Overwhelming desire to give them a squeeze

[G3CWI]

I can't get on my bike without giving the tyres a squeeze. Am I alone in this? I have never had this desire with cars. Do I need professional help?

 

[midlife]

I flick the frame tubes with a fingernail to see what sound it makes..... tyre squeezing is pretty normal

Bitd we also flicked the tubs lol
Shaun

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I do the same, I even randomly squeeze the tyres of my other bikes, the ones I'm not going to ride post squeeze!

 

[Hacienda71]

I am a tapper to check the sound. If I think it sounds flat I will give it a squeeze.

 

[Drago]

And there was me thinking the thread title was referring to Carol Vorderman.

 

[welsh dragon]

It definitely sounds like a euphemism. I must confess however, that I always give the tyres a squeeze before I set out. Que @Fnaar

 

[CanucksTraveller]

[Alan Partridge mode on]: Car tyres aren't anywhere near as porous as cycle inner tubes of course, check them at pre-MoT time and they're often the same as that same time last year. [/Partridge mode off]

As for squeezing: I squeezed my hybrid tyres the other day and they seemed absolutely fine, but connecting them up to the track pump told me I had 50 PSI in a tyre that should be nearer 100psi. Either I'm not a good squeezer, or squeezing is no judge of correct pressure. Could be both I suppose. Either way, I trust my pressure gauge more than I trust my sausage fingers.

 

[marinyork]

I always squeeze 3 times.

 

[Lonestar]

I can't get on my bike without giving the tyres a squeeze. Am I alone in this? I have never had this desire with cars. Do I need professional help?

Thank god it was only your tyres.

 

[Accy cyclist]

And there was me thinking the thread title was referring to Carol Vorderman.

I'm going to have to point you in the direction of some vids i've found on the internet.

 

[sight-pin]

Talking of squeezing...thought I'd add this cool oldie

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49H0IfoILwQ

 

[tyred]

Can't say I do unless it's a bike I haven't ridden in a while and they'll probably need topped up anyway.

Otherwise you'll know soon enough if it's flat!

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I always squeeze 3 times.

Surely that's over-processing, you've wasted 2 squeezes where 1 would suffice.

So, 2 extra squeezes, 2 tyres (assuming you're not on a unicycle) 4 squeezes per ride extra. Let's say you ride 5 days a week and have done so for 10 years, that's 10400 superfluous squeezes each taking 1/2 second which equates to 1 hour, 26 minutes and 40 seconds of your life you've wasted unnecessarily squeezing bicycle tyres.

 

[Globalti]

I never squeeze, since we use latex inners we have to pump our tyres every time we go out.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

I have to call at a residential home in the course of work. For a time there were two MTBs propped in the hallway and I used to find myself automatically giving the tyres a squeeze as I walked past.

And tutting because they were always too soft