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Wheel not gripping well

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  1. On my ride this AM, I noticed that the rear wheel didn't seem to grip
    quite as well as normal. When riding over bumps, it seemed to bounce a
    lot and not grip the road following the bump.

    Did I over-inflate the tire? They are new vred's.

    thanks.
    joel

  2. joel roth said:

    On my ride this AM, I noticed that the rear wheel didn't seem to grip
    quite as well as normal. When riding over bumps, it seemed to bounce a
    lot and not grip the road following the bump.

    Did I over-inflate the tire? They are new vred's.

    thanks.
    joel

    Dear Joel,

    You might have slowly gotten used to much lower pressures on
    your previous tires as they lost air without being checked
    and then pumped your new tires up to what you mistakenly
    thought was normal pressure.

    An autopsy--er, pressure gauge would tell us much more.

    Airily,

    Carl Fogel

  3. joel roth said:

    On my ride this AM, I noticed that the rear wheel didn't seem to grip
    quite as well as normal. When riding over bumps, it seemed to bounce a
    lot and not grip the road following the bump.

    Did I over-inflate the tire? They are new vred's.

    Yes, probably.

  4. It could also be the rebound adjustment on the rear shock ( if you
    have one).. it has to match the characteristics of the tire and the
    tire pressure and the terrain.

    charlieb in ct.

  5. joel roth said:

    On my ride this AM, I noticed that the rear wheel didn't seem to grip
    quite as well as normal. When riding over bumps, it seemed to bounce a
    lot and not grip the road following the bump.

    Did I over-inflate the tire? They are new vred's.

    Maybe. What was the pressure you used?
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