Thread: Gravel Tire Pressure on Pavement? (40+mm tires)
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Old 11-18-21, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Phatman
Man, that Silca calculator seems way off for me. The front pressure seems too high and the rear seems too low. It recommended 44F/46R for 100% road on 40mm tires, but for that I'm at ~40F/60R. I'll drop to 35F/50R if I'm on mostly gravel, and I'll adjust the pressures somewhere in between if I'm mixing it up.
I don't know what the absolute values should be, but 40/60 seems like a really large F/R difference. Do you have an unusual weight load (such as loaded rear panniers)?
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