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    PedalUma reacted to Tars Tarkas's post in the thread tire pressure with Like Like.
    It doesn't matter at all whether the bike is on the ground or in a rack. Obviously, you don't want straps around the tires. I would have...
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    PedalUma reacted to Jayeffel's post in the thread tire pressure with Like Like.
    have a related question, and I thing I know know the answer but-- should I have the bike on the ground and not on a bike carrier...
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    PedalUma reacted to stompandgo's post in the thread tire pressure with Like Like.
    See if there is a ring around the pump head, and tighten it a bit, but not too much. Also the ones with the lever, some lock on by...
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    PedalUma reacted to Gionnirocket's post in the thread tire pressure with Like Like.
    imo... The calculators are a waste of time. Start halfway between min/max stated on the tire and adjust from there to your own personal...
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    PedalUma replied to the thread tire pressure.
    45 psi is about right for that bike. Every month it will drop to about 41 so pump it up. The 30-day average will about 43. Get a new...
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    PedalUma reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread tire pressure with Like Like.
    If 30 psi isn't too far below the minimum pressure on the sidewall, it's probably OK. But if you run tubed tires well below the minimum...
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    PedalUma reacted to Jayeffel's post in the thread tire pressure with Like Like.
    thanks, the electric air ump I have only goes to 30 lb psi I think, have a hand pump that will not stay on the valve. So stuck at 30 psi...
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    PedalUma reacted to Jeremy McCreary's post in the thread tire pressure with Like Like.
    These online pressure calculators are valuable tools. But while the OP wades through them, the simplest and safest approach is to read...
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    PedalUma reacted to stompandgo's post in the thread tire pressure with Like Like.
    There are three main tire pressure calculators that I use: Vittoria, Schwalbe, and Silca. They will all give you different results. Take...
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    PedalUma reacted to RunForTheHills's post in the thread tire pressure with Like Like.
    Depends. https://flocycling.com/pages/tire-pressure-chart?srsltid=AfmBOoo3MONDZtbGLt2QlbhAuWKIKUU_hlRG9hm5-ofBSojWwSf36s45
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    PedalUma replied to the thread New handlebar.
    So true. But if you are doing stuff no one has published about you need to take the quiz on your own.
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    PedalUma reacted to RunForTheHills's post in the thread New handlebar with Like Like.
    "The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read." — Mark Twain
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    PedalUma reacted to Gionnirocket's post in the thread New handlebar with Like Like.
    True... but in the age of easy access to information, better to start there then torture yourself. That's today's lesson... There will...
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    PedalUma replied to the thread New handlebar.
    I screw up more than anyone. But they are fresh screw ups.
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    PedalUma reacted to Old-tool-guy's post in the thread New handlebar with Haha Haha.
    Some people learn by making mistakes. Then again, some people never learn.
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