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  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    hmm, the problem is, that with the winter coming its hard not to recoment something thats going to be slow... its pretty hard to have grip in mud, and be fast... im going for a 2.5 Minion DHF on the from, and a 2.5 HR on the back, both Maxxpro, both singleply. But thats a pretty slow and heavy combo....
    I like bikes and stuff
  • Gazlar
    Gazlar Posts: 8,083
    I run with 33 psi front and rear on a 2.1, ju7st so I can stick it to the man and say I'm not conforming to his candy a55 rules
    Mountain biking is like sex.......more fun when someone else is getting hurt
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    i run 30 on the front and 40 on the back of all of my bikes.

    30 on the front stops the tyre from being deflected by stuff as it gives a bit but it still seems pretty squirm free when cornering.

    40 on the back is becuse im a big heavy monster and much less feels a bit squirmy.


    lbs man sounds like a webbo but i would have offered the same advice (in a less arsewipe styley though)
  • ramemtbers
    ramemtbers Posts: 1,562
    On my norco in the dry i run my tires at 20psi on the front and slightly harder on the rear, (around 21ish psi) however it depends on the tires i am running and how wet the trail is and what type of dirt it is, this means tire pressures for me vary.

    On my XC bike i run my tires at about 30psi in the dry and again it varies in the wet.
  • D-Cyph3r
    D-Cyph3r Posts: 847
    30-35psi front and rear weather dependant.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    If you are pinch flatting on the rear you are braking too much.
    I'd love to hear an explanation of that one.

    I tend to run somewhere between 30 and 45PSI, depending on what I'm intending to ride soon.
    i don't change the pressure for every ride, but whenever I'm changing a tyre, or fixing a puncture, etc, I'll make the tyres harder or softer, based on what I fancy riding next. Then they stay like that until I get another puncture, or change tyres.
  • jay12
    jay12 Posts: 6,126
    i don't actually care but anyway:
    XC: over 35 in both tyres
    DH: dry-25
    wet-20 or less
    4x: about 30
    paper round: 40
  • projectsome
    projectsome Posts: 4,010
    30-35 on trail
    40-50 on road.
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  • i run 30 on the front and 40 on the back of all of my bikes.

    from being deflected by stuff as it gives a bit but it still seems pretty squirm free when cornering.

    30 on the front stops the tyre 40 on the back is becuse im a big heavy monster and much less feels a bit squirmy.

    lbs man sounds like a webbo but i would have offered the same advice (in a less arsewipe styley though)

    This on all counts, actually, I run more like 35 on the front. Had my first p*ncture of the year on Sunday, and that was because I hit a large breeze block that I didn't see because it was covered by leaves :roll: .
  • bobcheese
    bobcheese Posts: 343
    I have a rule....at least 35psi otherwise you get pinch flats all the time! just like I was telling some 9 stone scrote who came into my shop complaining the other day..............oh wait.....i'll get my coat :lol:
  • mrfmilo
    mrfmilo Posts: 2,250
    I used to run them at 40psi for everything, then I releasied what difference a few psi can make :oops:

    Street: 40-45psi
    On the XC bike: 35-40psi
    FR: 32-35psi
    DH: 23-35psi

    Was racing and got a puncture on my last practice run, couldn't change it in time so just did my first run, got down on about 14psi, was bloody scary :shock: :lol:
  • lawman
    lawman Posts: 6,868
    i run between 30-35psi in my 2.25 nobby nics, abit less for this time of year rarely puncture, despite riding pretty hard and use normal tubes, no slime or anything, really pleased with the results, they have great grip on loamy soil of my local trails, but can get abit fidgety on losse gravel or those horrible stones that they put on FTD at cannock, its like sheet ice in winter :roll:
  • I was having a rave on the FTD sunday on my 2.25 rocket rons 2 wheel slides aplenty, i run about 35-40psi as i'd rather deal with a momentary loss of grip than a lack of accuracy and feel between the wheels and bars, though it might also be due to the fact i spent my youth running 80psi on my bmx crashing all the time too.

    And for the record i never once felt it slip out on a climb, which is rather impressive for such a low profile tread.
  • andyrm
    andyrm Posts: 550
    I run 2.3" DH tyres on my AMK/XC bike, I weigh 11 1/2 stone and ride pretty hard but smooth too. My bike has 6" travel.

    I run 38psi up front and 40 rear - never had a traction issue with those pressures and I'd rather have a slight reduction in traction (if it is the case) rather than the risk of pinch flats.

    I've seen so many sheep running super low pressures - you see the striations on their sidewalls and then pinch flats, tyres rolling off rims, squirming etc etc. But it's the cool thing and all the hip kids run too soft tyres so it must be right?
  • About 33PSI front and back for wet, dry, snowy, moon surface and tarmac when popping to shops. Started last year at 40, this felt a bit bone shakey, dropped them down a bit to what I’m guessing was somewhere in the high 20’s, could feel the rim dinging, tried at about 33 and it now has some give but doesn’t feel like it ever dings the rims.

    Any more testing and fiddling would be classed as taking it seriously, so 33 they shall stay.
    "I ride to eat"
  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    the other thing that factors is that i ride a HT, and running low pressures in a big tyre add's a suspension element that helps control and comfort.
    I like bikes and stuff
  • mrfmilo
    mrfmilo Posts: 2,250
    joshtp wrote:
    the other thing that factors is that i ride a HT, and running low pressures in a big tyre add's a suspension element that helps control and comfort.

    That's very true, on the Torrent running fairly low pressures on the rear made a massive difference.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,858
    35-40psi on the Anthem and have never had a pinch flat (with ordinary Racing Ralphs, not snakeskins)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • weescott
    weescott Posts: 453
    I have been running about 35psi lately. 2.4" tubeless. They bounce around like mad but it makes things interesting. Usually run about 28psi F/R. I used to run about 22psi. :shock:

    Heckler
    12.5 stone plus gear