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I don't think so - I've ridden over 1/4 mile stretches of freshly poured asphalt with no apparent damage to my tires.
The asphalt is around 300 degrees F when it leaves the plant, but it will have cooled to 200 degrees or less by the time it's open to traffic (water will stand on the surface without boiling, so it's definitely below 212F)
Further, unless ...
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There are multiple ways to talk about wheel/tire sizing. "700c" is an old standard that's actually the exact same size as "622" or "29er".
622x14 is the ISO standard way to refer to the rim's bead seat diameter.
700x33 is "622x33" in ISO standard sizing. 622 means it will fit a 622 rim. 33 means that on some standard rim, the width of the inflated tire is ...
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From what I can gather, you should do a few things when storing tubless tires:
Pump them up to riding pressure before storing.
Check the tire pressure every couple weeks and keep them pumped up so the bead stays sealed.
Spin the tires regularly to keep the sealant mobile.
If the tire looses it's seal while being stored or the sealant dries out then you ...
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@Daniel has said it many times in this QA - The problem is the tire, not the tube. You need to remove any discussion of tube from this problem.
Either tire is coming off the rim, or it has a hole in it big enough for the tube to balloon out. The most likely scenario is, as said by @Daniel, The tire bead is coming off the rim.
This can happen if the tire ...
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Sheldon has a chart that shows what width of tire fits on what rim based on the width of the rim. He also notes that people often exceed the recommended widths with no adverse effects. He also notes the possible problems with straying too far outside the recommended widths.
It's also worth noting that tire width measurements aren't well standardized. Much ...
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If flat takes you out of the race, then there is no big reason not to do this. As noted, the biggest reason not to is having to carry more flat protection.
You might even decide to purposefully choose different tires - a bit heavier in the rear for a bit of puncture protection, something that adapts to wet a bit better in the front for steering when it ...
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If you look at the top of the report you will see "Power per Wheel at 25 mph with 100 lb load". The Watts per wheel is how much power they needed to apply to get the 25mph.
The reality for cross is that you should be selecting them for very different reasons (how they grip, roll, etc).
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I don't think the heat will damage your tires much but there is another problem that I experienced a few times. On hot patches of asphalt (either newly placed, or just on a hot day in full sunlight) your wheels can pick up a bit of sticky asphalt. This asphalt patch in turn picks up small pieces of debris from the road and that is where the trouble starts.
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