For the record, I, Patrick, use no tire gauge or micrometer; my only rule of thumb is my thumb (and forefinger). Certain tires ride best when, after inflation, they feel "thus" when you pinch them.
Scientific enough for me. On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 4:10 PM, grant <grant...@gmail.com> wrote: > Protect the rim and keep the tire reasonably centered on it during > cornering (don't go too soft) and protect your bike and body (don't go too > hard). > > The rest is experimental, subjective, personal preference. > > This is not my attempt to wrap this topic up, just the only thing I can > add. We're not sequencing the human genome, but x amount of analyzing can > still fun and stimulating, as long as it doesn't lead to sleepless nights & > hand-wringing. > > > > > On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 2:59:18 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> One more anecdote that supports this. I've found that, while tires with >> lighter casings require more pressure for the same -- what is the word, for >> the same amount of cushion and rim protection, they also seem to perform >> better at a wider range of pressures, at least in this, that they don't >> require such precise pressure for that mean between sagging in curves, or >> bouncing on straights, and harshness. I noticed this when I briefly tried >> an old pair of Avocet slicks on the '03. Sluggish when comfortable, harsh >> when you got pressure high enough for faster rolling. By comparison with >> these, the Kojaks are, or feel, both faster and smoother. The Parigi >> Roubaix even more so than the Kojaks (tho' alas, those are for 700C wheels, >> of course). >> >> FWIW, since many have suggested 559X32 Paselas, compared to the Kojaks, >> the Paselas, too, had only a small range between sagging and harshness (and >> they flatted very easily). These were the non-Tourguards that are not made >> any more, apparently. I rode the 559X32 Paselas for a number of years and >> quite a few thousand miles. >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 3:52 PM, Philip Williamson <philip.w...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Jan, thank you for clarifying this. Your more recent published opinions >>> on the subject seem to imply that "pressure doesn't really matter," if you >>> have good tires. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, and letters that get interviews. >> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. >> Other professional writing services. >> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >> Patrick Moore >> Albuquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Etats Unis >> >> ************************************* >> * "Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to >> never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from >> it. Where is there a place for you to be? No place.* >> * "Nothing outside you can give you any place," he said. 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