Originally Posted by
Lombard
Actually not true. 30 PSI on a fat bike tire will turn the bike into a bucking bronco. Any gains in rolling resistance due to hysteresis will be more than negated by tremendous suspension losses. You will actually be slower, not to mention the ride will be miserable.
Yes, but within the acceptable range of fat bike tire pressures, say, 4 to 15 psi, dropping from the high range, which might only be acceptable for riding on smooth/paved surfaces, to the lower range that's best for very soft surfaces or snow, there is a remarkable decrease in speed for a given power output by the rider. Yes, 30psi will be slower and unacceptable for multiple reasons, but dropping from 12psi to 5 psi will absolutely make you slower on hard surfaces, although it also makes it possible to ride on terrain you can't at 12psi.