Road Bike 100 Psi
If you use tubed tires that are between 2 35 and 2 4 inches the pressure per tire should be 29 psi.
Road bike 100 psi. I run the rear tire 10 psi below the max and the front tire 15 20 psi below the max. As an example i use gatorskins on my road bike 23c and my commuter bikes 28c. According to enduro mountainbike magazine the psi varies if you have tubed or tubeless mountain bike tires. If the bicycle and rider weigh 200 pounds each tire supports 100 pounds of weight.
100 sport saddle black aluminium seat post. Over inflated tires fail dramatically and often sound like a gunshot. That includes fairly objective measurements with a power meter. Wider tires require lower psi to maintain a contact patch since there s more contact width wise.
It more depends upon the feel and comfort of the rider. Posted by 1 day ago. A lower pressure will provide a smoother ride better tire adhesion on the road and better control. The tires say 70 to 100 psi btw.
Thus a 1 inch wide tire inflated to 100 psi will have a contact patch of about 1 inch. If you re riding a mountain bike instead of a road bike the tire pressure is not going to be the same. For example if a 165 pound rider uses 100 psi on his road bike a 200 pound rider should run closer to 120 psi and a 130 pound rider could get away with 80 psi. If you weigh 170 pound and feel comfortable riding a road bike with 100 psi then a person weighing 200 pounds would have to increase the pressure say 130 pounds.
32 622 700 x 32c for even greater comfort. Triban 100 flat bar cycle touring road bike 6 write a review. 27 2mm for added comfort thanks to its. In drizzly or rainy weather also lower the pressure by 10 psi for improved traction.
Triban 100 flat bar cycle touring road bike. 7 tips for cycling on rough roads. When i made that transition from running at max i noticed a lot more comfort and no loss of speed or efficiency. 70 100 psi too high for a road bike.
70 100 psi too high for a road bike. We all dream of that mystical ride along a beautiful winding country road paved with new asphalt. There was a time when most riders would opt for 23c tyres on the road pump the tyre pressure up to around 110psi for every ride letting out just a little air to provide extra grip in poor weather. There s no standard calculation or relationship between the two factors.
On a new smooth road your best tire pressure might be 100 psi but bring it down to 90 psi for a rough road.