7 bar
is that just to see if they hold pressure, what size tyres ? one of the attractions of tubeless is the ability to run lower pressures for comfort.
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7 bar
is that just to see if they hold pressure, what size tyres ? one of the attractions of tubeless is the ability to run lower pressures for comfort.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I run tubeless Continental GP 5000 on carbon wheels. 7 bar is very high. I run at 5.5 which some would consider high.
Tubeless always runs at lower pressure than tubed for same Size/type tyre. That is the beauty off them. I’ve experienced the flaff setting them up but once they are sorted , it’s great. I reckon though they are more suited to bigger volume tyres. I’d imagine road tyres such as a 25c tyre would lose lots of pressure quickly if holed before the sealant did its job.
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CharlieB
Junior Walker and the Allstars
- Location
- Therivermeadowatthepileofstones
7 bar
…it's wot it said on the tyres as max. (Mavic Yksium Elite 25). The Vittoria Rubinos on one of my other bikes run at 10!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
MAX, not MIN!
I used to run 25s with tubes about 80psi, I run 30mm tubeless at 60 psi, I would try 25mm at 70 psi, I weigh 12.5 stones.
Ridgeway
Veteran
- Location
- Lausanne, Switzerland
Agree, here 65 front and 70 rear PSI on 28mm Conti 5k
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
I have a friend who runs exactly the same. He keeps encouraging me to do the same.
I may try it but I have this thing about high pressures helping to reduce punctures.
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
As @ColinJ said this is the maximum recommended pressure. I've never heard anyone speak of using 10 bar (145psi). Most people I ride with would be below 7 (100) and in the region of 5.5-6.0 (80-90).
I've recently dropped from 105 psi to 85 on my tubeless Contis. Much more comfortable and no noticeable difference in pace or performance.
Ridgeway
Veteran
- Location
- Lausanne, Switzerland
apart from the increased ride comfort i assume a lower pressure gives a better chance for the sealant to work
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
That's an interesting thought. I'm visiting my LBS this afternoon. I'll ask the question.
So say a tubeless will not seal at 100psi but will at 60psi, that will do me, tubeless punctures are often not as fast going down as tubed one's. See how I see it is somewhere between 100 and zero is the point that the sealant will do its job, most thorns I have pulled out of a tubeless tyre is 14, none made me stop riding, tubed they most likely would have. Just my view after many years of using tubeless.
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
Me neither. But hello Charlie!
