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My brand new bike is losing 2-5psi per day in the tires. Is this normal or should I be concerned? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 2 weeks ago by PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca to c/motorcycles@lemmy.world
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I’ve been monitoring it for a few days. I carry a small portable air compressor and the digital gauge on it consistently shows the pressure being around 2-5 psi lower.

It seems the front tire loses air slightly faster than the rear but I can’t confirm that yet.

It seems I have to top up both tires before every ride now. I do around 80-150km per ride and measure inside a my garage before riding.

Should I be concerned? Is this normal? What has been your experience? Put my mind at ease one way or another 🤪 I just want to ride safely.

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[-] BartS@app.bikers.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

@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.

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