Actually, I run my BAs at between 45 and 55 and weigh just a bit less than BB. Of course, that's for the comparatively narrow 50's.
Per the chart that was in VBQ, that's just a couple of pounds over the recommended. And on a bike with the bars way up (the way I ride), the extra air in the back seems to be a benefits. FWIW, I run the Schwalbe Marathon Supreme 700x40 in my Hillborne at 50 to 55 up front and about 60 or so in back. Definitely has the necessary drop without getting squirmish. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Aug 31, 8:52 pm, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > LOL!! OK, 60 PSI may be exaggerating slightly... but the behemoth BAs > (29x2.35) ARE rated at 55 PSI... And on smooth roads, when fully > inflated these tires are SUPER fast... Still, I fear I will hit a > speed bump under these conditions and start bouncing out of control... > like an errant Whamo Super-ball (remember those?)... The FUN factor of > the BAs is hard to resist... I really should read BQ, come to think of > it... > > BB > > On Aug 29, 4:04 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Y'all reeely, *reeely* surprise me! 60 psi in 60 mm BAs??? I find > > 25/35 rock hard -- now this is the Monocog 29er, so perhaps the frame > > has *something* to do with it, but I find the best compromise between > > pavement and sand to be about 16/20, and I weight 170, no flyweight, > > and the bike quite flies over pavement at those pressures. I've ridden > > them at 12/15 with just a little more rolling resistance on pavement; > > the downside is not that but sidewall flex in corners (front) and > > bouncing when pedaling fast (rear). > > > I also run 22mm Turbos and 23 mm Contis (559 and 571) at ~ 80-90; no > > pinch flats as far as I can remember, and that is at least 15 years -- > > well one, when I deliberately ran into a mess of large gravel to see > > what would happen. > > > Y'all ought to read what BQ says about tire pressures. > > > On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Montclair BobbyB > > > <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Ray: > > > > I run the 29er Big Apples in the 2.35 (60mm) width on the Fargo, which > > > fit just fine, even with Planet Bike Cascadia fenders... They are over- > > > the-top awesome tires! I can pump these up to 60 PSI and they FLY > > > over the road.. Typically, though I keep them at around 32-35 PSI and- > > > Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
