How often do you guys with laced wheels have to top them off? Got my bike in May and pulled it out of the garage to start it up (no riding this week - hurt my back last weekend) and noticed when I was doing the pre-ride the front tire flattened ever so slightly when I sat on the bike. It didn't do that at all over the past two months since I bought it.
I know it's common with laced wheels, but how often should I expect to have to fill it?

 

I check mine weekly and rarely need to add air.

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When I had a bike with spokes I checked it like once/twice a year and lost 1-2# the whole year. This bike looses a couple pounds a month

 

My bike sits for a week at a time while I'm at work and is rarely more than a couple of pounds from 32psi. When it's time to ride, tire pressure ares part of my pre ride checklist. Depending on changes in ambient temp I either add a couple of pounds or bleed a bit out.

 

My laced front loosed 2-3lbs a month...I check every couple of weeks and add if needed. I like to run around 38-40psi....

 

not unusual for any tire to lose 2-3 lbs of air a month.. Its not the spokes that cause it..

I check my tire pressure about every month...

 

A few weeks ago local low temps were only in the upper 60s and warmed up quick. There were three days this week temps dipped into the lower 40s and 39 one morning. If you pump them up "cold" on mid 80s afternoon and go for a ride a few days later starting out at 40, you will ne down more than a few pounds.

Thats why you need to check before each ride. Add or remove a few pounds depending on the current temps for your cold tire psi.

 

A few weeks ago local low temps were only in the upper 60s and warmed up quick. There were three days this week temps dipped into the lower 40s and 39 one morning. If you pump them up "cold" on mid 80s afternoon and go for a ride a few days later starting out at 40, you will ne down more than a few pounds.

Thats why you need to check before each ride. Add or remove a few pounds depending on the current temps for your cold tire psi.