Co2 Tire inflaters

[SLO]

Co2 is five times easier to compress than ordinary air. What happens when you hit a bump? Like not having an inflated tire? Maybe to seat the bead of the tire on the rim is the only reason I can say it should be used,then promptly removed.

 

[SneakyDingo]

It's exactly the same feeling. It would take a long time to explain why but the short version of it all is that it doesn't matter. Even on extremely supple MTB tires where a pressure variation of 1-2 psi matters immensely I can barely tell the difference if the tire is inflated with CO2 or with regular air. Long term I can, but only because they deflate at different rates. While riding there's no difference. There are some non-CT125 reasons to think twice when using CO2, but that isn't specific to CO2[1]. CO2 is perfectly fine.

[1] If you're running a slime tubeless setup, CO2's rapid temperature change can cause the sealant to coagulate. However that is a gas pressure law and slime sealant thing, and would happen no matter what gas you were using. Additionally, as you hold the CO2 inflator, it will change temperature for the same reason, so you should wear gloves to avoid frost burns. Again, a gas pressure law thing, not a CO2 thing.

 

[ShieldArc]

I put nitrogen in all my tires...

 

[AZ7000']

I put nitrogen in all my tires...

And I told the car dealer to take the $450 of nitrogen out!

 

[ShieldArc]

And I told the car dealer to take the $450 of nitrogen out!

I get it free.
When a dealer puts nitrogen in your tire it costs them about 10 cents a tire.

 

[Kev250R]

I put nitrogen in all my tires...

I'm about to do this. The tires on my Travel Trailer were filled with Nitrogen five years ago when I had them mounted. That trailer hasn't left my yard in two years but the tires haven't lost more then 15 PSI. That made a believer out of me!

 

[dmonkey]

You can "seat the bead" with a hand pump on the CT125, so that part's a non-issue.

 

[Shoot870p]

I guess I’ll stay with the nitrogen blend. Save a couple dollars.