Tyre Pressure for Hard Pack and Polished Stone
ElliesDad
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I did my first red route the other day, Follow the Dog up at Cannock Chase (see my other post), I really enjoyed it and thanks to all the advice and support from people on here.
One question I have though, I have 2.1 Panaracer Fire XC Pro's front and back which I normally run at 45 to 50 psi as most of my biking has been on cycle paths and fire roads to date, one thing I noticed on parts of FTD was that the trail was quite hard packed with polished stones which meant the bike felt quite skittish a lot of the time which is why I was probably a little nervous on these sections. Presumably dropping my tyre pressures would provide a lot more grip? I was thinking about 35 to 40 psi.
One question I have though, I have 2.1 Panaracer Fire XC Pro's front and back which I normally run at 45 to 50 psi as most of my biking has been on cycle paths and fire roads to date, one thing I noticed on parts of FTD was that the trail was quite hard packed with polished stones which meant the bike felt quite skittish a lot of the time which is why I was probably a little nervous on these sections. Presumably dropping my tyre pressures would provide a lot more grip? I was thinking about 35 to 40 psi.
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