Joined: Apr 2011
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From: Minnesota/Arizona and between
Bikes: Bike Friday All-Day (ebike), Terry Classic, Serotta FIerte, Trek Cali carbon hardtail, 1969 Schwinn Collegiate, Kona Explosif hardtail, Catrike VIllager
OK, I will try a 40 or 50 cheap stem and see how it feels.
On the tire pressure issue, the calculator assumes a 700 tire. Assuming the real issue is width, the minimum pressures for me for the 23mm tires is far below the minimum pressure printed on the tires on my Madone, which is 87 pounds. I do run them at between 85 and 90 pounds. The minimum pressures according to the calculator for 28mm tires would be even less. I am talking thirty some pounds for the front and 50 some for the rear, which seems way too low. So, I don't know how low I can go when there is no stated minimum. Would 75 pounds be reasonable? It is still quite a bit more than the calculators show.