Guess What Pressure I Was Running My Tires At
01-19-08, 08:28 AM
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Folks are learning that on anything but smooth trails, low is faster and always better for traction.
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01-19-08, 09:07 AM
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01-19-08, 10:01 AM
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If you hit something hard enough to hit your rim, maybe you need to work on your bike skills a little more. I run 25-30psi in my Crossmarks.
How would running your tire at 60psi keep it from getting out of true? If you hit something hard it'll move the rim instead of the tire.
How would running your tire at 60psi keep it from getting out of true? If you hit something hard it'll move the rim instead of the tire.
01-19-08, 10:34 AM
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For me it's somewhere around 30. A little more or a little less depending on trail conditions and what I feel like and if I actually remembered to check. Usually never more than 40 though.
01-19-08, 11:04 AM
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oh me oh my there is a lot of misinformation in this thread, purposeful and just plain ignorant alike.
For the record, I run my silks at 190psi.
My mountain tires, around 30.
For the record, I run my silks at 190psi.
My mountain tires, around 30.
01-19-08, 07:08 PM
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Haha! Not quite. Riding up Greenmount Hill isnt fun. That was on a 6 inch hardtail. Secret squirell word is my next bike will be a 7" dually. It'll be great down the hill, but going is going to suck. Im thinking about building a trail in that big ole reserve behind me. With council approval, of course.
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I"m going to assume that what Cheeto's LBS was referring to is that if you run too low of a pressure your rim will take the hit of a root, rock, jump, etc... You want the blunt trauma of one of these to be taken by the tire, not the rim.
EDIT: Here's the commas I forgot for grammar purposes.
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EDIT: Here's the commas I forgot for grammar purposes.
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yes thats exactly what im talking about.
01-19-08, 09:44 PM
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The wee wippety fun 90 degree corener right after Guildford Cycles on James St? Directly across from that is what i pitch to be about 120 acres of XC/AM fun. My back fence is also part of the boundary line ^__^
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I thought all that land was privately owned, if it is council land then yeah! top spot for a track.
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Hit the brakes and fish tail, it sparks nicely =)
add some gasoline on the pavement also,
it makes for some nice riding.
dont ask how i know -_-
add some gasoline on the pavement also,
it makes for some nice riding.
dont ask how i know -_-
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Pounds per square inch...
I have two questions though. So i just got some IRC Mud Mad tires. I have been riding some steel bead WTB and curious about PSI in these kevlar beaded tires. Do I need to run at a higher pressure? Also, I have a small pump from Target (works great) that doesn't have a pressure gauge...any quick way to test the pressure? I usually just pump till the tire is really hard....
cheers!
I have two questions though. So i just got some IRC Mud Mad tires. I have been riding some steel bead WTB and curious about PSI in these kevlar beaded tires. Do I need to run at a higher pressure? Also, I have a small pump from Target (works great) that doesn't have a pressure gauge...any quick way to test the pressure? I usually just pump till the tire is really hard....
cheers!
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01-20-08, 10:11 PM
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On the Mtb..I run 38, and tubeless. flats are a thing of the past...
On the Roady.. 110, and wish they made tubeless....
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^^Your tongue-in-cheek meter is on the fritz.
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01-20-08, 11:00 PM
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01-21-08, 10:04 AM
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They're certainly not popular on road bikes, but are starting to make an inroads. One item for road is Vittoria Pit stop which includes a sealant and pressurizes the tire. I hear people use this mostly with tubulars instead of carrying an extra tubular.
01-21-08, 02:29 PM
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