My old pump broke :-( and I have just replaced it with a Sigma Sport, Lambda Jet :-) it has a pressure gauge built in very useful. On the way to work before the holidays a cyclist whilst passing said your tyres are under inflated, I thought how can he tell, but thought well he probably is right as I had previously had problems with punctures so had not pumped up the tyre as high as it could go. So I pumped up my tyres to the recommended 80 psi on the tyre wall and what a difference I had always been cautious about pumping the tyres to high and used to do it till the tyres were hard. But of course I didn't have a gauge to tell what the pressure was, well now I have and are the tyres supposed to be that high pressured they're like rock. I took the bike out for a ride and certainly feels different good different but different.
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My old pump broke :-( and I have just replaced it with a Sigma Sport, Lambda Jet :-) it has a pressure gauge built in very useful. On the way to work before the holidays a cyclist whilst passing said your tyres are under inflated, I thought how can he tell,
Because tyre was bulging out like a very bulgy thing.
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but thought well he probably is right as I had previously had problems with punctures so had not pumped up the tyre as high as it could go. So I pumped up my tyres to the recommended 80 psi on the tyre wall
and what a difference I had always been cautious about pumping the tyres to high and used to do it till the tyres were hard. But of course I didn't have a gauge to tell what the pressure was, well now I have and are the tyres supposed to be that high pressured they're like rock. I took the bike out for a ride and certainly feels different good different but different.
It's a good idea to have the front tyre softer than the rear because it takes less weight. About 65psi for the front will provide a more grip and comfort.
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Chris said:
My old pump broke :-( and I have just replaced it with a Sigma Sport, Lambda Jet :-) it has a pressure gauge built in very useful. On the way to work before the holidays a cyclist whilst passing said your tyres are under inflated, I thought how can he tell,
Because tyre was bulging out like a very bulgy thing.
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but thought well he probably is right as I had previously had problems with punctures so had not pumped up the tyre as high as it could go. So I pumped up my tyres to the recommended 80 psi on the tyre wall
and what a difference I had always been cautious about pumping the tyres to high and used to do it till the tyres were hard. But of course I didn't have a gauge to tell what the pressure was, well now I have and are the tyres supposed to be that high pressured they're like rock. I took the bike out for a ride and certainly feels different good different but different.
It's a good idea to have the front tyre softer than the rear because it takes less weight. About 65psi for the front will provide a more grip and comfort.
~PB
Hi Pete
Thanks for the information, I seem to learn something new every time I have something to do on my bike.
