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Old 01-02-15 | 07:42 PM
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Papa Tom
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Originally Posted by davidad
I would start with 20 on the front and 25 on the back.
Really???? I wasn't going to say anything, but I took the bike out today (couldn't resist and needed to settle this) and I tried a wide range of psi's between 30 and 50. At 30, the tires felt like jelly and I could hear the rubber squishing around below me. At 40, they rode almost as hard as they did at 50. At 35psi, they were almost there, but at 38, with no load on the rack, they were just right.

Overall, I am still a bit disappointed in these. I thought the ride would be a whole lot better with fats, but cornering and potholes feel about the same to me as they did with my much narrower and faster Nimbus slicks. If they LOOKED a little cooler (say, as cool as Maxxis Hookworms do) I would be OK with having plunked down $95 bucks for them, but they look kind of dopey and low-quality, to be honest.

Anyway, it's done and this chapter is closed. It has been a pleasure interacting with all of you as we trudged and toiled our way through solving this mundane problem. Thanks again.
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