Tyre pressures - What's best?

[smedley]

whats the best all round pressures for front and back?? ive been told 36 at the front and 40 at the back ehat do u think?????

[kwak zzr]

I'm not answering this one you'll crash :(

[Amanda]

Oooo OOoo - I know this one, it was in my test!!!!

"Check the manufacturers handbook" - I'm right aren't I ???

[Dave20046]

On my lambretta with continental tubed tyres I used 28psi all round


HTH

To be less of a *****, I meant: what bike, what tyres? Check with your tyre manufacturer, but some of it is personal taste.

[smedley]

650 sv sorry should of said lol

[Dave20046]

650 sv sorry should of said lol
What type of tyres you using?

[Shellywoozle]

I'm not answering this one you'll crash :(

PSML - maybe you should tell him what not to put in !!

Thinking back you put air in my tyres not so long back :( me is worried

[kwak zzr]

i learned how to do it right now sweetie :) i dont do it the knob way anymore :)

[smedley]

contanental

[fizzwheel]

Theres no such thing as "best" tyre pressures are a personal thing, depending on how you interpret the bike feedback and what the bike feels like its doing.

My advice would be to stick to the manufacturers recommended pressures, Suzuki recommend 33 psi in the 36 psi in the rear.

Ride it like this for a while, see how it feels then change the pressures by 1 or 2 psi then ride it again and see if things feel any different. Keep doing this till you find something your happy with. But IMHO dont go bonkers with it and stick reasonably close to the recommended PSI.

[speedplay]

I use 120 psi in the conti's on my road bike...


+1 for fizz's advice though as it makes sence.
Dont forget that the bike will feel not only different on different pressures but also in hot or cold weather too.

[smedley]

I use 120 psi in the conti's on my road bike...


+1 for fizz's advice though as it makes sence.
Dont forget that the bike will feel not only different on different pressures but also in hot or cold weather too.



120???????????

[speedplay]

120???????????


yup ;) (http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt282/speedplay/Myroadbike.jpg)

Its in the manufacturers recomendations.

[SVGrandad]

Hi Smedley

If your bike happens to be the 1000, the recommended tyre pressures are 36/42. 650 is as per Fizz

[sv-robo]

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My advice would be to stick to the manufacturers recommended pressures, Suzuki recommend 33 psi in the 36 psi in the rear.

Ride it like this for a while, see how it feels then change the pressures by 1 or 2 psi then ride it again and see if things feel any different. Keep doing this till you find something your happy with. But IMHO dont go bonkers with it and stick reasonably close to the recommended PSI.

+1....but it's each to their own really.

[mister c]

I've always gone with 36 front & 42 rear whatever tyre manufacturer, never had any problems

[smedley]

yeah ive been told 36/42 ill try that cheers

[RobH13]

I've been running 33/37, but wouldn't know what to expect from lesser or higher, I know sounds a little numptiefied :) but only passed in August and everything feels a little strange at first.

Rob

[Jayneflakes]

yup ;) (http://i620.photobucket.com/albums/tt282/speedplay/Myroadbike.jpg)

Its in the manufacturers recomendations.

Love the rear disk, is that a Kevlar Corded one? ;)

[Taipan]

Dont think you could get an all round tyre pressure as different tyres have different profile shapes and some would be more twitchy than others at higher pressures.

The "generic" 36f 42r tyre pressure thing has been bandied about for ages but is in contrast to some naufacturers recommendations. I'd rather opt for the tyre manufacturers advice TBH.

That said I often add a couple of psi if the tyre feels too slow on turn in. But I like bike with a quick turn in as I mainly commute and arn't concerned with maximum footprint from a tyre and rarely achive great angles of lean.