Originally Posted by
gsa103
I just got a Toughroad SLR2. You definitely want to drop the pressure, try seeing how it feels at about 50 psi (especially in front), and adjust from there. With the pressure set properly, it rolls very nicely over most things. It's not a full suspension bike, but its also much faster on the road.
I'm a lighter riding and currently running at about ~40 psi, and its pretty cushy there. The stock tires are decently supple and have decent volume, but they're going to ride like rocks at max pressure.
Originally Posted by
cali_axela
I run 26x2" tires on my commuter/tourer, inflation range of 30-70psi. I run them at 30 front / 35 rear normally, and bump up to 40 front / 50 rear when fully loaded. So comfy, and never had issues with pinch flats, even hopping curbs.
I'll keep that in mind. I understood it was always good to keep the tyre pressure up a bit. As I've mentioned previously, I'm actually pretty lax in checking, and they always leak a little bit, so before long they're at the stage of being down the bottom end of their range anyway.
Swapping the seat made a big difference though, as did adjusting the height. I probably have it "too high" according to what recommendations are, but I find having it up high means I get more power when going uphill, at the expense of needing to be on tip-toe when stopped. I'm usually not stopped that long, so this I find is a better compromise.
I've now done close to 100km, and things seem to be going fine. Big bumps I still notice more than I did on the mountain bike or the previous commuter, both of which have front-suspension, there's a few speed bumps on my run and normally I can take these at ~25km/hr without issues. On this bike, I notice them far more.
That said, out of what was available to me, this one had the better frame overall. My biggest annoyance right now is the lack of a stand: that's something I intend to do something about much sooner.