the
guy, it
sounds like we are similar riders, definitely not commuters)
Rod

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