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Old 09-25-2014, 04:18 PM   #12 (permalink)
PaleMelanesian
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The tires can handle a lot of pressure. The rating stamped on the tire is perfectly safe. If even 0.1% couldn't handle that pressure, the tire makers would be facing hundreds or thousands of lawsuits. So they overbuild them on purpose.

Right now I'm down to 50 psi all around.
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