GlasgowGaryH
Veteran
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What air pressure do you use in your tyres? Seems like its whats best for you from what I can make out.
Tyre pressures
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vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
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- Meanwood, Leeds
What ever the tyre walls recommend as the max pressure.
gaz
Cycle Camera TV
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- South Croydon
Front 110 rear 130 - 140
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
What type of tyres are you running Fokker? Its generally advisable to pump them up to the max or max recommended, as this makes them roll better and less susceptible to p'tures. For Mtbs & Hybrids this tends to be around 85psi (check the side wall). For Road bikes it tends to be upwards of 100psi (the highest I've seen is 140psi). There is a trade off with comfort unfortunately so some folk run the at lower pressures but it isn't advisable to go too low. For handling I was advised to have slightly less pressure in the front. My road bikes usually run at 100psi front and 105-110psi rear (the latter being maximum recommended).
I a bit less pernickity when it comes to the hybrid tyres are pump up to 85psi (or at least 60 psi ) and left for a while.
I a bit less pernickity when it comes to the hybrid tyres are pump up to 85psi (or at least 60 psi ) and left for a while.
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GlasgowGaryH
Veteran
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On the commuter hybrid its 85psi for the tyre but I like a comfortable ride so only go as high as about 60-65psi. On the fast bike I usually like them to be as tyre says 120psi.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Usually 100 to 110 but on the fixed, with panniers its 120
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
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- Northamptonshire
on the road bike close as poss to 100psi and 65 psi on the mtb
Sittingduck
Legendary Member
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- Somewhere flat
125 (ish) on both
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I ride my 23Cs at 85-90 psi front, 95-100 psi rear.
The road surfaces round here are generally awful so I like to have some suspension in the tyres. From time to time I try higher pressures but I usually only get a few yards down the road before giving up on them and letting some air out.
The road surfaces round here are generally awful so I like to have some suspension in the tyres. From time to time I try higher pressures but I usually only get a few yards down the road before giving up on them and letting some air out.
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I normally pump the tyre up and squeeze the tyre between thumb and forefinger, if it feels a bit soft I put some more in, if it feels a bit hard I let some out, if it feels about right I put the pump away, normally do them about once a month.
I do hope you are not using this routine for a road bike - guaranteed method of getting punctures.
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Been using this method for 40 years, yes its a road bike, I haven't had a puncture this year yet.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
The pressures I use mean that my tyres feel like that too - not absolutely solid, just a little bit of give which is what gives me the comfort I'm looking for.
I don't agree. What guarantees getting punctures is not looking where you are going and not riding carefully. I don't bump up over kerbs, or ride into potholes or over debris in the road. I use lowish pressures but only average one puncture per so many thousand miles despite weighing over 15 stone. I've only had one snakebite puncture on the road bike in about 15,000 miles.
See, Dave agrees with me!
