Tyre pressure

[Willtl 54]

For people with the stock tyres, are you all running at 35psi for road use? I would like to soften up the ride a bit and was wondering whether it would be safe to knock a few psi out of the tyres to see if that improves things for me.

[vanko25 70]

35 psi is the recommended pressure. Mine were at 32 before I pumped them up the other day and to be honest haven't felt any difference between 32 and 35. The other guys will tell if it is safe to go below that without putting uneven wear on the tyres. 

[CHOSENMAN007 81]

29 psi all round.

[tristanom 2]

I would try 30psi. The chalk test is another method to know the perfect pressure your tires.

[Steeps 294]

I'm running 32, had them at 27 for a while after a track session and my pump had gone walkies. Didn't like it that low for road use.

[ThatGuyThere 54]

4 hours ago, tristanom said:

I would try 30psi. The chalk test is another method to know the perfect pressure your tires.

Go on...

[Tareim 343]

6 hours ago, tristanom said:

I would try 30psi. The chalk test is another method to know the perfect pressure your tires.

chalk test?

[nerdstrike 186]

Draw a line of chalk across the tyres, roll slowly over a flat surface, see where the chalk gets rubbed off to tell where the contact patch is.

Over-inflation will leave chalk on the shoulders of the tyre with the middle bare. Under inflation will tend to rub the shoulders clean, but not the middle. Camber has an effect too, so you have to take that into account. It's a poor-man's wheel alignment test - far from perfect.

[Rich 378]

Another chalk test for track is to put a line around the sidewalls to see how much the tyre is rolling over on to them.

[remal 85]

I've been running 32PSi for 2 years now and feel better. no issues with tyre wear but then again I dont do the miles. Only 8 k on mine from new. But going to add 2k to that in a week with another euro trip in June