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Originally Posted by stuman74
I know this thread is from last year, but seems like lots of good recommendations. I just got new tires and want to set them as properly as possible.

I estimate that my total weight of me+bike+gear is about 270 to 280 lb. My tires are Bontrager H5 Hard Case Ultimate 700x38c and say 60-80psi on the tires.

Should I start out trying like 60 psi in the front and 70 psi in the back? Thanks!
That's higher than I'd start with, but it'll work. I'm right at the same weight as you (240 pounds, plus 30 pound bike), and I would run about 40 psi front and 60 psi rear when I had 38mm tires. I've since gone wider and have dropped the air pressure even more, but 40/60 might be a good place to start.

The H5s are pretty stiff tires to begin with, so anything you can do to soften the ride some is probably worth doing.
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