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carving bowls with low psi in the tire?

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dude...:
would tyre sidewall thickness be a factor in this? i know youve been running skinny lightweight race style tyres before blue. maybe you could get away with lower psi with tyres that have more substantial support on the sides?

i run like 50-60 psi normally, anything more feels disgusting for hops and stuff, but yeah more pressure deffos feels better for bowls and stuff. i just dont ride transitions and stuff enough to merit it though so i go for what feels best for everything else

Prodigal Son:
You don't think smashing through a berm on race tires is equivalent to carving a bowl?

dude...:
yeah but what pressure do racers run? with low psi i bet theyre a lot squishier than tyres with thicker sidewalls

Oddity:
My Donnasqueaks feel ducking terrible carving around the bowl with anything under 70psi. Could be 2.25" on the rear or that I weigh 210lb.

Narcoleptic Insomniac:

--- Quote from: dude... on October 01, 2015, 04:58:25 AM ---yeah but what pressure do racers run?

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Legit question.

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