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  1. I just changed my tire because my old one had a whole in it from not
    rotating it. I realized that when I try to hop I can't compress it
    enough and if I take some air out I just bottom it out all the time. Do
    you know if the tire will break in a little bit and make it easier to
    compress before hopping or if you have any suggestions please post.

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  2. What tyre do you have? What I do to find out my tyre pressure is
    multiply my body weight by two then divide by ten and that's how much
    air you pyut in your tyre. I weigh 100 lbs so I would have 20 psi give
    or take a few psi.

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  3. bcwheelriderguyhehehehehe said:

    What tyre do you have? What I do to find out my tyre pressure is
    multiply my body weight by two then divide by ten and that's how much
    air you pyut in your tyre. I weigh 100 lbs so I would have 20 psi give
    or take a few psi.

    ...or you could just divide by 5....

    umm, it really depends on what tire you have and what kind of tire it
    is. If it was a trials tire(which it obviously isn't) then you can play
    w/ pressure a lot more. It seems to me that you have a normal tire that
    gets rock hard at the right pressure, and i hate to say this, but you
    either have to deal with it or get a new tire/rim/uni

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  4. skrobo said:

    ...or you could just divide by 5....

    well, actually, I was thinking this too, until I realized it's a lot
    easier, in your head, to multiply by 2, then divide by 10. Both of
    these operations are easier than dividing by five. For example, divide
    37.5 by 5 in your head...quick.

    Now, try 37.5*2 = 75, 75/10 = 7.5. A lot easier, isn't it?

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  5. onelesscar said:

    well, actually, I was thinking this too, until I realized it's a lot
    easier, in your head, to multiply by 2, then divide by 10. Both of
    these operations are easier than dividing by five. For example, divide
    37.5 by 5 in your head...quick.

    Now, try 37.5*2 = 75, 75/10 = 7.5. A lot easier, isn't it?

    i thought that, but then i remembered that 5 is an easy enough #
    anyways🙂 I round my weight to 5s ...

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  6. well this is the only tire I have currently so I'll wait til the one I
    ordered comes in... about a week.

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  7. onelesscar said:

    well, actually, I was thinking this too, until I realized it's a lot
    easier, in your head, to multiply by 2, then divide by 10. Both of
    these operations are easier than dividing by five. For example, divide
    37.5 by 5 in your head...quick.

    Now, try 37.5*2 = 75, 75/10 = 7.5. A lot easier, isn't it?

    Even if they are both easier, I can divide by 5 faster than I can do
    any two other operations.

    Is this method for finding pressure only appropriate for trials?

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  8. SNES350 said:

    Even if they are both easier, I can divide by 5 faster than I can do any
    two other operations.

    Is this method for finding pressure only appropriate for trials?

    most probably, road bikes take a little over 1/2 your weight/pressure
    ratio

    i exploded a tire in my face today, the gust of air was so powerful
    that it hurt
    it sounded like a gunshot, the bead ripped off because the tire is
    slightly rotten

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  9. bcwheelriderguyhehehehehe said:

    What tyre do you have? What I do to find out my tyre pressure is
    multiply my body weight by two then divide by ten and that's how much
    air you pyut in your tyre. I weigh 100 lbs so I would have 20 psi give
    or take a few psi.

    in metris or imperial?

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  10. dan de man said:

    in metris or imperial?

    uhh
    UNITED STATES system!

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