psi

if all your doing is just riding on the street and not jumping of high
things i recommend a high tire pressure. you shoul just use about 55 psi
and your bosses should use a couple of pounds more. if your going off
roading you want a little less pressure but its mostly self prefrence.

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as long as the tire is keeping the rim off the ground that should be
good. well, probably more to keep it from "wandering" but all you
*really* need the tire to do is to stop you from riding on the rim. I
keep just enough air my my muni tire to stop me from folding the tire
and hitting the rim on big drops.

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markf said:

*as long as the tire is keeping the rim off the ground that should be
good. well, probably more to keep it from "wandering" but all you
*really* need the tire to do is to stop you from riding on the rim. I
keep just enough air my my muni tire to stop me from folding the tire
and hitting the rim on big drops. *

MUnis are always going to be run pretty low. For normal use, and
learning in particular, you want to run a fairly high psi. I would go
with somewhere near the max the tire allows. This will provide you with
a smoother, more predictable ride and make learning easier.

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daino149 said:

*

MUnis are always going to be run pretty low. For normal use, and
learning in particular, you want to run a fairly high psi. I would go
with somewhere near the max the tire allows. This will provide you
with a smoother, more predictable ride and make learning easier. *

Well put, Daniel, those are my seniments, exactly

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unidad said:

Is there a scale we can use too get our correct pressures?

You mean like a table for weight versus pressure? I don't think so;
there are more variables like tyre width, sidewall stiffness, riding
style, personal preference.

For your use (learning) a high pressure is good because it gives the
most direct "feedback". There are two types of limit on high
pressures:

1. the stated max pressure on the tyre, although for unicycle use
people tend to go over that by sometimes as much as 50%.

2. in case you are riding on an imperfect surface: too much discomfort
of feeling all the little bumps. I can add that a perfectly flat
surface (like a gym floor) aids in learning.

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