Originally Posted by
NOS88
I'm re-thinking this. Maybe I'll buy two sets of 23mm tires and tubes. Take the first set and pump them up until they blow, then just back off 5 lbs. of pressure with the other set. If I did this I'm guessing a few things will happen: I'll never have flats; all my dental work will need to be revisited; I'll ride faster than I've ever ridden before; I'll find out if titanium really does take the road buzz down a notch; and I'll annoy the daylights out of those that ride wide tires with less than 80% of the recommended inflation.
You'll need a good pump to get up to burst pressure on "Good" Road tyres.
Some of us can take the "Discomfort" of high pressures and not even notice it- I do not like the "Soggy" feel that low pressures give me. But out of interest- 700x20 tub tyres as used on TT and track racing- And on stiff wheels with NO Give and a frame that is rock solid. How do people get on with those? The 4 that came past me last week uphill on a 5% slope did not look uncomfortable but I dare say that they were not running the 200psi that some track and TT riders use.