I think you will find its more to do with the rate of expansion per degree of temp increase. This means your tyres react more predictably with temp changes.
Cheers Feral Errol [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.datrats.com.au/ -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jim Little Sent: Sunday, 23 June 2002 6:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: nitrogen filled tires and aircraft --- mark krawczuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.sold.com.au - SOLD.com.au - Find yourself a bargain! --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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
