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Originally Posted by ScottCommutes
My thoughts:

1, Tire pressure actually is a pretty big deal (and free!)
2. Actual tire pressure is very hard to measure. Even gauges change over time.
3. Don't forget that tire pressure rises with temperature - enough PSI to be noticeable, but not like 10
4. The online calculators should better indicate which inputs are the most and least critical
5. The online calculators should output charts that you can play with
6. The online calculators should output test ideas that you can run yourself to see if your times line up with their predictions.
Nothing prevents you from incrementally changing variables and plotting the results yourself.
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