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Just bought a bike
Hey, New here. I just bought a viribus tricycle. Thought it would be a good starter bike since I'm 360lbs. Unfortunately when i tried to ride it the tires looked like they were going flat which caused my steering wheel to shift (even though it was tightened into place). Needless to say I'm disappointed. Were going to try max inflating the tires to 65psi, but what else can I do? are there any good tires for big people? Is there an insert I can put in to replace the tubes to maybe make them stronger? its a 24in trike. Please advise.
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Hey, New here. I just bought a viribus tricycle. Thought it would be a good starter bike since I'm 360lbs. Unfortunately when i tried to ride it the tires looked like they were going flat which caused my steering wheel to shift (even though it was tightened into place). Needless to say I'm disappointed. Were going to try max inflating the tires to 65psi, but what else can I do? are there any good tires for big people? Is there an insert I can put in to replace the tubes to maybe make them stronger? its a 24in trike. Please advise.
The main issue is the larger a tire is, I.E the more volume of air it holds, the lower PSI max it has (because physics) so the more narrow your tire gets, the more pressure but less air volume it holds and becomes stiffer preventing your issue. My advice would be if 65 PSI doesn't fix the issue, go down to your LBS and tell them what's going on and ask if they sell any tires that go up closer to 100 PSI. If you swap your tires chances are you brakes and everything are going to need some adjusting as well though, so this is why I say just go to your LBS.
EDIT: Oh, also just a couple things to mention. The ride WILL be rougher the higher you go on PSI. You're going to feel every bump the closer you get to 100. So do yourself a favor if you can and try to dial it in without going all the way up to 100. Your hands will thank you.
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Looks like your back wheels are 26". My touring bike has those. I've run Kenda Quests on them for 12 years. Various widths takes up to 100 PSI, see if 1.5" will fit. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...TF8&th=1&psc=1
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Hey, New here. I just bought a viribus tricycle. Thought it would be a good starter bike since I'm 360lbs. Unfortunately when i tried to ride it the tires looked like they were going flat which caused my steering wheel to shift (even though it was tightened into place). Needless to say I'm disappointed. Were going to try max inflating the tires to 65psi, but what else can I do? are there any good tires for big people? Is there an insert I can put in to replace the tubes to maybe make them stronger? its a 24in trike. Please advise.
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