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Join Date: Jul 2020
Location: Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
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Bikes: Some vintage and all projects. Geezer road, road, cruise, some gravel, not much mountain.
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Being an 185 pound older guy suffering from a lot of wear, a smooth ride is the only option or I would not be able to ride at all. I have folding 28mm Gaterskins with tubes on my R-300 Cannondale, probably the biggest tires I can fit on it. Without my body complaining, the highest pressures I am able to run on my local not-so-smooth roads are 40 psi front and 45 psi rear. I am not racing, just trying to keep in shape on these hills. I do ride regular, but I don't ride the mileages a lot of you guys do, and I have not noticed the bike being sluggish or squirrelly at all.
My ideal Geezer Road Ride has 40mm tires which I run at 35 psi front and 40 psi rear.
Someone is probably going to jump my case about my pressures, but hey, they work for me and might work for someone else. For me it's a matter of riding or not.
Fred