terry26rims Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 hi i've been riding trials for two years when i can, having a family with no garden makes riding time very hard to aquire, so i tend to ride by myself and wondered what pressures (psi) other riders use in both front and rear tyres. I run around 40psi in the front and about 28psi in the rear. is this the same with other riders? A marshall at my club mentioned most run 17psi on the rear! this was far too low for my old tyre but now i have a 44mm wide rim and a big betty 26" 2.4 tyre but haven't got my freewheel yet so haven't used the new set up. cheers peeps. Terry W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maladie Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 hi i've been riding trials for two years when i can, having a family with no garden makes riding time very hard to aquire, so i tend to ride by myself and wondered what pressures (psi) other riders use in both front and rear tyres. I run around 40psi in the front and about 28psi in the rear. is this the same with other riders? A marshall at my club mentioned most run 17psi on the rear! this was far too low for my old tyre but now i have a 44mm wide rim and a big betty 26" 2.4 tyre but haven't got my freewheel yet so haven't used the new set up. cheers peeps. Terry WYeah mate 17 Psi will be fine for your back tyre. But 40 Psi is waaayy to high for the front.I would say 30 Psi max, I run mine 25 and it's completely fine, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 It depends entirely on how much you weigh, what tyres/rims you run, what terrain you ride and simply what you prefer. I run different pressures for street and certain types of natural even though my weight/rim/tyre is the same. Try going out one day with a pump and both tyres at, say, 40psi. Try letting each tyre down by 5 or 10 psi at a time to see how it affects you. I run about 22 front and 18 rear on street, a little more for some natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terry26rims Posted July 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 thank you. hand pump is going on the shopping list. ta ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redneck Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 i dont even go by PSI, i go by feel. you cant go wrong if you air up your tires by feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatty r Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 yo man im currently running 35psi in both my wheels 26 inch i personly like running them at quite a hard pressure because the bike rolls around better on harder tyres better for more spinny streety riding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginger allen echo Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 I run mine 25 and it's completely fine, Nice wrists for you! lol.I run 17-20 PSI in the back.And 15 PSi in the front, it also depends on what tyres you are using. I use a fully bald Creepy Crawler on the back (side nobbles cut off)And a Maxxdaddy on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 I lowered mine on the back to 20psi and it just didn't feel right, I think I have more grip at 30psi.I like a hard front around 35 now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 im not sure what psi i should have mine at. im 7.5 stone (about 45kg) my bike weighs 11.45kg what psi should my bike be at for fround and back ? thanks laurence.sorry hyjacking thread a lil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 I run about 50 front and 45 rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Erm.. whatever it is when I pumped it up last week. Feels just right. Stuff measuring it and pumping it to the exact same psi everytime I need to pump my tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan GU Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 I run about 50 front and 45 rear.You mean 00.55 and 00.45? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bol Maaaaaaing Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 I run 22psi on both tires and it works good for me.Im 70-72kg if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 (edited) I run about 50 front and 45 rear.50 front & rear for me. Edited July 6, 2009 by nichols_sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest itstroy08 Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Currently i run 33 psi in the front, i feel this helps me get more of a bounce into things, perfect for front wheel hooksThe downside to this is you cant pump into a hop, because there is no softness really so i finddoing this more difficult.On my rear i am running 20 psi, it feels very springy for some reason, and im using a wilkos innertube, and to be frank, i like it. and for the small cost of 2.50 its not too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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