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Old 09-17-19, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Andrew R Stewart
BTW I found the ride feel with the current rim version, at the same tire pressure, to be harsher then the old version. Not at all what I wanted too. One more reason for me to not go wider in the rims, my 63 year old 150 lb. body likes the smoother feel of a more round tire section. Andy
I think that has more to do with the fact that the tire is effectively bigger now. If you had a 28 before, you have a 30-31 now. Tire pressure needs to go down with tire volume.
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