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Old 08-02-2006, 07:05 PM
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Default Who has nitrogen filled tires? See any of these listed benefits?

<ul><li><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060731/ap_on_bi_ge/nitrogen_tires_1">http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060731/ap_on_bi_ge/nitrogen_tires_1</a</li></ul>
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I started using it in my race tires, then my bicycle (road) because it had larger molecules so the tire don't bleed down as fast, and now I have it in all my tires, because when I started getting it in a H-bottle to run air tools, It just easyer to use then starting up the compreser.
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mine are filled with a special mix of about 78% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen and about 1% other stuff. ;-)
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.bridgestonetrucktires.com/publications/03v8iss3/ra8.asp">http://www.bridgestonetrucktires.com/publications/03v8iss3/ra8.asp</a</li></ul>
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My motorcycles have it
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I am thinking of going Helium.... that should lower the curb weight some.
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Default That's a very nice article.

And it 'splains why N2 is mostly a waste of money when your tires only last 20k miles...
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Default I'm thinking of flying a dirigible to work too, solving most of the problems except how to keep it

tied down while I work and not exploding Sorry, no sleep, couldn't help it....
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he he he...Why that's just the typical air mixture little timmy... oh thanks dr science!
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"Remember he's not a real Dr."...hehehe


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