Originally Posted by
MijnWraak
If you under inflate them, you risk getting more pinch flats when hitting a pothole. I hit a deep hole where one of those 5 inch gas caps go and got one....
Hmm, wouldn't running them at a high pressure increase the chances of popping the tubes when hitting a pot hole? My tires are rated for 90PSI so I was thinking of following jeffpoulin's advice and setting them to 80PSI for a little more resilience. I know that worked well for my mountain bike but thats obviously a different beast.
Originally Posted by
exile
Since it is not your bike I wouldn't put much money into it.
I would probably look into getting something like a rigid MTB if you are dealing with crappy roads. You probably won't be as fast as a road bike, but it would be yours and is built to take abuse.
I think I might get one anyways just to compare. Used bikes are relatively cheap and plentiful around here. I wasn't planning on adding really expensive parts to the bike, I just want it to be safe and other things like Racks and Saddles I planned on taking off the bike when I return them (I may also hold onto the tires) so I don't mind spending a little bit here to experiment.