Re: "never use the max. PSI pressure from the sidewall"

spokes wrote:

Following my third visit from the p*nct*re fairy in a week, I was googling
around on 'flat-proof tyres' and came across a discussion
http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-218157.html
featuring the quote in the subject line.

I've got used to standardising on 100psi with my Grand Prix 2000s, which
is well within their supposed max (and I'm about 11 stone, so not a
massive load). And I checked the Sheldon link provided, which seemed to
suggest
c.100 would be about right for me. I guess 'try it see' is an obvious
answer, but should I take them down to 80 or something? Any thoughts? What
do other people do? (I'd always previously thought that problems came when
you didn't inflate *enough*.)

Lower pressure = more punctures, on the whole. Take 'em up to their max, but
not when there's ice on the road.

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  • Re: "never use the max. PSI pressure from the sidewall"
    ... around on 'flat-proof tyres' and came across a discussion ... featuring the quote in the subject line. ... I've got used to standardising on 100psi with my Grand Prix 2000s, which is well within their supposed max. ...
    (uk.rec.cycling)
  • Re: "never use the max. PSI pressure from the sidewall"
    ... around on 'flat-proof tyres' and came across a discussion ... featuring the quote in the subject line. ... I've got used to standardising on 100psi with my Grand Prix 2000s, which is well within their supposed max. ...
    (uk.rec.cycling)
  • "never use the max. PSI pressure from the sidewall"
    ... Following my third visit from the p*nct*re fairy in a week, I was googling ... around on 'flat-proof tyres' and came across a discussion ... featuring the quote in the subject line. ...
    (uk.rec.cycling)