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Old 06-25-21, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by dmanthree
Pretty funny. Berton's calc page tells me I should be running about 112PSI in the rear and about 91 in the front. This absolutely flies in the face of all those "experts" who claim I should be running pressures much, much lower! I use trial and error to arrive at a comfortable and usable pressure, as always. For my tires and wheels I ended up at 95/100 front/rear. Just because I like the way it feels.
Frankly if you have to exceed 90psi, it's probably time to consider moving up to the next wider tire. When I am rolling on 25mm tires, 90psi feels OK and 100psi feels like my dental fillings are going to come off.
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