Originally Posted by
Tourist in MSN
My road bike has 28mm tires, I run 55 or 60 psi in front, 80 in rear. I am about 185 to 190 pounds wearing summer biking gear. With handlebar bag, spare tube, water bottles, saddle bag for spare clothing and lunch, etc., bike might be 35 pounds. That said, I only ride this bike when I plan to ride good quality road surfaces. If I expect pot holes, etc., I use a different bike with wider tires.
I'm sure I run lower than 70 at times, but suffice to say that Montreal and Quebec roads and "good quality road surfaces" are never in the same sentence.
I've commented before here, but seriously, commuting and touring around here for decades meant that riding on Central American roads held absolutely no surprises for me, and was pretty much what I was used to (maybe a bit of an exaggeration, but not far off).