Tyre pressure for snow?

The Northern Monkey

Starting to snow here... Should I run higher or lower pressures for a bit of snow?
Determined to get out and ride tomorrow, might be the last ride if the weather keeps getting worse

nicklouse

makes no difference.

tyre choice is more important.

peter413

I always run lower pressures because it gives your tyre a bigger surface area in contact with the ground which should in theory give you more grip

LjStronge

Good question - depends how deep it is I guess!

Do you want to cut through it with high pressures or increase your footprint with lower pressures!

I would go for the latter

EDIT - Peter beat me to it

robertpb

I've been in situations where my Land Rover or Range Rover have come to a halt in the snow, you drop pressures by 10-15psi and off you go again, works with tractors too.

So I've always dropped the pressure, even 5psi makes a difference.

But it's always best to go out shod in the correct wellies in the first place.

Valy

nicklouse wrote:

makes no difference.

tyre choice is more important.

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