Tyre pressures

[Fifelad]

What do most of you go by ? "in the middle " of min /max or adjust to conditions ie wet slightly less cant help thinking that my harder than normal rear tyre (5psi below max) contributed to a recent fall (was pumping up with track pump before ride went a bit over and thought "what the hell" and just left it) Thoughts?

 

[cloggsy]

My Schwalbe Marathon Plus's on my commuter are rated at 100psi & I run them at 100psi. The Conti's on my road bike are rated at 125psi & I run those at 110psi...

 

[Moodyman]

Max on the back and Max minus 3-4% on the front.

 

[Fifelad]

Max on the back and Max minus 3-4% on the front.

Reason ?

 

[Globalti]

I'm relatively new to road riding and until recently was pumping my tyres up to 110 and living with the harsh ride. Then I started pumping to 100 and I find the ride a lot more comfortable and forgiving and just as fast. No falls or punctures yet in over two years (except for a nail thrown on the road in a sportiff ride by young South African inner-tube hunters!)

 

[Edge705]

Interesting topic for me as I reverted back to 23c from 28 and 32 as a result of cornering

I pump mine as hard as they can go 160 PSI not recomended I know but appears to save on punctures in fact the only time I seem to puncture is when they are deflated slightly

I find the bike much more stable with hard tyres not sure why but something Ive learned to live with

On the down side I guess the tyre will nopt last as long as in the case on mine the sidewalls tend to perish quicker than expected However a set of tyres will get me through the winter and another set through the summer

 

[gaz]

Reason ?

Gives a bit more comfort and a bigger contact patch on the front tyre which should make it less likely to slip. A slip on the rear wheel is often recoverable but a slip on the front wheel is very hard to control.

 

[stu1903]

I run my Schwalbe Ultremo ZX tyres at 110psi

 

[John the Monkey]

Continental's recommended pressures are normally spot on, ime.

 

[Moodyman]

Reason ?

As answered by Gaz.

 

[HLaB]

I tend to put around 90-100psi in the 22mm front tyre and 100-105psi in the 23mm rear but I'm not too rigorous at maintaining pressures and if it looks a wee bit greasy I tend to just leave them with whatever is left in there.

 

[dellzeqq]

at the maximum or slightly above. The Marathon Plus tyres on the Brommie get 100psi, although the max is 85psi - it makes them virtually puncture proof and gives me a lighter ride.

On the road bikes I put in 110-120psi

 

[Peteaud]

I always go to what the tyre says as a maximum.

 

[gaz]

at the maximum or slightly above. The Marathon Plus tyres on the Brommie get 100psi, although the max is 85psi - it makes them virtually puncture proof and gives me a lighter ride.

On the road bikes I put in 110-120psi

Are you filling them with helium?

 

[martint235]

I run mine at 5-10psi above the max. I guess it's cos I assume that's what's in the pipe when I take off the track pump so that the actual tyre is on the max.