Hey DS, IIRC, I ran mine ~20-35 psi. I'm about 155#, bike weighs ???, racks+bags+stuff ???, sometimes kid on a Burley Piccolo (whose weight keeps going higher) ... and the weight distribution changes for all those set ups.
TBH: I just pinch 'em now to make sure there seems to-be enough. There are a lot of potholes on my commute, and I prefer to protect the rim and prevent pinch flats than optimize for speed+comfort. But it still runs great! If the tires seem too hard (e.g., bouncing over small roots or rocks), then I'll bleed the air a bit. You will be able to tell when the pressure is too high; and the squirreley feel means it's too low. I know this isn't very helpful information. But I think it is useful. Get out and ride... carefully at first, and then you'll get a sense of what works for your setup, road/trail conditions, etc. Maybe risk a pinch flat to see how low to go. (Been there, done that. Sucks to have to change a flat on a commute.) (Sorry if it sounds snarky-- that's not my intent.) Enjoy the experience! Shoji On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 2:15:16 PM UTC-5, DS wrote: > > Shoji and Hugh - what psi do you run at typically? understood that weigh > of rider plus racks and bags and stuff can play into that. Thanks for the > feedback though. Taking it out this weekend on an all pavement ride and > will run at higher psi and be cautious on downhill turns. I also lowered my > handlebars some which was also recommended. > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 7:33 AM, Hugh Smitham <hughs...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> I concur with Shoji, that's been my experience thus far. A great rolling >> tire nonetheless. >> >> Cheers, >> >> ~Hugh >> >> “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep >> moving.” ― Albert Einstein >> >> http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 7:16 AM, Shoji Takahashi <shoji.t...@gmail.com >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Hi DS, >>> I have 26" Big Bens on my Hunqapillar. I find the cornering to-be >>> squirrely on roads if the tire pressure is too low (and cornering speeds >>> are somewhat high). Easily resolved by raising the pressure a bit. If >>> you're going on a mixed terrain ride, I'd say pump 'em up a little more. >>> Shoji >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 5:29:09 PM UTC-5, DS wrote: >>>> >>>> Does anyone notice or have any input on handling with a Big Ben or >>>> balloon type tire? Especially on cornering on fast descents? >>>> >>>> Reason I ask is, I just bought some Big Bens (26 x 2.15) for my >>>> Hunqapillar for mixed ride use. Took them out for a first ride a few weeks >>>> ago, had a bad crash while on a somewhat but not terribly fast descent on >>>> pavement, turning into a curve, though I'm 95% sure it was due to a way >>>> under inflated tire (I had a flat about 20 minutes before that on the >>>> trails and replaced tube but feel I did not inflate enough for the ride >>>> home). >>>> >>>> Today, went out with properly-ish inflated tires (34 front, 40 psi >>>> rear), but still felt like the bike was squirrely on turns and it felt >>>> like >>>> the bike was going to slide out underneath me on some moderate turns, so I >>>> took them pretty slow. But, it was also my first ride back since the >>>> crash, >>>> so maybe that had something else to do with it. Anyone else have any >>>> comments on the handling of these? Am I imagining things and being overly >>>> sensitive due to the crash and this is user error? >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/8AGU5zWF7Sc/unsubscribe >>> . >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >>> <javascript:>. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/8AGU5zWF7Sc/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
