I have a track pump thats gauge hasn’t worked for a while now.
I’ve always thought I was gauging tyre pressures fairly well.
How wrong was I …..
After a bit of jesting over tyre pressures in my LBS I bought a digital gauge.
Que me now checking all tyre pressures …..
Surly Bud (4.8) on a Marge Lite …… 5psi (Front)
Surly Nate (3.8) on a Marge Lite ….. 6psi (Rear)
Knard (3.0) on a Dually (29er+) …… 6.5psi (Front)
WTB Prowler (2.1) on a DS25 ………. 17.5psi (Rear)
Ardent (2.25) on a DT 470 ………… 19.5psi (Front)
SB8 (2.2) on a DT 470 ……………. 17.5psi (Rear)
I stopped checking after these 😆
Now wrong is probably the wrong word as tyre pressures are, i guess, a personal thing but certainly for the non fat tyres I am a long way off the recommended operating range.
30psi seems waaaay to hard!
Despite being 90kg+ I’m light on my wheels and tyres so I may have been lucky avoiding too many punctures and rim strikes (I’ve had none of the latter).
So I guess its time to start experimenting.