Thread: Tires
View Single Post
Old 11-13-15 | 09:04 AM
  #5  
Jim Kukula's Avatar
Jim Kukula
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 589
Likes: 1
From: Utah

Bikes: Thorn Nomad Mk2, 1996 Trek 520, Workcycles Transport, Brompton

Originally Posted by mtnbud
2.0 width. I run them at 80-90 psi
That is mighty high pressure for that width! There is risk of wrecking the rims - depending on the width of the rim! My rims have inner well width of 19mm. That's too narrow for such high pressure on a wide tire. Wide tires have a lot more surface tension at a given psi. Then on a narrow rim that tension becomes a force spreading the rim apart.

But hey, if it works for you!
Jim Kukula is offline  
Reply