Originally Posted by genericbikedude
^^^yeah, but why recommed $100 tires that go to 140 if you have hookless rims that cant take more than 80. If the same guy said 27" is an old english size, it sounds like a case of over-eager and newbie-wet-behind-the-ears bike-geekery to me.
Well actually, I have 27" tires with both hi and low max pressure recommendations,the hi being for hooked rims, and stated on the sidewall. Now lets assume the shop noted the hookless rims,and that was the reson for the lower inflation pressure. Maybe they should have warned the guy,but how do they know or not know what he knows about his equipemnt? Maybe his first go round of popping tubes was because the tires blew off due to overinflation? Sometimes ya gotta leran the hard way if you don't know about some of this stuff.