Tire pressure

Osika · Jul 26, 2025

Running 14 front
13.5 rear
Very dry areas on my track with small rocks ..quite rough
Better to lower pressure a bit?
I know the bike though is heavy and needs higher pressure. Ty!

happyinmotion · Jul 27, 2025

Depends upon your terrain.

Round here is wet clay and slippery roots so we run tubliss at 3 psi.

svtride · Jul 27, 2025

11 psi fatty tire front and std rear tire. HD tubes.
Typical MI heavy sand areas. Some mucky standing water loam, few baby head rock garden.

Philip · Jul 27, 2025

Osika said:
Running 14 front
13.5 rear
Very dry areas on my track with small rocks ..quite rough
Better to lower pressure a bit?
I know the bike though is heavy and needs higher pressure. Ty!

Dry, rough track with small rocks. Stock tires? I like your pressures.

I would keep the pressures that you run and experiment with going up/down 1 psi in each direction. You can go up/down 2 psi if you cannot tell the difference.

Going with higher pressures, you may feel less confident initially, but the bike will handle the bumps, the rocks, and your screw-ups better. Going down, you may get overly excited with confidence until you hit something hard.

Osika · Jul 27, 2025

Philip said:
Dry, rough track with small rocks. Stock tires? I like your pressures.

I would keep the pressures that you run and experiment with going up/down 1 psi in each direction. You can go up/down 2 psi if you cannot tell the difference.

Going with higher pressures, you may feel less confident initially, but the bike will handle the bumps, the rocks, and your screw-ups better. Going down, you may get overly excited with confidence until you hit something hard.

Thanks!

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