Thread: Tire pressure for heavier riders
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Old 10-19-13 | 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted by lurch0038
Great info! After reading this info and searching the net I think I should increase my tire width to 40mm tires. I think the Schwalbe marathon dureme tires are the way to go just dont want a tread pattern that is too aggressive for 80% road and 20% light off road (compressed dirt road).
In July 2012, I did about 500 miles around Glacier National Park on 40mm wide Schwalbe Marathon (with Greenguard) tires, not the Duremes. Listed as 26X1.5. They worked great.

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