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Tire pressure
Narcoleptic Insomniac:
As I'm sure many of you I grew up riding 1.85"-2.00" tires pumped up to 90psi. In part to avoid getting pinch flats after casing a ledge and in part because that was just how you'd set up your bike back then. Then when tires started getting wider I was running the same pressure as before on the new larger tires and didn't think much of it. It wasn't until I started riding big bikes that I realized how the relation between tire width and tire pressure works. Since then I've been gradually running lower pressure on my BMX and don't see myself running rock hard tires other than for a concrete bowl session or something along those lines.
I now run 35-40 psi in the front and 45-50 psi in the back on 2.3" and 2.2" tires respectively. This is really low compared to what I used to run years ago but I've found the bike feels and handles best at this pressure and my wrists definitely agree.
What's your tire pressure of choice?
paranoidmexican:
Riding flatland these days I'm on khe tires that are 1.9 i think. 100 psi front and rear.
When i rode ramps it was more like 70ish
CMB:
I generally keep it around 60 psi or so now that I'm running bigger tires (2.4,2.25). I tried 90 psi for a hot second but it felt terrible and my wrists were screaming.
Narcoleptic Insomniac:
--- Quote from: CMB on October 25, 2016, 07:30:04 PM ---I generally keep it around 60 psi or so now that I'm running bigger tires (2.4,2.25). I tried 90 psi for a hot second but it felt terrible and my wrists were screaming.
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That's what I was running for the longest time before trying lower pressure. It also depends on how heavy you are.
For flatland obviously harder is better.
Prodigal Son:
80psi 2.15 front and back. I'm heavy so there's an issue there. Also, low pressure wallrides suck.
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