Thread: How high can I safely go on tire pressure? 26x1.5 tires
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Old 07-26-12 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by PatrickGSR94
That chart says I should run 40 psi in my front tire and 58 psi in my rear tire based on total weight of me and bike of about 100 KG and 40/60 weight distro. Interesting.

Thanks for the article. I'll probably verify my bike's weight distro with my bathroom scale sometime soon.
Glad to help. When using the chart, don't forget that it's based on actual tire width which can be very different than the nominal width written on the side, So you might want to measure your inflated tires. Then you can adjust up or down a bit based on pavement.
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