Thread: Tire pressure
View Single Post
Old 07-19-22, 08:43 PM
  #16  
Atlas Shrugged
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,655
Mentioned: 7 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1242 Post(s)
Liked 1,318 Times in 671 Posts
Originally Posted by SurferRosa
Required pressure for road tires is generally a function of total weight (bike+rider+rig) and tire width, with the latter being an inverse relation. The rear tire requires more pressure than the front.

I weigh 160lbs; my bikes are around 20lbs + rig. So ...

​​​​​​28mm rear with groceries = 90 lbs
25mm rear road = 90lbs
25mm front road = 85lbs
23mm rear road = 100lbs
23mm front road = 95lbs
Originally Posted by cxwrench
Yeah, that was a little harsh. If it's for a class it's legit. Therefore:

Road: (40mm tires) 34frt/38rr
Mountain: (2.4-2.5" tires, tubeless) 18-19frt/23-24rr
There is strong logic which says that front and rear pressures should be roughly the same.

https://www.renehersecycles.com/myth...gher-pressure/
Atlas Shrugged is offline