A couple of questions from a semi-noob

I have a couple of questions.

Ive noticed that some people let the air out of their tires after a ride, why?

Does anyone shave "hidden" areas? Ive noticed on some longer rides the
combination of sweat, hair, and friction is very uncomfortable and sometimes
results in a little bit of cutting in the "sit" area. Im not fond of the idea
of taking a razor to neather regions but im also not fond of the current
situation. Is there any other solution? I wear quality shorts and no undies.

"GABIKE" wrote in message
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I have a couple of questions.

Ive noticed that some people let the air out of their tires after a ride,
why?

Does anyone shave "hidden" areas? Ive noticed on some longer rides the
combination of sweat, hair, and friction is very uncomfortable and
sometimes
results in a little bit of cutting in the "sit" area. Im not fond of the
idea
of taking a razor to neather regions but im also not fond of the current
situation. Is there any other solution? I wear quality shorts and no
undies.

As for where to shave ... you do your thing, I'll do mine. I shave where
there's the potential for road rash. Never had it and never heard of it in
the nether regions. But I guess you never know. At least you'll be ready
if a porn producer comes calling.

As for letting the air out, I think some people believe it takes pressure
off the rims and enhances their longevity. I think that's a myth, but I
can't say for sure. The one good reason for doing it is if you're
transporting the bike on a hot day. Drop a set of bike tires onto a hot
metal bike rack tray or onto a hot bedliner of a pickup truck and the heat
will expand the air in the tires quite rapidly and can make them blow. I've
seen it happen. And when they blow at full pressure like that, they usually
deform the rim pretty badly.

Bob C.

"GABIKE" wrote:

I've noticed that some people let the air out of their tires after a ride,
why?

People used to do that with silk and cotton tubulars, though I doubt there
was any good reason for it. Supposedly it was good for the tire. At $40/tire
some folks would do anything if there was a chance they'd get more life out
of them.

See:
http://draco.acs.uci.edu/rbfaq/FAQ/8b.18.html


Does anyone shave "hidden" areas? Ive noticed on some longer rides the
combination of sweat, hair, and friction is very uncomfortable and
sometimes
results in a little bit of cutting in the "sit" area. Im not fond of the
idea
of taking a razor to neather regions but im also not fond of the current
situation. Is there any other solution? I wear quality shorts and no
undies.

Never heard of anyone doing that.

Art