The Double Flat Blues
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I know, I still don't get it. I just came home from 65 miles on my basically race ti fix gear. Put 100 psi into my 24/25c tires. Never once occurred to me I wanted lower pressure.
I have a theory that in general carbon bikes are less comfortable on rougher surfaces than steel or ti, hence the love of softer, wider tires. (And it isn't just me with this theory. At Cycle Oregon, it's a running joke among the ti and steel riders that we have to be ready to hit the brakes anytime we hit chip seal because all the carbon bikes around us slow down.) I suspect modern, deep rims add to this.
Ben
I have a theory that in general carbon bikes are less comfortable on rougher surfaces than steel or ti, hence the love of softer, wider tires. (And it isn't just me with this theory. At Cycle Oregon, it's a running joke among the ti and steel riders that we have to be ready to hit the brakes anytime we hit chip seal because all the carbon bikes around us slow down.) I suspect modern, deep rims add to this.
Ben
Perhaps higher pressures are desired for your ride to feel fast ?
28c are not my goto for climbing as I have to pump to 80 psi to get that feeling back, like 25c @ 70psi
And 25c are lighter, so..
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Don't believe these were pinch flats, though I sure don't know what I'm talking about on the matter. I'm about 163 lbs on 25s at 110 psi. I've experimented a bit with lower pressures (here we go opening up that can of worms,) but never liked the result when it comes to my primary obsession: improving hill climbing speed.
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Don't believe these were pinch flats, though I sure don't know what I'm talking about on the matter. I'm about 163 lbs on 25s at 110 psi. I've experimented a bit with lower pressures (here we go opening up that can of worms,) but never liked the result when it comes to my primary obsession: improving hill climbing speed.
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I have a theory that in general carbon bikes are less comfortable on rougher surfaces than steel or ti, hence the love of softer, wider tires. (And it isn't just me with this theory. At Cycle Oregon, it's a running joke among the ti and steel riders that we have to be ready to hit the brakes anytime we hit chip seal because all the carbon bikes around us slow down.) I suspect modern, deep rims add to this.
Ben
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Or do those of you who ride several thousand miles a year on tubed tires all prepare for this as an eventuality?