Tire pressure on 25 tires what are you guys running??
08-16-12, 09:07 PM
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Well I tuned the bike up. Fitted the vittoria's, third cage and double wrapped the handlebars with fitznik tape over a layer of old salsa cork tape.
I took a test drive and played with tire pressure. I think I like it around 130. Seems a tad faster. This bike does flex a little to absorb some road buzz and harshness.
My favorite tires so far have been randonneur vittoria's they ride the best. They are just a touch slow and a huge pain to mount if I ever got a flat. Not to appealing for my first century ride. I just got 1000 miles out of them with ZERO flats. The rear started to flatten and the front was abused by some rocks.
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Feels faster with the newer tires
I took a test drive and played with tire pressure. I think I like it around 130. Seems a tad faster. This bike does flex a little to absorb some road buzz and harshness.
My favorite tires so far have been randonneur vittoria's they ride the best. They are just a touch slow and a huge pain to mount if I ever got a flat. Not to appealing for my first century ride. I just got 1000 miles out of them with ZERO flats. The rear started to flatten and the front was abused by some rocks.
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Feels faster with the newer tires
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08-16-12, 09:33 PM
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Play around with it till you find the right number, for me 120 rear, 118 front...perfect!
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Because proper pressure of a vehicles tires depends on the weight supported by the tire. The only bike I've ever seen with equal weight front/rear was a very small frame for a chick. My own bikes have nearly double the load on the rear compared to the front.
