Thread: How low can I go on tire pressure on my tires?
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Old 12-05-13, 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Don in Austin
If you ride on good roads there is no purpose served by very low tire pressure.
I'm in New York. Decent pavement is rare, and good roads non-existant. On some descents the rearward G-forces generated by hard tires are high enough to eject downtube mounted water bottles.
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