So your FOBO alerts you whenever your tire pressure increases by just
TWO (2) lbs when you're riding?? :yikes: :banghead:
You do know that your tire pressure is
MEANT to increase by about
FOUR (4) psi over about an hour's ride as they warm up to their optimal operating temperature, don't you?? :dontknow:
This increase in tire temperature and therefore the air pressure inside the tire is what allows the tread to actually warm up enough to properly do its job! And if the tires
DON'T increase their temperature by about that much, it means they are
OVER-INFLATED.
Just a 2 psi increase (instead of 4 psi) after an hour's riding means that (amongst other things) they won't be able to provide too much in the way of grip; they won't be able to get rid of water if the road surface becomes wet, risking aqua-planing; they'll be at significantly increased risk of punctures from hitting road debris &/or stones etc; and the suspension will be working over-time to compensate for the lack of compliance in the tires, giving you a quite harsh ride... :gaah:
But if they only increase their pressure by something
LESS than 2 psi after an hour's ride, that's reflecting the fact that
your tires will be GROSSLY OVER-INFLATED, and even on the smoothest of roads, the ride will be very harsh compared to what it should be as your rock hard tires hit tiny irregularities in the road surface & skip/bounce clear of the surface multiple times per rotation, hammering & wearing you, your spine & body, your fillings & dentures, and your suspension in ways they were never designed or intended to be pounded while also really messing with your tires ability to work properly for you and increasing the risk of abnormal wear patterns; giving you an even greater reduction in traction & grip; massively increasing the risk of tire failure/blow-out thru impacting road debris &/or pot-holes, etc; almost guaranteeing aqua-planing on even a mildly water covered road; and often severely compromising the tread itself, chipping and tearing minute (or maybe not so minute!
) chunks out of the edges of tread blocks & sipes etc, thereby destroying their ability to work properly for you and wearing a whole lot faster than they really should while they put you and all the road users around you at risk! :yikes:
Please allow your tires to warm up enough so that they at least
have SOME CHANCE of doing their job properly - a 2psi increase or less after an hour's ride means they are over-inflated and isn't enough to allow that; while anything over a 6psi increase after an hour's riding is risking failure due to under-inflation! :lecturef_smilie:
Just Sayin' - Again! :bdh: :banghead:
