Well that's interesting PM ! I prolly weigh more/less in the same ballpark and I first tried the BB @ 25-30 psi but found the rear(Rhyno Lite rim) a bit bouncy on the road, and the front felt like it was gonna roll off the rim(25mm Mavic) when I leaned hard into corners. Felt like is one story, actuality is another though and I wasn't in the mood to find out. I suspect that sense of rollover though is from the large round profile tires, something I've never ridden before. Off road I would go much lower though as these are not pleasant at 35 psi. ! I have lots of steep curvy roads around here
On my "road" bike I run some Forte Metro 35mm tires @ 35-40 psi, sometimes less, and they feel awesome, though the 531ST tubing, long wheelbase and relaxed angles all help. Quite seriously, I don't want to step on Garth's or any one else's toes, > but I'm 175 lb and I ran 50 mm tires, and paper thin ones at that (Furious > Freds, 360 grams each) at 20 psi on dirt, sub 30 on pavement. 60s if stiff > sidewalled Big Apples at 16-17 dirt and about 21 pavement, supple ones > 18-20 dirt, 25-6 pavement (generally, I just leave them at the lower > pressure unless I take an extended pavement ride). I just found that when I > pump my 28 mm Compass extralights rock hard, the digital gauge reads 51 > psi; should run them at 45. I put 80 f/90 rear in supple 22 mm tires. All > this often includes freight loads up to 40 lbs. > > Don't overfill! Pinch flats -- I *never* get pinch flats for some reason > -- can be avoided by being just a very little bit careful. > > > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/648a91b9-a26b-4515-a6a9-6c392b6ce73a%40googlegroups.com.
