<!--quoteo(post=879:date=Sun 26th Mar 2006, 04:31 PM:name=ROB1)-->QUOTE(ROB1 @ Sun 26th Mar 2006, 04:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->am i thinking right but isnt the natural air pressure we all live in is 8psi.so how can u put say 12psi into a fork leg?you already hav 8 so how can 4psi be accurately put in.i had a few honda vt500s wi air forks & i just ran them with no air in,just let it out every now & then.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Ambient air pressure is around 14.7 psi = 1 bar (you'll want to know this if you're touring the continent) so 30 psi = approx 2 bar.
Incidentally, a pressure gauge reads (strangely) gauge pressure, which is the pressure above ambient. so, if I'm right, as your altitude increases the pressure reading of your tyres will increase, has anyone noticed this?
Ambient air pressure is around 14.7 psi = 1 bar (you'll want to know this if you're touring the continent) so 30 psi = approx 2 bar.
Incidentally, a pressure gauge reads (strangely) gauge pressure, which is the pressure above ambient. so, if I'm right, as your altitude increases the pressure reading of your tyres will increase, has anyone noticed this?