Very high tyre pressures

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Putting 100 PSI in my hybrid's tyres even though the tyre says 75 is recommended. Means I don't
have to pump the bloody things up so often. Of course it makes the ride harder. Does anybody know
if there's a serious downside to this practice (I weigh 100 kgs)?

If you seriously overinflate the tubes I imagine the tyres could be forced off the rims.

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"Claude" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Putting 100 PSI in my hybrid's tyres even though the tyre says 75 is recommended. Means I don't
have to pump the bloody things up so often.

Of

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course it makes the ride harder. Does anybody know if there's a serious downside to this practice
(I weigh 100 kgs)?

I once destroyed a tyre by overinflating it. The threads under the tread started to break up and it
gave a very rough ride. I do not recommend overinflating a tyre.

John Dwyer.

Claude <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Putting 100 PSI in my hybrid's tyres even though the tyre says 75 is recommended. Means I don't
have to pump the bloody things up so often.

Of

Quoted message said:

course it makes the ride harder. Does anybody know if there's a serious downside to this practice
(I weigh 100 kgs)?

Possibly an increased chance of a blowout, and more vibration coming through to your body, hammering
your wrists, [censored] and legs. Your frame might not last as long due to the sharper shocks hitting it.
Bicycles are designed for a particular pressure, and increasing it way beyond that could lead to all
sorts of problems.

Report back in a few weeks if it's still ok!
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"Claude" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Putting 100 PSI in my hybrid's tyres even though the tyre says 75 is recommended. Means I don't
have to pump the bloody things up so often.

Of

Quoted message said:

course it makes the ride harder. Does anybody know if there's a serious downside to this practice
(I weigh 100 kgs)?

Over inflated tyres tend to crack along the walls but I have never had one fail on me or at least
they wore out before they failed. I don't do it now but I used to overinflate my 27" by 1 1/8 tyres
by a simliar amount to you. it gave me a better and faster ride (I am about 90kg) .

Some tyres when constantly overinflated eventually bubble, or a fat portion appears giving a bumpy
ride. You might be lucky though.

Claude said:

Putting 100 PSI in my hybrid's tyres even though the tyre says 75 is recommended. Means I don't
have to pump the bloody things up so often. Of course it makes the ride harder. Does anybody know
if there's a serious downside to this practice (I weigh 100 kgs)?

Claude said:

Putting 100 PSI in my hybrid's tyres even though the tyre says 75 is recommended. Means I don't
have to pump the bloody things up so often. Of course it makes the ride harder. Does anybody know
if there's a serious downside to this practice (I weigh 100 kgs)?

Hey, just get some tyres rated to the pressure you want to inflate them too. It's not worth
splitting your wig on the concrete for the sake of correct inflation. While a catastrophic failure
is probably (?) unlikely, why take the risk ?

-kt

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100 PSI in my hybrid's tyres ..Does anybody know if there's a serious downside to this practice (I
weigh 100 kgs)?

hmm, i've done quite a few kms touring around bits of the world now, and have seen many people
over-inflate tyres. the side wall tends to go 1st, unless there is something else wrong with the
tyre, eg a small slit. the pressure rating is just a number a company sticks on the side where the
statistical probability of the trye blowing under that pressure is low enough for them not to be too
worried about people complaining about their tyres.

last year in canada, i met a few die-hard 'kamikaze tyre' fans who love el cheapo tyres whose
quality varies so much. it might say 35-50psi on the side, but you might well be able to get it up
to 80-100 psi with no problems. you won't find out until you get there. my experience is that not
too long after you get there (somewhere between seconds and weeks) when you do, your tyre sidewall
will go. by the same token, the kamikaze tyre may explode under its rated pressure too! that's half
the fun. i reckon it's more like a waste of rubber.

i have a suspicion that better tyres are generally more quality controlled, and principles of
equivalence suggest that you really can't go much past their pressure rating, but you can almost
definitely get at least to the pressure rating. but, the same thing happens - the side wall blows.

when the side wall does blow, your tube will expand so rapidly through the hole that you will
probably be left with a hole too big to patch. there's nothing really catastrophic about it except
that you have to add more rubbish to the world. obviously, stop asap, don't ride on your rims, and
if it's the front tyre, your steering will be bad. after seeing way too many tyres blow, i would
recommend getting tyres that are 'rated' to at least near the pressure you want. and try not to go
over that pressure (or always stick at least 5psi underneath of a half decent tyre, and never blow
the side wall - it's worked for me for the last 25000km). if you're heavy, use slightly wider tyres.
i've seen people touring with a combined rider+load+bicycle weight of around 150kg, but just be
careful of the bumps.

hope this helps

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"Claude" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Putting 100 PSI in my hybrid's tyres even though the tyre says 75 is recommended. Means I don't
have to pump the bloody things up so often.

Of

Quoted message said:

course it makes the ride harder. Does anybody know if there's a serious downside to this
practice (I weigh 100 kgs)?

I once destroyed a tyre by overinflating it. The threads under the tread started to break up and
it gave a very rough ride. I do not recommend overinflating a tyre.

John Dwyer.

Over inflating your tyres can cause your rims to split. Fairly common apparently on large volume
tyres that are over pressurised.

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I use Continental Super Touring 2000 which are rated at 85 psi max. I inflate them to anything between 85 and 100. They have done 4000 km now, and I can see very tiny cracks on the side walls of the rear tyre. Not sure they are because of the tyre pressure, or just signs of natural wear and tear. However, I cannot feel the difference in terms of the ride quality and drag between 85 and 95 psi. Before these, I had Specialised tyres rated at 100 psi. First I kep them at 80 psi. Not much comfort anyway, so I decided to pump them up to 100 psi. After 2000 km, I had to replace them under warranty because all thread and sidwall surfaces were falling apart (got Conti's instead). The conti's have much better ride quality and lower drag at 85 than the Specialised's at 100 psi.

By the way, depending on the structure of the tyre, overinflation can harm rims. I had to replace two spokes with my specialed tyres once I started to inflate them to 100psi.

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Originally posted by Claude
Putting 100 PSI in my hybrid's tyres even though the tyre says 75 is recommended. Means I don't have
to pump the bloody things up so often. Of course it makes the ride harder. Does anybody know if
there's a serious downside to this practice (I weigh 100 kgs)?

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Claude said:

Putting 100 PSI in my hybrid's tyres even though the tyre says 75 is recommended. Means I
don't have to pump the bloody things up so often. Of course it makes the ride harder. Does
anybody know if there's a serious downside to this practice (I weigh 100 kgs)?

I use Continental Super Touring 2000 which are rated at 85 psi max. I inflate them to anything
between 85 and 100. They have done 4000 km now, and I can see very tiny cracks on the side walls
of the rear tyre. Not sure they are because of the tyre pressure, or just signs of natural wear
and tear. However, I cannot feel the difference in terms of the ride quality and drag between 85
and 95 psi. Before these, I had Specialised tyres rated at 100 psi. First I kep them at 80 psi.
Not much comfort anyway, so I decided to pump them up to 100 psi. After 2000 km, I had to replace
them under warranty because all thread and sidwall surfaces were falling apart (got Conti's
instead). The conti's have much better ride quality and lower drag at 85 than the Specialised's at
100 psi.

By the way, depending on the structure of the tyre, overinflation can harm rims. I had to replace
two spokes with my specialed tyres once I started to inflate them to 100psi.

That's probably related to the increase in shock that is transfered to the spokes. I imagine
the cracks that are occuring are also cause by an increased transferral of shock to the rim
from the road.

Why did you over-inflated your tires to 95 psi if it makes no difference to the ride?
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Good point!

Since tyres loose pressure, I try to save on checking/pumping frequency. At the same time, I wouldn't like to go below 80psi. What I didn't mention in the previous posting is that although I cannot feel a tangible difference between 85 and 95 psi, I can feel a noticeable difference in drag in lower pressures (such as 70 psi vs 85 psi).

So by keeping my tyres a little over-inflated, I remain in the green zone in-between pumpings. Apparently, ~10 psi above nominated rating is not having a huge adverse effect on the ride quality (comfort) and tyre's life.

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Claude said:

Putting 100 PSI in my hybrid's tyres even though the tyre says 75 is recommended. Means I
don't have to pump the bloody things up so often. Of course it makes the ride harder. Does
anybody know if there's a serious downside to this practice (I weigh 100 kgs)?

I use Continental Super Touring 2000 which are rated at 85 psi max. I inflate them to anything
between 85 and 100. They have done 4000 km now, and I can see very tiny cracks on the side walls
of the rear tyre. Not sure they are because of the tyre pressure, or just signs of natural wear
and tear. However, I cannot feel the difference in terms of the ride quality and drag between 85
and 95 psi. Before these, I had Specialised tyres rated at 100 psi. First I kep them at 80 psi.
Not much comfort anyway, so I decided to pump them up to 100 psi. After 2000 km, I had to replace
them under warranty because all thread and sidwall surfaces were falling apart (got Conti's
instead). The conti's have much better ride quality and lower drag at 85 than the Specialised's at
100 psi.

By the way, depending on the structure of the tyre, overinflation can harm rims. I had to replace
two spokes with my specialed tyres once I started to inflate them to 100psi.

That's probably related to the increase in shock that is transfered to the spokes. I imagine
the cracks that are occuring are also cause by an increased transferral of shock to the rim
from the road.

Why did you over-inflated your tires to 95 psi if it makes no difference to the ride?
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DFM

"Claude" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Putting 100 PSI in my hybrid's tyres even though the tyre says 75 is recommended. Means I don't
have to pump the bloody things up so often. Of course it makes the ride harder. Does anybody know
if there's a serious downside to this practice (I weigh 100 kgs)?

I've had the wire beads break when I overinflated some tyres (KABOOM!). Actually, I was right on
the limits of the things (150psi) so I've never inflated tyres that high since (or used wire
beaded tyres).