Catalyzt
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The other issue that factors into the equation is the grades that you ride and how powerful your motor is.
I ride at 50 PSI on 2.1s that are designed for 60 max because the hills here are so steep and my motor is so weak. If I rode somewhere more normal, I'd probably run them at 38 or low 40s.
The tires are tubeless, they do leak slowly over the course of 50 miles or so. And when they are below 40 PSI, I tire much more easily, and my range drops noticeably. On a 20 minute fitness ride, I don't care, I'll let 'em get down to 35 if I'm just riding around the neighborhood.
I am acutely aware of when they are at 50 PSI, and adjust my riding style accordingly, staying looser in the saddle and on the bars so my hands don't get hammered with the extra vibration. What I can't figure out is why the traction is better on loose Sierra sand at 50 PSI than at 40. I've only made it up Hell Hill once, which is really slippery dirt, and then was at 50 PSI. It should spin out more, but it doesn't.
THICK sand is just going to suck on 2.1s no matter what pressure I'm running. I let my buddy get way ahead on his Serial 1, and I'm not embarrassed that he has to wait for me, and he doesn't care, either. I don't want to dump it. Sure, it would be a little better, probably, at 40 PSI, but there are so many long, uphill climbs over cracked, broken pavement that I'd rather just run 50 PSI for the whole ride.
Next time I tackle the Verdugos, it will be at 50 PSI on the way up.... and I might let out 5 or 10 PSI for the way down.
I ride at 50 PSI on 2.1s that are designed for 60 max because the hills here are so steep and my motor is so weak. If I rode somewhere more normal, I'd probably run them at 38 or low 40s.
The tires are tubeless, they do leak slowly over the course of 50 miles or so. And when they are below 40 PSI, I tire much more easily, and my range drops noticeably. On a 20 minute fitness ride, I don't care, I'll let 'em get down to 35 if I'm just riding around the neighborhood.
I am acutely aware of when they are at 50 PSI, and adjust my riding style accordingly, staying looser in the saddle and on the bars so my hands don't get hammered with the extra vibration. What I can't figure out is why the traction is better on loose Sierra sand at 50 PSI than at 40. I've only made it up Hell Hill once, which is really slippery dirt, and then was at 50 PSI. It should spin out more, but it doesn't.
THICK sand is just going to suck on 2.1s no matter what pressure I'm running. I let my buddy get way ahead on his Serial 1, and I'm not embarrassed that he has to wait for me, and he doesn't care, either. I don't want to dump it. Sure, it would be a little better, probably, at 40 PSI, but there are so many long, uphill climbs over cracked, broken pavement that I'd rather just run 50 PSI for the whole ride.
Next time I tackle the Verdugos, it will be at 50 PSI on the way up.... and I might let out 5 or 10 PSI for the way down.