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09-25-20, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Psimet2001

Anyway one time he was like telling a story and I suggested, "Oh you should probably lower your pressure a bit. Most of us that have been riding forever tend to be running a little high on pressure."
"Really? what do you recommend for me?"
"95-ish. Just below 100 as a start."
His eyes got big and he was like "WTF?! I ride 120! We used to just go as high as we could. The higher and the narrower the better."
"Yeah, well the fatter and lower is apparently better now."
"Is everyone going a lot faster now?"
"Nope."
"Surprise."

Ah, but the REAL question is, Is everyone going a lot SLOWER now?

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