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Old 09-23-17 | 10:04 PM
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What size tire?

Originally Posted by Troul
700 32
"Hoop stress" increases for the same inflation pressure when the tires are larger. (I suppose it's due to air pressing on more linear inches of tire casing from bead to bead, but the same strength of casing.)

See this FLO Cycling explanation.

Your tires:

95 psi for a 32mm tire is very high. The tire pressure calculator mentioned in previous posts shows:
rider+bike: 290 pounds
distribution: 45% / 55%
32mm tires
Front: 76 psi
Rear: 94 psi
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