| Re: Aluminum Frame Life Expectancy
In article <vh381urdhsh83f@corp.supernews.com>,
"GRL" <GLitwinski@CHARTERMI.COM> wrote:
> "Tom Sherman" <tsherman@qconline.com> wrote in message
> news:3F0658BE.EA3701EC@qconline.com...
> >
> > Seamus wrote:
> > > ...
> > > I wonder how much advantage would be gained by filling my tyres
> > > with Helium?
> > >
> > > Or, living life on the edge, filling them with Hydrogen....
> >
> > Hydrogen molecules are very small, so pressure loss would occur rapidly
> > requiring frequent reinflation of the tires.
>
> That happens even with air. Lose about 10 lb. a week from my tires. Would be
> even faster with hydrogen.
Would be even faster with helium. Hydrogen molecules, H2, take up
slightly more space than helium, which is inert and is only a single
atom.
Van
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