Hi guys
I'm doing my first triathlon. It will be a relay, and I'm doing the biking leg. It's 40km.
I'm a flyweight and usually ride with tyre pressure at 95 pounds on my 25mm Continental GP 2. . But for racing should I pump it to the maximum assuming the roads are not horrendously rough?
Tyre pressure for road racing
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Re: Tyre pressure for road racing
Postby dalai47 » Mon Apr 13, 2015 2:25 pm
Depends on the road surface. Too high pressure actually increases rolling resistance...
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Re: Tyre pressure for road racing
Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Mon Apr 13, 2015 2:51 pm
NoBugsBunny wrote:Hi guys
I'm doing my first triathlon. It will be a relay, and I'm doing the biking leg. It's 40km.
I'm a flyweight and usually ride with tyre pressure at 95 pounds on my 25mm Continental GP 2. . But for racing should I pump it to the maximum assuming the roads are not horrendously rough?
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Tyre pressure for road racing
Postby singlespeedscott » Mon Apr 13, 2015 3:56 pm
+1 I weigh 77kg and would run them at 90psi training or racing.
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Re: Tyre pressure for road racing
Postby BugsBunny » Mon Apr 13, 2015 4:14 pm
Thx guys. I should add I'm 64kg and the roads are fairly smooth with a rather hilly route.
Is it just me but I always "felt" less rolling resistance with higher tire pressures. Or is that just mind games?
Is it just me but I always "felt" less rolling resistance with higher tire pressures. Or is that just mind games?
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Re: Tyre pressure for road racing
Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Mon Apr 13, 2015 6:29 pm
thisBugsBunny wrote:Or is that just mind games?
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