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What's a good Tire Pressure for a Road Bike for sport riding?

Old 03-24-23, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by smd4
Just curious.
I can smell it again.
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Old 03-24-23, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by PeteHski
I can smell it again.
Then I recommend a good deodorant. You don’t have to live like this.
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Shouldn’t you be asleep by now?
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Originally Posted by tomato coupe
Sure, where "weigh enough" means 350 lbs. for rider plus bike. A little extrapolation indicates roughly 410 lbs. will get you to 60 psi.
Kudos to the 410 pounder who is still able to ride! The disadvantages of running crazy psi are surely outweighed by the benefits of cycling at whatever level.
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The greater the volume of a tire the more weight it can support at any given PSI. This is not rocket science.

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