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Old 08-28-09 | 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Paratrooper
But you sure didn't hesitate to knock everyone else while promoting your own opinion, didn't you?

Grow up.
you're wrong.
a manufacturers "recommended psi" is largely incorrect given the rider's individual weight.
and mostly what they print on the side of a tire is the max psi.

use the psi that is relevant to your weight, tire width, tire size, and sometimes the terrain (in the case of cx particularly).
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Old 08-29-09 | 02:13 PM
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No. I am not wrong. Thanks for trying though. I (along with everyone else who isn't anally retentive about titrating the psi to a fraction) have been following the manufacturer's recommendation for years without issue. If you're racing / competing - sure, everything counts. But for the majority of people who hop on a bike and go, it is unnecessary.

Sheesh, you'd think after a dozen years of me being "wrong" something would have... you know, gone wrong.
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