We have nitrogen! Mwahahahaha.
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We use it for suspension as it doesn't get affected by heat or elevation and in tires it does not mess with sealant so no more Stanimals.
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Wow! That is a good service! Hhmm should I try to get some for the fork 
But it is great! Really good shop you work at! Must be pleasure to have all those tools to slap the dingy!!
But it is great! Really good shop you work at! Must be pleasure to have all those tools to slap the dingy!!
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Well I agree ,but comparison was for the price of the tank , the frequent refill and blah blah contrary to an air compressor ..... Don't get me wrong , I know it from my profession , just said that is somewhat quite messy and expensive , but better for sure
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At least here, you don't buy the tank, just the gas (IIRC, from last time I was at college workshop) yet you have to have the gauges and everything.
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That shit will just bleed out of tires bro... Legit difference in hard riding on a shock though.
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Yeah, nitrogen molecules are smaller than oxygen... so it bleeds out faster. That's actually most of what bleeds out when you pump up your tires, the air we breath is 78% nitrogen.
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Was about to point that, they are smaller molecules and a 78% of the air is nitrogen.
I guess they inflate the big mining rigs with it just because of thermal properties, and not the time it will stay inflated.
Just to clarify (I was not brilliant in chemistry but still love it) nitrogen is smaller, it affects pressure less because when heated it being smaller molecules can get more compressed?
Just thinking about that it don't make sense, as 1 psi is 1psi, and doesn't matter what is the gas.
Well if you have or someone the time to explain why it works would be great
I guess they inflate the big mining rigs with it just because of thermal properties, and not the time it will stay inflated.
Just to clarify (I was not brilliant in chemistry but still love it) nitrogen is smaller, it affects pressure less because when heated it being smaller molecules can get more compressed?
Just thinking about that it don't make sense, as 1 psi is 1psi, and doesn't matter what is the gas.
Well if you have or someone the time to explain why it works would be great
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my truck tires are filled with nitrogen considering bike tires too. less o2 and h2 to turn to h20 and also maintains pressure better and less suseptable to temprature changes. it's also less likely to bleed out than oxygen.
see link: one of a million of them. www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a3894/4302788
see link: one of a million of them. www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a3894/4302788
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The broad strokes of it are... Heat ads energy, energy increases the space between molecules, more space between molecules means the volume of gas rises, rising volume in a contained space results in higher pressure.
Nitrogen is less reactive to variations so pressure stays more consistent.
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Totally forgot about heat capacity, thanks for the heads up, just dealt with that topic last semester!
Then it makes sense!
Was Nitrogen what some scuba get high?
Then it makes sense!
Was Nitrogen what some scuba get high?
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While it makes a great difference in forks and shocks. I wouldn't use it in a fork or air shock just due to the fact trail adjustments are a tad hard if you had to carry around a nitrogen bottle. When I rebuilt Motorcycle suspensions we used nitrogen in all the rear shocks on the motos.
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Yeah, a few times. I need to do my bikes but we are guinea pigging the boss's rigs first and have done a few for customers. So far so good!
By the way, for what you use it? I know bikes, but never seen something this fancy