Originally Posted by perbert
Yeah, 45 psi *was* low. But the recent purchase of a floor pump with a gauge has opened my eyes to the errors of my ways. Before that I was using an extremely inadequate mini pump. Don't ask why, it just happened that way.
We've all done things that, in hindsight, were really stupid. The real difference between newbies and experienced riders is that the experienced riders have had the opportunity to do a lot more stupid things (and, hopefully, learn from them).