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Old 04-07-2009, 10:59 AM   #59 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls View Post
I run 90 PSI in my bicycle tires. They're rated for 100PSI min, 130 PSI max, and the ride is brutal. The tires are 22mm wide. If my frame would accommodate wider tires, I'd throw my 32s on there.
I finally broke my Bianchi for the last time and got rid of it, but as a rigid MTB I was always amazed at how much better it rode with just a few more psi in the tires. The range was 35-65 and I always ran it at 65. I don't do mountain much, but I'm absolute hell on a bike on curbs, ramps and stairs - the "urban mountains" if you will. And on smooth pavement, giving up energy to sidewall flex is just dumb.

But yeah, it rode like a buckboard.
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