new tyres didnt feel right

Last weekend I got my new tyres on my bike(whoopee),and they definatly
felt so much better.However 50 miles later they just didnt feel quite right.Ten minutes later at the fuel station I knew why.51 psi in the front and 55psi in the back.How can a profesional tyre fitter get it so wrong when it is printed on the chain guard.If they cant get somthing as basic as that right then god help us.
Does anyone on here have any idea how dangerous that amount of pressure is?

it diddnt go pop dont worry, no lasting damage. of course dont blame me if your tyres now pop on the ride out this weekend.

Wow! Max load 42 usually!

[Drew Carey]

What rubber did you go for Rick?

Did you check the tyres cold, or straight after you hopped off the back from a 50 mile ride?

oooo big psi bad

Originally Posted by Biker_Billy

Did you check the tyres cold, or straight after you hopped off the back from a 50 mile ride?

Regardless, there would only be a couple of psi difference from warm to cold. Not 20 odd.

Originally Posted by BigApe

Regardless, there would only be a couple of psi difference from warm to cold. Not 20 odd.

True - but I was just interested to know - especially when he said that they felt so much better to start with...

Must have been overinflated when stone cold, but not to a degree that they were so noticable when ridden for the first few miles. Then the pressures build as they heated up, and the difference was felt?

Originally Posted by gid

Does anyone on here have any idea how dangerous that amount of pressure is?

You mean apart from the tyre not being able to flex properly when going round corners lent over ? Meaning an extremely high risk of the front washing out due to lack of traction? Nothing really. Any sort of distance and you would have worn out your tyre extremely quickly.

Originally Posted by Drew Carey

What rubber did you go for Rick?

that again is another story.Ordered 021s ,to be fitted on the Saturday.Any how my bike is stood there with no wheels or tyres on when the boss slinks his way up to me.Soz mate ,we erm ,seem to have sold your tyres to somebody else.I ended up with road attacks on instead,cant complain because they seem alright so far