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Old 01-21-22, 07:43 AM
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Herzlos
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Originally Posted by Branko D
If you're reading this, do try to slash your tire pressure, even dramatically, if you find you are uncomfortable on your current bike / tires.

It’s much cheaper than buying a new bike. 28s at 100 psi are far beyond reasonable for riders of reasonable weight on a typical road.

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Not according to the tyre pressure calculators I was looking at, like this one https://www.alpinetrek.co.uk/bike-ty...re-calculator/

It's essentially saying that for me (100kg) on a 28mm tyre I should be running 112psi, but on a 40mm tyre I can drop to 83psi. I ran a bit lower than those figures (though I started at 110/80psi and dropped down to 100/70), though I'm sure I could run lower still but at some point that's just asking for pinch flats.
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