Originally Posted by kevinedc
Hi,
We just purchased a Santana Tandem with the Ultra Gatorskins 700x25. The folks at Santana said we should run them at 140 PSI even though the max recommended is 120 psi. I'd sure hate to blow a tire due to too much pressure, but also don't want to pinch flat. Not sure if it makes any difference, but our combined weight is 325lbs. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
We run 120 PSI in our 700x28 Ultra Gatorskins. I have had 2 sidewall blowouts when they were blown up to around 140 (once from the bikestore and once from a C02 cartridge). A sidewall blowout is quite possibly the loudest thing you will ever hear. I need to switch to better tires.