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Originally Posted by Riding On Eggshells
I've never had to let the air out of my tyres before so all advice is super helpful for me.
Perhaps we should do the trip without panniers and then go back at a later date if we're happy with how it went
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Hello
Do it first without panniers, deep sand is fun but also a eye opener, might even shatter dreams of crossing the simpson desert.
Reducing the air is the key, I had to go down to 0.5 bar on my bike.
Then there is the danger that the tire moves on the rim and damages the valve.
I had this both times that I did it on Stockton Beach, but never before.
Problem was that the valve didn't tore on the beach but later after I refilled the tire and drove many miles on tarmac.
The first time it happend later that day in Newcastle, flat tire, no tools with me, so I drove a couple Km back to the campground. This damaged the tube quite a bit so I didn't saw the connection to the fun in the sand.
So I changes the tube on the campground and went back the next day again to play in the sand.
Again no problem, I drove till Frasier Island and there I reduced the pressure again and had immediatly a flat tire.
The valve was torn.
Gave me a bit of a headache when I realised that I drove 1000km with a damaged valve that could have failed all the time.
Me having fun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP6WDp7GFok
sushi