Originally posted by Mine'sAPint
Those max pressure ratings are generally a fine work of fiction, drawn up between the tire manufacturer's marketing and legal teams... The legal guys want a real low number on there so people don't get blow outs, the marketing guys want a number bigger than their competitor's tires... Either way there's going to be a large margin of safety built into it, I just inflate mine until I see a little deformation in the rear tire when I sit on the bike.
So you're saying I should be able to safely overinflate my tires? By how much? Anyone else back this up (that the max pressure numbers on tires can be ignored)?
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