tombo46 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 what tyre pressure do you lot run on the road? im always scared the sidewall will fold on the tyre going around corners, whats the lowest pressure thats safe to run on the road? also, what pressure is reccomended for riding green lanes? All the best Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 On low pressures you can go round the corners on opposite lock, looks spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot 3 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 On low pressures you can go round the corners on opposite lock, looks spectacular. Scares the crap out the folk following in a car mind.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thespikeyone Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 On low pressures you can go round the corners on opposite lock, looks spectacular. especially if you don't realise you have a puncture and enter that tighter than expected corner at 40mph (Friday 9th May in the Highlands) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzralphy Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Oh yes! 110km/h on the sweeper bends at the SSDT with only 4.5psi is a bit of fun with some mates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Even with road pressure, competition trials tyres are terrible when you lean the bike in a turn due to the squareness of the tyre profile. To answer your question, 14 psi front and rear is usually enough to prevent overheating the tyres at high speed on bitumen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombo46 Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Even with road pressure, competition trials tyres are terrible when you lean the bike in a turn due to the squareness of the tyre profile.To answer your question, 14 psi front and rear is usually enough to prevent overheating the tyres at high speed on bitumen. Cheers =] Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross brown Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 especially if you don't realise you have a puncture and enter that tighter than expected corner at 40mph (Friday 9th May in the Highlands) Of course this happened while standing up on the pegs and you then executed a perfect recovery as seen from the car behind - further enhancing the belief that trails riders are the most SKILLED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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