Six tips for bicycle tire maintenance

It is well known that the outer tire of a bicycle has good wear resistance and heavy load. Under the premise of high strength use, improper use and non-maintenance will accelerate wear and tear, tire burst, and so on. Therefore, it is also very important to pay attention to the maintenance of the outer tire when riding, so what attention is there to the maintenance of the outer tire?

The following recommendations are for information:

1. Inflate properly

Insufficient inflation will cause a flat tire, resistance increase is one of the cycling efforts is the other, the increase in friction area will make the tire wear more serious. Of course, inflated enough, internal air expansion, will also shorten the service life of the outer tire. Therefore, the air should be moderate, the cold weather can be enough, the summer should be less; the front wheel gas is less, the rear wheel gas should be enough.

2. Clean your tire

After each ride to clean the tire, remove debris with cloth dry, to avoid grease, hydrocarbons, corrosive substances to the tire deterioration, but also to prevent direct sunlight. If not used for a long time, the road wheel-tire should be inflated to 70-90 psi (5-6 bar).

3. Do not overloaded

Of course, it is impossible to overload the tire under normal conditions, but this is undoubtedly one of the factors affecting the tire life.

4. Refuse to be exposed

When you have a high price bicycle, you will certainly not be exposed to the sun, over time, also adhere to love the car, bicycle in the sun or water immersion, tires are prone to age deterioration.

5. Reject the chemical touch

Do not close to salt, acid, alkali, and oil, when lubricating bicycle parts, pay attention not to drop on the tire, otherwise, it will cause tire deterioration, reduce tire life.

6. Timely replacement of front and rear tires

After the tire is used for a while, it is best to replace the outer tire of the front and rear car, and the tire is changed from left to right so that the external tire can be subjected to uniform force and prolong its service life.

Finally, be nice to your bike. Get in touch with IFANTIRE.

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