low profile tires

Could of questions here. Wondering if anybody with tire knowledge can
help me out.

First is the volume of air in a low profile tire less than the volume
of air in a regular tire ? Is the pressure typically higher or lower ?
If you get a puncture will the tire go flat faster than a regular tire
all else being the same ? Also are low profile tires considered racing
tires ? What is considered a "racing tire".

Reason I'm asking the above a tire protection program I bought from my
dealer will not pay a claim for a flat saying that if I had not drove
on the flat the tire could have been repaired. The thing is I only
drove on the flat for a short period. Just to slow down and go to the
side of the road. But the tire went flat very fast - wondering if this
could have had anything to do with low profile.

If anybody has any articles on low profile tires that say anything
about flats and pressure etc. please, please follow up. Would be
greatly appreciated !

Thanks

asdf wrote:

> Could of questions here. Wondering if anybody with tire knowledge can
> help me out.
>
> First is the volume of air in a low profile tire less than the volume
> of air in a regular tire ? Is the pressure typically higher or lower ?
> If you get a puncture will the tire go flat faster than a regular tire
> all else being the same ? Also are low profile tires considered racing
> tires ? What is considered a "racing tire".
>
> Reason I'm asking the above a tire protection program I bought from my
> dealer will not pay a claim for a flat saying that if I had not drove
> on the flat the tire could have been repaired. The thing is I only
> drove on the flat for a short period. Just to slow down and go to the
> side of the road. But the tire went flat very fast - wondering if this
> could have had anything to do with low profile.
>
> If anybody has any articles on low profile tires that say anything
> about flats and pressure etc. please, please follow up. Would be
> greatly appreciated !

In your case frankly the tyre pressure etc would have had so significant
effect. You can get a slow puncture or a fast one in any tyre. If you're
driving you'll either notice an noise or the handling will go weird. By
then the damage is likely already done.

It's a typical ploy by insurance companies to weasel out.

Ask them how you're expected to know to stop before the tyre gets
punctured.

The profile is totally irrelevant.

Graham