That would be lighter if you could get enough vacuum, but then it would probably weaken the frame a bit.
Sunday, June 23, 2002, 12:58:16 PM, you wrote: mk> hi, would u be better of with vacuum in the frame? mk> mark k mk> ----- Original Message ----- mk> From: "james wade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> mk> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> mk> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 12:39 AM mk> Subject: RE: nitrogen filled tires >> Ive heard of bmx racers using helium? These days those guys are weight >> crazy and all, so yeah its like they want a lighter bike and all that. I >> even heard of a guy putting helium inside his frame (ie. inside the >> tubing). talk about kooky. >> >> -james >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of mark krawczuk >> Sent: Saturday, 22 June 2002 8:04 PM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: nitrogen filled tires >> >> >> i believe that some racing pushbikes use nitrogen in the tyres? >> >> mark k >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "James Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 1:32 PM >> Subject: RE: nitrogen filled tires >> >> >> > Actually I think they do that to maintain a constant tyre pressure >> > since nitrogen is less likely to expand with heat increases, a common >> > practice >> in >> > some forms of motorsport. If he really intended to make the tires >> > lighter he should have uses helium. >> > >> > Jame Cox >> > >> > >> > > >> > >No >> > >I have only ever seen a bloke fill his tyres with nitrogen to make >> > >them lighter, similar to bridge construction (true story) >> > > >> > >> > >> > _________________________________________________________________ >> > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com >> > >> > >> >> --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- >> OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- >> Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send >> submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised >> redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm >> http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> -- Best regards, Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
