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Low Tire Pressure in the Cold

5K views 7 replies 8 participants last post by  LenrdZelig 
In case anybody here isn't aware, as temperature drops, confined gases exert less pressure against their confinement (tires in this case). Likewise, as temperature increases, the pressure they exert increases as well. This is entirely normal gas behavior, and that includes air.

Hence, if your tires are actually properly inflated on the coldest days of winter, you can expect to have to release some air after the weather warms up -- otherwise they will become overinflated :).
 
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