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11-19-05, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by zonatic

65 lbs. (max)...and there was a lot of loose gravel along the stretch i was riding...hmmmm.
thanks,
zonatic

See my above post. I'm assuming that this was a mountain bike tire. 65 lbs isn't that high although for a wide tire, there is more lateral stress than a road bike tire but I've pumped wide mountain bike tires higher without problems.

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