brucem76 Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Obviously there's debate as to what pressure is optimal for riding my 29er on the road - but what is the highest pressure I can safely inflate to, before I risk blowing them off?
PeterF Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Depends on the tyre. Should have max pressure printed on the sidewall. But you really shouldn't need to go higher than 2.2 bar.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 There should be a safe range printed on the sidewalls of your tires... That normally shows the max pressure a tire will go to before the bead starts to deform.
CAAD4 Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Whatever the tyre is rated at on The sidewall. If it's not a proper tubeless tyre, it might be a guessing game...
brucem76 Posted January 13, 2015 Author Posted January 13, 2015 Ah ok - I thought those ratings only applied with tubes...
pista Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Depends on the tyre. Should have max pressure printed on the sidewall. But you really shouldn't need to go higher than 2.2 bar.It's actually the rim that's the weakest link.Most rims can't take more than 3-4 bar.
Boerklong Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 It's actually the rim that's the weakest link.Most rims can't take more than 3-4 bar.I have heard this plenty times from numerous people.
Patchelicious Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 I would be careful playing a game of roulette with tubeless high pressures.A chap I saw on 947 obviously went a tad too hard and what ensued was the biggest and loudest blowout I have ever seen.... a bit of poo came out.
JXV Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Did a road ride on my mtb recently at around 2.8 to 3 bar...definitely faster than normal trail riding pressures. If doing it regularly it will wear your offroad tyres fast...consider a tyre more suited.
Ampandy Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 Did a road ride on my mtb recently at around 2.8 to 3 bar...definitely faster than normal trail riding pressures. If doing it regularly it will wear your offroad tyres fast...consider a tyre more suited.
Guest DieBees Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Did a road ride on my mtb recently at around 2.8 to 3 bar...definitely faster than normal trail riding pressures. If doing it regularly it will wear your offroad tyres fast...consider a tyre more suited.+1. Slicks look kaaaaak on a mtb. But you can infkate much higher.
Max001 Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 just buy a road bike. you might even enjoy it!!!
Surv0MTB Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 I use a second set of rims with slicks, no point in ruining my awesome mtb takkies on the tar.. dont care what anybody thinks of the look.
Guest Smimby Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Depends on the tyre. Should have max pressure printed on the sidewall. But you really shouldn't need to go higher than 2.2 bar.Depends on the tyre and cross mark you can run at 3.5-4
Guest Smimby Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Ah ok - I thought those ratings only applied with tubes...Non tubeless tyres will have one rating on the sidewall and tyres that has printed tubeless ready or tubeless will have their own rating printed.
kingalton Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 don't pump them too hard, making them crazy hard will just make the ride harsh and not really make you faster at all, 2.2-2.5 should be perfect.... harder than that the it feels like it causes more rolling resistance due to the tread..
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