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There's been a lot of discussion about tires, so I'm going to chime in and ask something that has not yet been asked:
What do you inflate your tires to?
My main bike (currently out of order) has a recommended inflation of 60 - 80 psi. I usually inflate them to 80-85 psi, although I obviously made a mistake as my front tire popped on a 45-mile bike ride. I will never over-inflate again!
My other bike (a Raleigh Dash Plus 21-speed of unknown provenance I got from my grandpa, looks like a cheap road bike) recommends 50 - 70 psi.
Finally, a little purple one my mom and I picked up for free from the Reuse Center takes about 50 PSI. I rode / walked it (it keeps shifting between high and low gear) five miles to the nearest gas station with free air, inflated the back tire to perfection, took the hose off the nozzle, and BAM, the air went out. I had to walk it five miles back, although I could ride downhill ever so slowly with the back tire.
The first has a Presta valve and the two others have American valves (so you can use them at gas stations).
Those are called schrader valves. I run 25mm on both of my road bikes and I fill them to 120-125#s. I used to have 19mm and those would taker 150#. They were fast but harsh.
Those are called schrader valves. I run 25mm on both of my road bikes and I fill them to 120-125#s. I used to have 19mm and those would taker 150#. They were fast but harsh.
I had some pizza cutters that would take 180 Changing flats was not fun. I will run max on all my tires.
60-65 PSI on my mountain bike, less if I am actually mountain biking instead of smooth/crushed limestone path riding.
100-105 on my road bike. I have HED Ardennes wheelset and they are wider than typical road wheelset. Thus a lower PSI. Be VERY careful and gentle pulling the bike pump valve off the stem.
Your post reminds me why I do not use gas station or air compressor pumps on my bikes.
120 on my road bike, 60 on my MTB (I don't do any serious mountain stuff, just some unpaved trails, so it has "city tires").
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Changing flats was not fun. I will run max on all my tires.
