This customer thinks they now have the ultimate tire. Petroleum based products decompose organic substances like rubbers or latex material so I am not sure how long it would take for the propane to begin showing signs of decomposing the inner tire wall. Here is the link to the material safety data sheet for propane by Air Liquide.
Propane may not be a lubricant per se, but it is definitely a hydrocarbon. Special rubber compounds can be made to be compatible with hydrocarbons, but it does not strike me as a specification a tire manufacturer would have chosen when they selected the tire materials. We have a division that makes compressed natural gas transports and they ran into a major problem a while back using a rubberized hose with natural gas, which typically has about percent propane.
The hose began disintegrating after a few months of use under pressure. Dear Lennard, Regarding your VeloNews. If not the same stuff, Stayfill has to be a similar refrigerant gas mix — there are a very limited number of ambient temperature gases with large molecules. My daughters were young at the time, we had horses at home, and horse-loving girls also love red cowboy boots, so I grabbed a few of the balloons to bring back to them.
Being seated in the back of the plane and concerned about storage space back there being filled by the time I reached my seat, I stuck the balloons in various overhead bins as I walked down the aisle.
I shrunk down in my seat behind a copy of VeloNews as passengers looked around with wide eyes. Nobody figured it out, and I cringed the whole flight in fear of the others going off, which they did not. As I exited the plane with two whole balloons and one limp one, the flight attendants, as usual, thanked me for flying with them. Figuring that it must have been a defective balloon, I boarded the plane to Denver with the two intact balloons. What was I thinking? Though if riding with a backpack those Lezyne mini pumps seem pretty good for their size.
Also quite like the mini track pump ones that are compact enough for a bag. May have to resort to a water bottle though! Pocket sized tools and inflator. Forgo the spare tube? Check if you are allowed CO2 in hand luggage, have a sneaking suspicion it used to be banned. Hold luggage only. This topic has 21 replies, 13 voices, and was last updated 5 years ago by JEngledow. My brother blessed me with so much, but 3 things stand out: […].
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Really, why risk it? Helmet : Helmets are notorious for cracking under pressure to keep your head from doing the same , and the worst spot for a helmet in-flight is in your bike bag. Make sure you stick this piece of gear in your carry-on. Check out these tips for traveling with your helmet. One big tip: Put pedals somewhere easy to access in your bag, as they often present a confusing image on the X-ray screen. Bikes and Gear.
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