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Old 09-26-13 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by sreten
Hi,

Its not irrelevant. Some tyres just have silly numbers on them
and only the gullible assume those numbers are always correct.

It doesn't change the fact 100psi max is a silly number for a 38mm
tyre, but 75psi as a minimum is an even sillier number for 38mm.

rgds, sreten.
You'd be horrified then to learn that Specialized rates even their 700x47mm Infinity tires up to 100psi: http://www.specialized.com/us/en/ftb...tires/infinity
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