Leah: If you ever try some really nice tires, you will surprised at how fast and smooth -- both together -- they feel at moderate pressures. This advice from someone who used to pump his 35 mm Fatboys to 120 psi because the sidewall told me to do that.
Even the Schwalbe Kojaks (I used the 32-real/35-labeled in 3 different diameters, but they also come in a 50 mm width, I think) are sufficiently more nice than, say, Marathon Racers that you can get by with a much lower pressure before they start feeling as if you are riding in cold, cold molasses. IME, nice tires have a wider range between "hard" and "bounce", and between "fast" and "bow wow." OTOH, when my daughter last had a bike, it had (1) cheap, stiff tires, (2) thorn proof tubes -- these weighed as much as the tires; (3) a heavy tire liner; (4) a bucket full of Slime in each tube. I tried reducing pressure to, oh perhaps 35 psi where they belonged; molasses. Pumped them right up again to "rock hard." But that's with tires that are inferior by any standard except perhaps puncture resistance and price. On Thu, Sep 26, 2019 at 2:59 PM Leah Peterson <jonasandle...@gmail.com> wrote: > Why does everyone love barely inflated tires? I put the max air in mine > and ride them rock hard! Otherwise they feel flat to me. I fly over bumps > and stay in the saddle and let my bones rattle! I’m doing it wrong, I > know... > > Sent from my iPad > > On Sep 26, 2019, at 1:47 PM, Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > 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 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/S_9s2AWByAs/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/648a91b9-a26b-4515-a6a9-6c392b6ce73a%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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/04A8D385-469D-4CE0-9D38-91F5D9A0E1B5%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/04A8D385-469D-4CE0-9D38-91F5D9A0E1B5%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique -- 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/CALuTfgtNYb4BvF5biEE%3DR5ZO4TucFV%2Bc%3DCAeG0VCM4Dw4naaXQ%40mail.gmail.com.
