Originally Posted by
gecho
I tried lower rear tire pressure on black ice, but tire bounce negated the benefit of more studs making contact because the contact became intermittent. Front tire doesn't bounce much under pedaling so I can leave that one at a lower pressure.
Don't you mean that higher pressure creates more bounce than lower pressure? So if the front tire doesn't bounce much even under high pressure, it would benefit from having the studs dig in with more force, wouldn't it?
And if the rear tire bounces a lot, does that mean it would be better for the rear to have lower pressure to maintain the surface contact even though the studs won't dig in as much?