Forum menu
What psi for llande...
 

[Closed] What psi for llandegla

Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

I presumed I would get a rough answer obviously there's lots of variations. In motox which I raced for many yrs tyre pressures were very important and a few psi hear or there could make a big difference!
I was wanting a few ideas as to what people run.

But nevermind there's to many trolls without anything else better to do (get bk on Facebook) thanks for the few decent answers I received.


 
Posted : 02/03/2013 10:16 pm
Posts: 17783
Full Member
 

There have been a few serious answers given.
Seems you just ignored them...


 
Posted : 02/03/2013 10:19 pm
Posts: 21
Free Member
 

Ah! Now given that bit of context your question doesn't seem so daft. Seriously though, in mountain biking there are that many variables that mostly it comes down to your own preferences. As a rule though, 30 - 35 psi is about what most people use. Harder pressures mean the tyre doesn't deform to the ground so much and so rolls faster but this is at the cost of grip.

FWIW I'm a great big heft rugby player type and I run 40 psi in the 2.1 tyres on my XC bike and about 32 in the 2.5s on my DH bike.


 
Posted : 02/03/2013 10:24 pm
 grum
Posts: 4531
Free Member
 

Ok, the serious answer is, it depends so much on the tyres, the bike, your style of riding and personal preference that its impossible for other people to tell you. And the idea of there being one recommended pressure for a particular trail centre is a bit daft.

Also, you picked Llandegla which for some reason attracts lots of controversy on here, so I think lots of people assumed you were trolling, and wrote silly replies.


 
Posted : 02/03/2013 10:26 pm
Posts: 0
Full Member
 

Depends how fat you are, tyre choice, wheel size and prevailing conditions. I am sure someone could write an algorithm but you wouldn't understand it!


 
Posted : 02/03/2013 10:27 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

I didn't ignore the serious ones thanks for those ๐Ÿ˜‰
Wish I never asked though. Haha


 
Posted : 02/03/2013 10:28 pm
Posts: 17783
Full Member
 

If you've riden MX you'll also know how much of a personel thing tyre pressure is. ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 02/03/2013 10:29 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Llandegla is my local, I run 21-23 front, 31-33 rear,2.2 Rubber Queens tubeless. It's generally grippy, but I find too much air in the front, and on some corners it looses grip. If you are tubed, try 28f 30+rear. Have fun ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 03/03/2013 1:07 am
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Am heading out with 5psi this morning, found six last week too high


 
Posted : 03/03/2013 8:47 am
Posts: 23
Full Member
 

Also worth mentioning, most people around Llandegla I see are riding 17-18" bikes, probably the best size for the area.

HTH


 
Posted : 03/03/2013 8:55 am
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

It should feel more like an orange than an apple
Eh...I don't get it ๐Ÿ˜•

[img] [/img]

[img] [/img]


 
Posted : 03/03/2013 9:03 am
Posts: 6581
Free Member
 

80psi last time I was there but that was on my cross bike.


 
Posted : 03/03/2013 10:17 am
Page 2 / 2