I agree w/ Dave, especially on that front pressure. I'd worry about rolling the tire off the rim under hard cornering at speed. That could be really painful. Berry
-----Original Message----- >From: Dave Rollins <[email protected]> >Sent: Sep 14, 2010 3:29 PM >To: "North Raleigh Cyclists (Gyros)" <[email protected]> >Subject: [Gyros: 16504] Re: Tire pressure recommendations > >You need to split the the total weight by the approximate 40%/60% >weight distribution between front and back wheel. Therefore for a >total weight of 168 lbs the front tire is based upon 40% * 168 = 67 >lbs and the back tire would be 60% * 168 = 100 lbs. Based upon the >chart for 23mm tires you would need 65 psi in the front and 100 psi in >the back. > >Seems a little too squishy for me. > >Dave R. > >On Sep 14, 2:54 pm, Logan <[email protected]> wrote: >> An interesting article but it is suggesting that I pump my tires up to >> around 190 psi. I would guess my bike/rider weight to be around 168 >> (includes everything) so I am off the chart they provide. This would >> probably mean that a clydesdale on a racing bike would have to put his >> tire pressure up to around 300 psi. >> >> I suggest going with the recommended pressure on the tire and what you >> find comfortable. >> >> On Sep 14, 2:28 pm, Ulrich Kreidler <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com/images/TireDrop.pdf >> >> > >-- >You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. >To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] Build 'em & Ride 'em On a 29r 313 W Juniper Ave Wake Forest, NC 27587 -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
