Originally Posted by
Alan@TreeFort
Yes and no... high pressure makes the tires more likely to get punctures. However a "pinch" flat is caused by having too low of a pressure so that the tire hits a bump with such force that air in the tube more or less completely decompresses in that area, causing the tube to "pinch" and flat. Pinch flats usually look like a snike bite, with two small holes in the tube.
Running a max 90 PSI rated tires with 80 PSI is fine, and actually a good idea. PSI recommendations are generally a range, not a specific number. But running a max 90 tire at 50 will almost definitely give a pinch flat sooner or later.
Right, that was my understanding.
Those Strata K tires (
Link are pretty inexpensive ($13 per tire) so I might consider those "rent" in exchange for having used the bike, or since I'm probably going to get my next bike through a co-op I just found in the area, I may end up with a similar bike if I choose to stay on a road bike and I'll just swap the tires.
It is sad that that's normal... Other parts of LA that I frequent are much better but I guess by the time the roads here get fixed those good roads will look like that too.
Alrighty, I think I'm set. Thanks again for all the help. I'll be sure to lurk some more
.