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Mar 31, 2011 at 9:18
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Tech Tuesday - Air Pressure
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flag downhilldro (Apr 5, 2011 at 9:13)
 he looks kinda baked. Great video, psi is often overlooked by many.i dont know why, its so simple to do, like he said its free, and can make the difference between winning a race or walking down the trail
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flag rigodon777 (Mar 31, 2011 at 9:57)
 For anyone DH racing. When I went under the 32psi, I DEFINITLY saw an difference in how the whole bike reacted to the ground. So go out and try different pressure for every type of conditions there is. You while find you sweet spot. Don't do like I did before, run 40psi because I didn't want any flat. haha!
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flag devojc4 Plus (Apr 1, 2011 at 21:41)
 you said pinch flats dont matter in a tubeless... which is true
BUT tubeless tires can get run-flats when being used at low pressures (run flat means being run at an extremely low pressure, destroying the interior of the sidewall making the tire dangerous to use)
I work at a tire shop, and we get run-flats from car, weelbarrow, dirtbike, etc. tires even if they arent completely flat, and i am sure this is the same with bike tires.
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flag carbonlite (Apr 5, 2011 at 2:59)
 This was really interesting, the one thing that wasn't discussed I was hoping to hear about was speed in relation to pressure. I've been under the impression for XC the higher the pressure the faster the bike, so long as you can control it and its within the limits. So for races I've always gone 43ish on 2.1-2.25 wheels, unless its really technical. will running lower reduce friction and increase speed? and do I want to reduce friction, because thats what pushes the bike??? so confused, I'll probably play around with my pressures this summer more.
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flag gingerninja (Apr 5, 2011 at 3:55)
 hes changed loads since happy days Smile
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flag mikelevy Mod Plus (Mar 31, 2011 at 9:46)
 Nice work Richard!
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flag hustler Plus (Apr 5, 2011 at 7:26)
 Agreed - RC is much better than the old Tech Tuesday guy ;-)
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flag HMBA106 (Apr 7, 2011 at 20:39)
 haha nice
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flag Tr011 (Aug 23, 2011 at 16:20)
 lol im 120 lbs with a 2.35 and i have 40 psi
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flag imdabomb (Jan 24, 2012 at 18:27)
 what was that blue bar on the bike?
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flag slemans (Mar 31, 2011 at 10:02)
 so ok and how much Air Pressure to I need in my tire 24x2.7 n 26x2.7
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flag adrenalinaddict (Mar 31, 2011 at 12:30)
 Depends what the trail is like your riding mate, there is no correct or incorrect air pressure! - Tech Tuesday recommend roughly 32+ PSI if you watched the video...
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flag slemans (Mar 31, 2011 at 15:21)
 thx ..yeap I watched it of course dude ..but like u said depends
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