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Originally Posted by Iride01
Formulas don't know what your road surface and other riding conditions are. If you have smooth roads with fine aggregate, you can pump those tires up to a much higher pressure than a chip seal road with coarse aggregate.
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While I have no idea what the actual formulas are that drive this calculator, seemingly formulas can and do take into account road conditions -- at least with the better PSI calculators.

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