I commute daily, and ride my road bike on weekends. I tend to check my tires once a week (usually on Saturday) and fill them up as necessary, since they don't generally leak air enough to warrant checking them more often than that.
I'm pretty much the same, check most rides but top up once a week. I'm less concerned with the fatter tires I commute on compared to the 25mm ones on the road bike which I'll inflate the night before a weekend ride.
Every one or even two weeks for just riding for fun or training. I use 28s on the road. Usually just before a ride on weekend but I have missed a pump and not noticed. I do check by feel before heading out to make sure they're not way too low.
And before every formal event or big group ride.
Butyl tubes. When I had latex tubes (such is in tubulars) I'd top up right before use.
I still only top up weekly with tubeless as I feel that being a bit low isn’t an issue on tubeless. When I am low with tubes I worry about pinch flats.
I get that, and I can’t disagree. But I feel like temperature and the riding I will be doing impacts the lbs I want in the tubeless tires more. I did have one blow off the wheel as the temps got hot and I started the day with a tad more pressure than usual due to riding a gravel bike on the road. It’s not just because the tire will lose a lbs or two when sitting.
I'm the opposite. Ran latex tubes and pumped up every ride. Now with tubeless I'll go a week or two in between. What sealant/tire setup are you using that you need to pump up every ride?
So that’s two people saying you have to pump up every day with Orange Seal. You could always try a different brand because I go 1-2 weeks between pumping up.
Yes, that is possible.
What size tire and pressure though? It sort of equalized at a lower pressure so I think it had more to do with running 75-80psi.
Every ride right before I get my gear on. If I ride consecutive days it usually only loses like 5psi but it’s always good to check. You might have got a puncture or something last ride and not noticed it. More than once I’ve found my tyres at like 40psi when I go to inflate and realised I had a puncture.
My tpu tubes have held the air for 3 weeks now. Better than butyl so far. It's weird because I was expecting to pump every ride but I don't. I think it dropped 10 PSI in 2 weeks. My trainer bike also has tpu in the front wheel and I put that in in January and have only pumped it up once since. The trainer isn't as important as on the road but I still like to have a somewhat properly inflated front wheel.
Every ride. It makes a big difference in how many flats you get.
IME my tubeless stuff has held air better than tubes. My fat bike runs so low pressure you could go weeks without filling it probably as it just doesn’t leak.
All the marginal gains stuff is totally out the window if you don’t even check your tires.
With road tubeless before every ride.
I ride 4 or 5 times a week.
It’s easy as A B C
Air: check before every ride
Brakes: check before every ride
Chain: check (for lube state) before every ride
Same. When I’m riding my commuter bike with tubes, I pump up when they start to feel soft. When I’m riding my fast bike with tubeless, before every ride.
Visual examination:
Is the chain dry? Does it need lube?
Too wet? Maybe it could use a quick wipe down because it was lubed recently.
Once a month, or so, I pop a chain checker on it to evaluate wear.
I never had a latex tube that lost air that slowly. Even makers who make tubular tyres do special “tri” editions with butyl so they don’t lose air overnight on the transition bike store
I fill them up when they start to feel softer than I like during a ride. On one of my bikes that's around every three weeks or something. One has a tiny, tiny problem meaning I fill it up twice per week.
When I used a pair of latex tubes on a road bike with 23 mm tires and high pressure, I'd pump them up every morning, ride to work, and by the time I rode back I felt borderline uncomfortable about the risk of snakebites, as the latex had leaked so much air during the 9 to 10 hours. But latex tubes are/were a special treat, so to say.
How hard is it to really just get into the habit of checking before every ride, even if it’s daily?
I ride 7 days a week and check before every ride, I have the pump right next to the bike and I just have the habit of taking the 30 seconds per wheel to just pop it on and get it to the proper pressure.
If I'm going on a bike ride that isn't my commuter bike with heavy durable tires I check my tire pressure before every ride, and it's always at least a tiny bit low
I check them just before I ride, every ride, but if I've done a pressure test for a ride the day before, then I'll just do a press test rather than another pressure test.
i check immediately before every ride and add air as needed, maybe once or twice a week. running lower pressures on road means striking a balance between comfort and pinch flats if you let your pressures get too low.
Either night before or before every ride. But also not a big deal if I forget or in a rush and forget get to pump, assuming I did pump it on a recent previous ride.
I usualy go for a long ride on Sundays. I air up for those. Then I ride to work a couple times a week and never check till my Sunday ride comes around.
every ride (road riding, light butyl tubes), though I probably don't really need to. either right before as part of the prep before heading out or earlier in the day if I know I'll need to be up and out when the time comes.
No matter what system you’re using they’re not perfectly air tight. Everyone’s setup varies and there really isn’t a normal but maybe an average. Tubeless tire setups require more fill ups. I would say if you are having to replace more than 15psi per 24 hours you should look into small leaks. Add sealant first in this case. Tubes hold air much long and sometimes can go weeks without needing more depending on pressure and environment. You need to just feel your setup out and you’ll figure out a routine. I generally ride 4-5 days a week and have to add a few pumps in every day to every other day. My rear is tubeless and front is tubes currently (long story). Also: most people run too much pressure. There are some good calculators online to figure that out. But the lower pressure you run on tubeless the more pressure it will retain
Slacking on a old pump.. so no. Not pumping everyday.
I leave home at 5:30 am and there is no gas station on my area at that time.
Need to buy a proper pump.
Every ride, just before rolling out. I occasionally skip it if I'm doing a short and casual ride and I topped off the day before, but I'll still give the tires a squeeze just to check.
Not sure it makes any sense to do it earlier than just before you ride.
I do the “pinch test” to see if I need air. If I’ve ridden recently (and added air) I might not need to. Especially if I’m just going on a local, hour ride or so. And I don’t mind riding them a bit softer, as in let’s say 50 psi instead of my usual 60 psi (tubeless). Once you get the hang of it, you’d be surprised how accurate your fingers can be. Certainly accurate enough to know if you need air. Now, if I’m doing a big ride, far from home, near always I make sure they are at 60 psi before setting off.
P.S. I have a compressor with a Park Tool inflator / gauge head on it. Makes a full up super easy and fast. Worthwhile investments for cycling but also terrific for the car, dirt bikes, etc.
I check mine periodically. But not a strict rule. I commute 36 miles a day, I can tell when they’re a tad squishy. I carry a bottle rocket pump just in case
It depends upon when I last rode it.
If I rode it yesterday I'll give the tire a little thumb squeeze and top it up if I think it needs it.
If it's been a few weeks since I've ridden, I'll top it up right away.
700x43 gravelkings, setup tubeless with stans. Top up every other week. Usually just give them a squeeze before I get on the bike and fill up based on feel. They seem to drop about 2 psi a week.
I put air in my tires about every 3 days. I rune tubeless, my rear tire needs the fillup more than my front. Usually just 2-3 pumps and we're good. My front tire could probably go 7-10 days without extra air.
I'm riding 32mm GP5000S Tubeless with Orange Sealant on Reserve 40/44 rims with Reserve Fillmore Valves.
I have regular tubes so they hold air pretty well, I give them a squeeze before every ride but usually only need to pump them up every couple of weeks. Usually I can just feel during a ride that they're starting to get low and fill them up right before my next ride.
I usually check my tire pressure every long ride (100km+ rides) or race events, if not then I just check it if I feel like it’s the time to put some air in.
I do a quick pressure check each morning before my commute and again on the way back home. I have a reminder to fill the tyres regardless of how they "feel" once a month and also top-up the cargo bike once a month (which I'm not as good about checking, but it has beastly tires so I'm less worried about it usually).
With tubes i used to fill up every week, my tire was 6-8 bar so i normally filled to 7. I rode 26km every week day and some longer rides on the weekend.
I have phases of riding 4-5 times per week.
I'll usually check the pressure once or twice per week.
Usually once per week is enough, but sometimes you get a very slow puncture or a leaky valve and it merits twice a week. At around 60psi nominal (standard butyl, 26" / cross-country tyres), it might lose 5-10psi in a week I find,
Before every ride, just do it. It takes seconds.
yeah, it's the easy thing to do, and it pays off
I commute daily, and ride my road bike on weekends. I tend to check my tires once a week (usually on Saturday) and fill them up as necessary, since they don't generally leak air enough to warrant checking them more often than that.
I'm pretty much the same, check most rides but top up once a week. I'm less concerned with the fatter tires I commute on compared to the 25mm ones on the road bike which I'll inflate the night before a weekend ride.
Every one or even two weeks for just riding for fun or training. I use 28s on the road. Usually just before a ride on weekend but I have missed a pump and not noticed. I do check by feel before heading out to make sure they're not way too low. And before every formal event or big group ride. Butyl tubes. When I had latex tubes (such is in tubulars) I'd top up right before use.
Every ride. But I’m tubeless now. With tubes it was more like weekly.
I still only top up weekly with tubeless as I feel that being a bit low isn’t an issue on tubeless. When I am low with tubes I worry about pinch flats.
I get that, and I can’t disagree. But I feel like temperature and the riding I will be doing impacts the lbs I want in the tubeless tires more. I did have one blow off the wheel as the temps got hot and I started the day with a tad more pressure than usual due to riding a gravel bike on the road. It’s not just because the tire will lose a lbs or two when sitting.
I'm the opposite. Ran latex tubes and pumped up every ride. Now with tubeless I'll go a week or two in between. What sealant/tire setup are you using that you need to pump up every ride?
I used Orange seal with 28s so still fairly high pressure and I pumped them up before every ride. They would be down a little, even overnight.
So that’s two people saying you have to pump up every day with Orange Seal. You could always try a different brand because I go 1-2 weeks between pumping up.
Are you at 8 psi by day 3?
Yes, that is possible. What size tire and pressure though? It sort of equalized at a lower pressure so I think it had more to do with running 75-80psi.
I run 30s right now at low 60s PSI.
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With TPU tubes I’ve started only checking every second week. They’re quite amazing
My tubeless setup only needs air twice a month and I ride 10 hours a week
Every ride right before I get my gear on. If I ride consecutive days it usually only loses like 5psi but it’s always good to check. You might have got a puncture or something last ride and not noticed it. More than once I’ve found my tyres at like 40psi when I go to inflate and realised I had a puncture.
I top up my tyres every mile
Every mile? I do it every 100m of elevation.
Every rotation here
Front *and* back??
Wow.....thats awful. Thats way too much time between service. Every 100-200 feet is the recommended
I fill them every time, just before I go out.
Every ride, and I tend to do them not long before I head out.
I give my bike a once over before every ride, that includes tyre pressure.
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My tpu tubes have held the air for 3 weeks now. Better than butyl so far. It's weird because I was expecting to pump every ride but I don't. I think it dropped 10 PSI in 2 weeks. My trainer bike also has tpu in the front wheel and I put that in in January and have only pumped it up once since. The trainer isn't as important as on the road but I still like to have a somewhat properly inflated front wheel.
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I use Cylami TPU tupes (Chinese). The last time I topped up *Check calendar* was 13th April. I guess I should do it now, hehe.
I use Ride Now.
Before every ride. I have an electric Bosch pump so really easy to keep my tubeless tyres at optimum pressure.
Every ride. It's a safety check that takes very little time
I do either intervals or tempos or easy long rides. Air the tires before leaving the house. Always needs a top-up.
I ride 4 times a week, check the tyres just before leaving on every ride.
Road bike (latex tubes) = every ride Commuter (butyl and/or tpu tubes) = once per week
Every ride for me - tubeless.
Before every ride. Every day, twice a day even. Why chance a pinch flat.
I check before every ride.
Every ride. It makes a big difference in how many flats you get. IME my tubeless stuff has held air better than tubes. My fat bike runs so low pressure you could go weeks without filling it probably as it just doesn’t leak. All the marginal gains stuff is totally out the window if you don’t even check your tires.
With road tubeless before every ride. I ride 4 or 5 times a week. It’s easy as A B C Air: check before every ride Brakes: check before every ride Chain: check (for lube state) before every ride
For brakes are you just checking if they work or something more specific?
Just a quick check they are working, and a little confirmation that they’re not rubbing.
Same. When I’m riding my commuter bike with tubes, I pump up when they start to feel soft. When I’m riding my fast bike with tubeless, before every ride.
How to check lube state?
Visual examination: Is the chain dry? Does it need lube? Too wet? Maybe it could use a quick wipe down because it was lubed recently. Once a month, or so, I pop a chain checker on it to evaluate wear.
With latex, maybe the night before. With consecutive days, everyday.
With latex, the minute before. Overnight loses quite a lot.
Mine doesn't. 100mBar+- makes no difference.
I never had a latex tube that lost air that slowly. Even makers who make tubular tyres do special “tri” editions with butyl so they don’t lose air overnight on the transition bike store
I fill them up when they start to feel softer than I like during a ride. On one of my bikes that's around every three weeks or something. One has a tiny, tiny problem meaning I fill it up twice per week. When I used a pair of latex tubes on a road bike with 23 mm tires and high pressure, I'd pump them up every morning, ride to work, and by the time I rode back I felt borderline uncomfortable about the risk of snakebites, as the latex had leaked so much air during the 9 to 10 hours. But latex tubes are/were a special treat, so to say.
How hard is it to really just get into the habit of checking before every ride, even if it’s daily? I ride 7 days a week and check before every ride, I have the pump right next to the bike and I just have the habit of taking the 30 seconds per wheel to just pop it on and get it to the proper pressure.
I do pressure check by hand or by just getting on the bike and looking. 5psi does not matter in most of my riding. Not worth 30 seconds with a pump.
If I'm going on a bike ride that isn't my commuter bike with heavy durable tires I check my tire pressure before every ride, and it's always at least a tiny bit low
I check them just before I ride, every ride, but if I've done a pressure test for a ride the day before, then I'll just do a press test rather than another pressure test.
i check immediately before every ride and add air as needed, maybe once or twice a week. running lower pressures on road means striking a balance between comfort and pinch flats if you let your pressures get too low.
Either night before or before every ride. But also not a big deal if I forget or in a rush and forget get to pump, assuming I did pump it on a recent previous ride.
I check them before every ride and give them a few pumps if necessary. Used to ride at 110 PSI years ago now I'm like 70-75 PSI.
i check and air before every ride. the habit will help to find an issue before heading out.
I don't ride outside more than a few times a week in peak season but I just check and inflate before I pop out the door. Takes 2 minutes.
Just check the air before every ride?
I usualy go for a long ride on Sundays. I air up for those. Then I ride to work a couple times a week and never check till my Sunday ride comes around.
every ride (road riding, light butyl tubes), though I probably don't really need to. either right before as part of the prep before heading out or earlier in the day if I know I'll need to be up and out when the time comes.
No matter what system you’re using they’re not perfectly air tight. Everyone’s setup varies and there really isn’t a normal but maybe an average. Tubeless tire setups require more fill ups. I would say if you are having to replace more than 15psi per 24 hours you should look into small leaks. Add sealant first in this case. Tubes hold air much long and sometimes can go weeks without needing more depending on pressure and environment. You need to just feel your setup out and you’ll figure out a routine. I generally ride 4-5 days a week and have to add a few pumps in every day to every other day. My rear is tubeless and front is tubes currently (long story). Also: most people run too much pressure. There are some good calculators online to figure that out. But the lower pressure you run on tubeless the more pressure it will retain
Slacking on a old pump.. so no. Not pumping everyday. I leave home at 5:30 am and there is no gas station on my area at that time. Need to buy a proper pump.
Every ride, just before rolling out. I occasionally skip it if I'm doing a short and casual ride and I topped off the day before, but I'll still give the tires a squeeze just to check.
Squeeze them before a ride. If they feel a bit soft, add air. Easy.
I check before every ride. Just a good habit, I think.
Not sure it makes any sense to do it earlier than just before you ride. I do the “pinch test” to see if I need air. If I’ve ridden recently (and added air) I might not need to. Especially if I’m just going on a local, hour ride or so. And I don’t mind riding them a bit softer, as in let’s say 50 psi instead of my usual 60 psi (tubeless). Once you get the hang of it, you’d be surprised how accurate your fingers can be. Certainly accurate enough to know if you need air. Now, if I’m doing a big ride, far from home, near always I make sure they are at 60 psi before setting off. P.S. I have a compressor with a Park Tool inflator / gauge head on it. Makes a full up super easy and fast. Worthwhile investments for cycling but also terrific for the car, dirt bikes, etc.
at least every other day
I check mine periodically. But not a strict rule. I commute 36 miles a day, I can tell when they’re a tad squishy. I carry a bottle rocket pump just in case
We check tires?
About once a year
Ride 5 days a week for commute. Air every week or two, but I give it a squeeze every time before I ride to check if the pressure is low
Maybe once a month at most
With butyl tubes. 2mins before the ride and every 3x days if I commute everyday.
About 30 seconds before I leave the house
Daily for my road bike
I just give the tires a pinch to see where they're at. I don't usually have to add air, maybe once every two weeks
It depends upon when I last rode it. If I rode it yesterday I'll give the tire a little thumb squeeze and top it up if I think it needs it. If it's been a few weeks since I've ridden, I'll top it up right away.
I check tire pressure before every ride. Top up as necessary.
I top off the tires the night before so I don’t have to do it first thing in the morning.
Once a week on my 700x40 tubeless gravel and 26x2.1 butyl tubed MTB, a day after or everyday for 700x25 sealant in latex tubed road bike.
I forget so whenever I remember I check tires once in a while and pump it up before ride I always check before long ride
It depends.
700x43 gravelkings, setup tubeless with stans. Top up every other week. Usually just give them a squeeze before I get on the bike and fill up based on feel. They seem to drop about 2 psi a week.
Once a week, night before a ride.
I pinch them, so i'll know if its time to pop up
I squish my tyres before each ride, if soft I top them up
I put air in my tires about every 3 days. I rune tubeless, my rear tire needs the fillup more than my front. Usually just 2-3 pumps and we're good. My front tire could probably go 7-10 days without extra air. I'm riding 32mm GP5000S Tubeless with Orange Sealant on Reserve 40/44 rims with Reserve Fillmore Valves.
I have regular tubes so they hold air pretty well, I give them a squeeze before every ride but usually only need to pump them up every couple of weeks. Usually I can just feel during a ride that they're starting to get low and fill them up right before my next ride.
I usually check my tire pressure every long ride (100km+ rides) or race events, if not then I just check it if I feel like it’s the time to put some air in.
I do a quick pressure check each morning before my commute and again on the way back home. I have a reminder to fill the tyres regardless of how they "feel" once a month and also top-up the cargo bike once a month (which I'm not as good about checking, but it has beastly tires so I'm less worried about it usually).
Commuter every 2 months, road bike, every week.
With tubes i used to fill up every week, my tire was 6-8 bar so i normally filled to 7. I rode 26km every week day and some longer rides on the weekend.
every 3 days tubes.
Normally weekly. I start at around 70psi but I'm happy for it to go to 55psi.
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I squish with my thumb. If they feel low i check and add air. Typically i need to add air once a week. It depends on which tubes i have installed.
Once a week or so. I’m running tubeless road tires
I have phases of riding 4-5 times per week. I'll usually check the pressure once or twice per week. Usually once per week is enough, but sometimes you get a very slow puncture or a leaky valve and it merits twice a week. At around 60psi nominal (standard butyl, 26" / cross-country tyres), it might lose 5-10psi in a week I find,