philsknees wrote:I see that the empties are recyclable alongside tin cans & the like - it's a shame the little darlings admirable concerns about climate change don't spread to responsible disposal of the nitrous cartridges they're dumping everywhere. I can foresee a cyclist being unseated by a handful of empty cartridges in the near future. (Whoops, slipped into Meldrew mode there. Apologies!)
It's no wonder that the Extinction Rebellion demonstrators have to sit down in the road. They must be unsteady on their feet after all that NO2.
It's the same the whole world over
It's the poor what gets the blame
It's the rich what gets the pleasure
Isn't it a blooming shame?
interesting and not very accurate. The main gist of it is correct but the diffusion rate of CO2 through rubber is definitely not 'minutely different' from that of air or N2; it is considerably higher.
I use a workshop pump at home, but have found that I can pump the tyres up to a decent hardness with the pump that comes with the bike, more than enough to get around on without the tyres dragging.
Brompton, Condor Heritage, creaky joints and thinning white (formerly grey) hair ""You know you're getting old when it's easier to ride a bike than to get on and off it" - quote from observant jogger !
On the topic of diffusion of CO2 or air in inner-tube rubber, Josh Poertner has alleged (e.g. in this podcast from 48'15") that Vittoria has added graphene to its latest latex tubes with the result of lower leakage rates.
interesting and not very accurate. The main gist of it is correct but the diffusion rate of CO2 through rubber is definitely not 'minutely different' from that of air or N2; it is considerably higher.
GranvilleThomas wrote:Well according to Wikipedia, by volume, dry air contains 78.09% nitrogen, so surely this car tyre filled with nitrogen business is all a scam?
Or maybe I am missing something?
Would not be the first time
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Samuel D wrote:What is the composition of the gas in a bicycle inner tube after it has leaked down, been pumped up, leaked, pumped, etc., for many cycles?
CO2 diffuses over time, so that's why after a visit from the P fairy and I fit a new tube inflated with CO2, I have to re-inflate with a proper pump after getting home.
Now, this begs the question posed. If you inflate with bog standard air from your hand pump and the CO2 contained within it diffuses, the air left must be CO2-less. Pump up again to top it up, and the CO2 diffuses again but this time there's less of it.
There isn’t much CO2 in air to begin with, though. What about leakage rates of oxygen versus nitrogen, taking into account partial pressures? That would tell us more about what ends up in the tyre after a while.
I ask because I suppose the leakage rate must diminish over time. Is this effect significant?
Mick F wrote:CO2 diffuses over time, so that's why after a visit from the P fairy and I fit a new tube inflated with CO2, I have to re-inflate with a proper pump after getting home.
Now, this begs the question posed. If you inflate with bog standard air from your hand pump and the CO2 contained within it diffuses, the air left must be CO2-less. Pump up again to top it up, and the CO2 diffuses again but this time there's less of it.
As has been said already there isn't much CO2 in the air around us. According to here CO2 makes up just 0.04% of the atmosphere.
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