Re: Tyre pressures

["Andy Holmes" <scalainj@hotmail.com>]

The ride already feels like the springs have been welded into a solid lump. 
Any harder and all (well whats left) of my teeth are going to be rattled 
free ;-)

Funny thing is that it actually rides the potholes better now with the 
bigger wheels and you just cant miss em over here.

90PSI and i'll turn upside down and float off ;-)


Andy


>From: drew <drew@dyermaker.cs.uoguelph.ca>
>To: Andy Holmes <scalainj@hotmail.com>
>CC: thescirocco@juno.com, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Tyre pressures
>Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:31:15 -0400 (EDT)
>
>
>I'm guessing higher pressure is to protect those mucho dinero 15" rims
>that don't have a big cushion of rubber and air between them and those
>obstacle courses that pass for roads in the UK... :)  The less give in the
>(nearly non-existant) sidewall of the tire, the less likely you'll dent or
>bend a rim when you dive into a hole (canyon/morass/bottomless pit of
>hell.)  The cost for this protection, of course, is a ride that can only
>be duplicated on a steel-wheeled tractor in a stone quarry... :)
>
>I was going to suggest 90 - 100PSI but thought that might be a bit
>extreme... :)
>
>Drew
>
>On Tue, 29 May 2001, Andy Holmes wrote:
>
> > Blimey - Do you bounce down the road ;-)
> >
> > Why so high - Do you do a lot of high speed heavily laden work or is 
>this a
> > preferable pressure for you?
> >
> > I run my 185's at these pressures on track but not on the road.
> >
> > Andy
> > 91 Scala Inj
> >
> >
> > >From: thescirocco@juno.com
> > >To: scalainj@hotmail.com
> > >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > >Subject: Re: Tyre pressures
> > >Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:10:49 -0400
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >On Tue, 29 May 2001 14:42:57 +0100 "Andy Holmes" <scalainj@hotmail.com>
> > >writes:
> > > > Anyone recommend pressures for 195/50/15
> > > > I was using 30psi at the front and 28psi at the rear on 185/60/14
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Andy
> > >
> > >I run my 195 50 15's at 35-36 PSI...
> > >
> > >Peter - http://thescirocco.com -  Bear, Delaware
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