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I suspect the OP had good intent to ask a valid question. And if it wasn't, you can't have a monopoly on silly questions here.
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There is strong logic which says that front and rear pressures should be roughly the same.
https://www.renehersecycles.com/myth...gher-pressure/
https://www.renehersecycles.com/myth...gher-pressure/
The article suggests that this is really only an issue with bigger, low pressure tires, but doesn't explicitly say that.
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Hey all, I’ve been cycling for some years now and decided to take a statistics course. Part of this course requires a project to compare two groups and I chose to compare tire pressure of road bikes vs. mountain bikes. Hoping I might get a wee bit of help from everyone, if possible, by answering two questions… all of the information will remain anonymous as well.
Do you ride a road bike or mountain bike?
What is your tire pressure upon inflation?
Thank you for any replies.
Do you ride a road bike or mountain bike?
What is your tire pressure upon inflation?
Thank you for any replies.
Think you might want a chi square with size and pressure.
Road. 25mm 100 rear, 95 front.
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Old road bikes: 85psi rear/ 75 psi front
700 x 28 tires
The roads where I live suck, my village thinks lowering taxes is more important then repairing pavement.
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700 x 28 tires
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My main commuter, a 2015 Charge Plug 700x35 tires at 85psi.
My more dedicated roadbike, a 1984 NIshiki International 700x28 at 85psi. When I got the bike in 2009, I was running 700x25 at 100psi but it was too flat-prone and uncomfortable for commuting.
My 1997 Nishiki Blazer Utility/"Mountain Bike". 26x1.85 @ 70psi. After trying all sorts of fat, treaded mountain bike tires, hybrid tires and thinner smoother road tires, I settled on 26x1.85 smoothies. In the winter the bike gets 26x1.65 studded snow tires with deep tread and studs. I run them at 60psi for dry pavement, 35psi for ice, and 25psi for thick loose snow.
My 2007 Dahon Boardwalk 20" folding bike has 20x1.75 road tires at 60psi.
My bike trailer with 20x1.75 tires gets pumped up to 50psi.
My more dedicated roadbike, a 1984 NIshiki International 700x28 at 85psi. When I got the bike in 2009, I was running 700x25 at 100psi but it was too flat-prone and uncomfortable for commuting.
My 1997 Nishiki Blazer Utility/"Mountain Bike". 26x1.85 @ 70psi. After trying all sorts of fat, treaded mountain bike tires, hybrid tires and thinner smoother road tires, I settled on 26x1.85 smoothies. In the winter the bike gets 26x1.65 studded snow tires with deep tread and studs. I run them at 60psi for dry pavement, 35psi for ice, and 25psi for thick loose snow.
My 2007 Dahon Boardwalk 20" folding bike has 20x1.75 road tires at 60psi.
My bike trailer with 20x1.75 tires gets pumped up to 50psi.
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I have a lot of bikes with a lot of tires sizes so average of all (but not the recumbent trike for bad arthritis days):
road - 81.3 psi
mtb - 38.1 psi
road - 81.3 psi
mtb - 38.1 psi
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Road bike , Tubed tires 25 mm, front 90 - 100 psi, rear 105 - 125 psi all depending on the road surface I'm riding. For my typical route 100 front 115 rear.
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I ride a "road" bike (well, a hybrid bike that I converted to drop bars). Tire pressure is 60psi (700x35).
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I'm riding 80 front 85 rear these days on 25c tubed tires.
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Unless you ride your road bike exclusively on the track and/or are riding tires that are way too narrow for your weight, you really should take some time to get up to speed on the research on tire pressure. Riding at lower pressures will probably reduce rolling resistance for you (due to extreme suspension losses at those pressures) as well as much better traction, a much more comfortable ride, and better tire wear.
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Unless you ride your road bike exclusively on the track and/or are riding tires that are way too narrow for your weight, you really should take some time to get up to speed on the research on tire pressure. Riding at lower pressures will probably reduce rolling resistance for you (due to extreme suspension losses at those pressures) as well as much better traction, a much more comfortable ride, and better tire wear.
"Do you ride a road bike or mountain bike? What is your tire pressure upon inflation?"
There was no invitation for you to expound on what you think would work best for me. I'm perfectly comfortable as-is and my tire wear is fine. Thanks.
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