Comments on: Correct Mountain Bike Tire Pressure

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:46:26 +0000

I reckon that your reccomended spressures are a little on the low side considering the manufaturers reccomend a minimum at 35psi in most cases.

I run mine below 35psi- but often get pinch flats so i suppose that is trade off.

By: 198

198 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:35:32 +0000

@Tony Enriquez: Some tires do not react well with Stans. Contact the manufacturer and see if they recommend using it or not. Stans can actually breakdown some rubber compounds.

By: Tony Enriquez

Tony Enriquez — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:12:38 +0000

I’d been running tubeless for at least 3 years. This month I had two sidewall tear in 2 consecutive rides- Vertical Pro UST 2.3 and Hutchinson Scorpion UST 2.3 both of them are brand new . I’m 150lbs running between 26-28 psi. I have Stan’s on it but it can’t fix a 1/8 tear.

I can’t patch a sidewall tear either. Tried glue, epoxy, super glue, etc. I can’t change my ride style coz I live in CO. What gives?

By: tenbsmith

tenbsmith — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:46:22 +0000

I’ve been playing with this lately and even tough I weigh 240lbs, I’ve found I can run my hardtails rear tire, 2.1 inch, at around 40psi.

I recently picked up a digital tire pressure guage, presta only, for under $10 so I could monitor this. Watch the between guage comparisons, as some the guages out there are less than precise measuring devices. My bro picked up a car tire guage the other day at an autoparts store and it was about 10psi off from the two guages I had, which were about the same.