Old 07-26-12 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by PatrickGSR94
higher for less rolling resistance.

As with most things I'm sure the max PSI probably has some amount of "safety" factor in there. A manufacturer would never put the absolute maximum failing pressure on a tire.
Which is probably somewhere around double the number printed on the side of the tire...for legal reasons.
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