Originally Posted by
12XU
Imagine riding on rock solid tires...now feel your tubulars pumped up near max pressure. Vredesteins are rated to 150 but only misguided cyclists believe that it does any good to even approach that. 100-120 (depending on your weight) is all I would pump tires to on the road and only slightly higher than that for the track. Anything higher is going to make your bike feel like ass.
+1! And tires pumped to high PSI have really crappy traction to boot. If you aren't time trailing, there is zero reason to pump your tire above 120psi on the road. If your aren't road racing, 80 to 100psi is fine and gives a much better ride.