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Old 19 Jun 08, 10:06 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by michel couque View Post
i find my bike,especially the front is very sensative to a drop in even 1 psi,for hard and fast i am finding for my 121/2 stone(plus a tiny bit too) 34 front 36 rear is perfect,but do differant tyres need differant pressures?
What tyres are you using. I have Bridgestone BT020 front and rear. Pressures are 26F, 28R. I have had no handling problems, in fact it sticks to the road like glue, never had a moment when I thought it would 'let go'. This is why I raised the issue, the handbook quoted 35R and the Bridgestone data sheet quotes 42R I don't weigh a lot thou and have removed weight from the bike, so perhaps the pressures are ok for me. Tyre wear does not seem excessive either.
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