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    Specificpig
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    i have a 2.5 x 20 inch tyre and was wonderin what the ideal
    pressure is for trials? would i need to lower it for big
    drops? jack

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  2. Perth
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    Big drops/gaps require a higher pressure so you don't bottom
    out your tyre and hammer the rim through you're tube.

    Although, softer tyre pressure means it's easier to learn to
    hop, and a cooshier feel.

    You'll know when it's time to increase the tire pressure as
    you start to bottom out the tire hopping and doing stuff.

    Sam perthunicyclists.tkperthunicyclists.tk

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  3. One Wheeled Sta
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    Perth is right. I try to find a happy medium where I don't bottom out my
    rim or have the tye fold to the side easily, but soft enough to hop
    comfortably with. I just pump the tyre up fairly hard and play around
    then let a bit of air out and so on and so forth until you're happy. I
    call it trials and error! You see what I did there?! Ha ha! 🙂

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  4. Specificpig
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    yip i see wot u have done there, how droll. So would u class
    40psi as soft or hard then?

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  5. Popesamxvi
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    Force over area means that the pressure for one size tire is
    different fro another. Example: I have a 24 inch tire and it
    says 40 psi reccomended. Your 20 may say something else, and
    his 29 will be much higher.

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