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Feels reeet fast though 😉
60kg, 9 bar in the front 10bar in the back!
Bloody hell, unless you're riding on a track or on a TT bike on perfect smooth roads that seems way to high for someone of your weight.... Try 6.5 bar and see how you get on
145psi?!
Guages on pump are that accurate?
bit of a tyre kicker here well tyre presser... press ,feels a bit soft? pump it up a bit, and repeat. no science in that, but happy enough considering the state of the roads and my skill/fitness level
I inflate with a track pump and measure with a Zefal presta pressure gauge. Normally have to let a little air out. 5PSI won't make much difference, 10PSI may, depending on surface.
I have recently bought a solid plastic seat for my commuter - it's certainly making me wish I had less pressure in my tyres.
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Why is everyone debating a few psi here and there when you can get 18mm tyres that will make you much faster.
If i hadn't repaired them myself, I would find it hard to believe that my nudging-under-9st wife has in the last month and 400 miles, pinch flatted her front tyre twice on potholes-hidden-in-puddles at 100 psi. 25c tyres too: tore a hole in sidewall of 2 rides old gatorskin. 👿
You must ride on beads of concrete, arse up head down if speed and pace is your aim, plus a lot more good luck!
90-100 at 89kg for me. Usually pump up to 100 on the basis that they lose pressure over time. I find myself reinflating when they get to bout 80 otherwise I risk pinches.
15% drop works roughly for me, 80/90psi @ 80kg.
Anything higher feels harsh - and certainly doesn't feel faster (though we all KNOW how meaningless that can be 😛 )