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Old 09-09-08 | 09:20 PM
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jim6b
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Bikes: Giant OCR 3, Bontrager, Trek 1500

Originally Posted by ravenmore
I didn't realize these were clincher until now.

Be careful going with high psi's - the tire can maybe take it but the rim might not (rim has to contain the tube too). My Open Pro rims are rated to around 140psi I think, and I never get that close because that high of psi makes the tire feel like crap IMO. Also, in a clincher I hate anything narrower than a 23 - at least that I've tried. Feels jittery or something.
Sometimes I wonder whether some riders associate that "jittery" feel as the feeling of "speed" and believe they are going faster (computer to the contrary).
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