performance on smooth, slick terrain such as hard-packed clay, and on deep, loose
surfaces such as deep, dry sand.
Tire pressure that is too low for your weight and the riding conditions can cause a
puncture of the tube by allowing the tire to deform sufficiently to pinch the inner
tube between the rim and the riding surface.
CAUTION: Pencil type automotive tire gauges can be inaccurate and
should not be relied upon for consistent, accurate pressure readings.
Instead, use a high quality dial gauge.
Ask your dealer to recommend the best tire pressure for the kind of riding you will
most often do, and have the dealer inflate your tires to that pressure. Then, check
inflation as described in Section 1.C so you’ll know how correctly inflated tires should
look and feel when you don’t have access to a gauge. Some tires may need to be
brought up to pressure every week or two, so it is important to check your tire
pressures before every ride.
Some special high-performance tires have unidirectional treads: their tread pattern is
designed to work better in one direction than in the other. The sidewall marking of a
unidirectional tire will have an arrow showing the correct rotation direction. If your
trike has unidirectional tires, be sure that they are mounted to rotate in the correct
direction.
2. Tire Valves
There are primarily two kinds of Trike tube valves: The Schraeder Valve and the Presta
Valve. The bike pump you use must have the fitting appropriate to the valve stems on
your Trike.
The Schraeder valve (fig. 18a) is like the valve on a car tire. To inflate a
Schraeder valve tube, remove the valve cap and clamp the pump fitting onto
the end of the valve stem. To let air out of a Schraeder valve, depress the pin
in the end of the valve stem with the end of a key or other appropriate
object.
WARNING: We highly recommend that you carry a spare inner tube
when you ride your trike. Patching a tube is an emergency repair.
If you do not apply the patch correctly or apply several patches,
the tube can fail, resulting in possible tube failure, which could
cause you to loose control and fall. Replace a patched tube as
soon as possible.
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