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Old 03-08-24, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by DaveSSS
Increasing the total bike/rider weight from 260 to 270 pounds only increases the recommended tire pressure by 1.3 psi. If I weighed that much I'd be on 32mm tires where there's a significant safety margin, not 28mm.
not really
as you'll calculate from the ETRTO chart above in post #247, a 32mm tire supposedly should only be inflated to a max of 65psi (450 x .145)


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