Originally Posted by
bicyclelove
Just a comment on your experience with minimum inflation. On my MTB I run my tires at pressures below the minimum recommended for some terrain with no issues. Maybe tires are better now. Back in the day I never went anywhere near the minimum I was always at the upper end. After reading and talking to people about the traction benefit of low pressure I have been running my MTB off road at much lower psi than before. I will say that speed does suffer a bit for traction, but it's worth it for not only traction but a bit less shock to my body too.
+1. Like the OP, I'm not very heavy (~155 lbs). And since the skinniest tire I run is 28mm wide, I am frequently at or
below the recommended minimum pressure in the front tire. It doesn't feel as fast as tires pumped up to the max, but I'm not sure that I actually lose all that much speed, and feel much better when I arrive at the end.
