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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

(0:00) Welcome!
(1:08) How temperature changes tire pressure
(32:34) How to get past post-race blues
(44:19) How to regain motivation
(55:25) How to have snappy acceleration
(1:06:57) Tips on becoming a pro cyclist

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Abandoned to manage the post-Olympic blues: Olympians reflect on their experiences and the need for a change, Bradshaw, et al., 2022: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.1080/2159676X.2021.1993974?needAccess=true&role=button

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On tire pressure vs. temperature and altitude… As far as altitude goes it causes a fixed shift regardless of internal pressure, and it is small. For example in Reno atmospheric pressure is about 12.5 psi, and at sea level its 14.7, so if you ride from sea level to Reno (4400’), the pressure on the outside of the tire decreases by ~2.2 psi, so effectively you have 2.2 psi more pressure across the tire wall regardless of starting pressure.

Temperature is slightly more complicated and will result in a different absolute change in pressure depending on the starting pressure… i.e. a road bike at 60 psi will have more absolute change than a MTB tire at 20 psi, but the equation for it is P1/T1 = P2/T2… remember temperatures must be in Kelvin (or Rankine if you’re weird), and pressure is absolute pressure, not gage, so you have to add atmosphere pressure to whatever your gage reads (at sea level 20psi becomes 20 + 14.7 = 34.7 psi).