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Old 10-17-11 | 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
when i finally wear-out the sport contacts that came with my hybrid, i'll likely drop down to something in a 32 that can take 100+psi.
You may have trouble finding such an animal. On our higher end 700x32 tires we have a recommended max pressure of 95psi. I looked at some of the other brands, and the tires that I looked at had a max pressure of 85-90 psi. That's not to say that you couldn't experiment a little, but do so carefully. Sheldon Brown writes on this particular topic here:

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tires.html#pressure
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