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Having to put air in your tires weekly is not normal. Something is wrong with your tires or rims.
Like I said, I put air in my tires a couple times a year (on two bikes), always air up at end of winter and usually sometime in the fall for a top up of a couple PSI, but I check the pressure monthly (except during winter) and they are fine.
You're not wrong, but its one thing to top of pressure to spec weekly and losing it. Also important to note that temperature is important when thinking about small variances in measurement.
So while you should check your tires often you also don't really have to fill them often either. A change of 5psi could be an mix of guague error and temperature. Unless your steering feels wonky you really aren't that low.
Tho its still a good habit to top off anyway.
@umbrella @CarbonatedPastaSauce hmm, the whole summer I ride my bike to work. 400 to 500 km per week. I never have to inflate my tires for the season, unless something is wrong with them and need to be fixed.