Originally Posted by
BobbyG
I rode in to work today on the new 26x1.85 WTB "Slick" tires. As expected, they were smooth and comfortable even at their 65psi max
Sounds nice, but I would consider dropping that psi considerably. I don't know how much you weigh, but I'm about 250, on about ~30-35lb bike+gear with 700x50 (29x2) marathon supremes, and I've settled on optimal pressure of 30 rear, 25 front. I can go even lower without (much) risk of pinch flat (tested every time I roll over the triangular bar on which my work's automated gate rolls), but I start to get whirring vibrations from the tires when cornering, which I believe to be the tires wrinkling under side load.
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