I'll check before any serious rides. For simple stuff. A look with the bike weighted is enough. If I'm hitting trails for a day, I'll get em where I want. Low psi. At a pumptrack or park where I intend to hit jumps, I'll bump it up. If I'm doing a leisure ride. No. I do carry my own tools to the trailhead. Got myself a box. Tubeless full suss, tubed ht
Great advice. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I only have an e-mtb, and I know you're an analog guy, but I still love watching your videos. I really like your style and you're super knowledgeable. Growing your Winter beard, eh..? Hehehe
Yes and no. I push my thumb 👍 into my tire and see if it’s holding air but have had to add air or lower air after I start my ride. I have also damaged many rims when I was too lazy to stop and add some additional air. All my bikes are tubeless with CushCore installed I buy tons of Wolf Tooth components and have been buying their new valve stems, supper nice!
I’m a heavy mountain biker since 2013. Lower tire pressure is for lightweight people! If you are over 220, I recommend high tire pressure. If I can press into my tire, it is too low (works well for me). I like higher pressure in the back tire too.
Thanks for the PSA on PSI. I always check pressure because like you mentioned a few psi either way can make a big difference on how the bike feels. I have a Milwaukee cordless inflator and I can set it to whatever I want and it will stop at that pressure. I doubt it is bang on for accuracy but from use I set it for 18-19 psi and I know my bike will track well and not get bounced around on roots or rocks. Thanks for the video.
Yes… I check my tire pressure before every ride. I run plus tires so the tire is a suspension component. I also bleed a little air out during a ride as the tire psi increases or if the tires are slightly overinflated. I do this by feel because I run 14-19psi.
Yes currently doing that, kids just ate I was about to go but first I had to honor the reefer Spirit and check some tire pressure 😅 Routines 🙈 *The only Wolf tooth thing I have is the 360 dropper lever. Love it, it's something I never knew I needed until I tried it 😍
i have a few bikes like yourself, so it may be a week between rides on any given bike. mainly the 2 that i run the most will still lose a few psi over a couple days. when you bust a nice chunk out of a $550 carbon wheel, you learn it pays to run correct pressure and check that shit! every time..
I've learned that you should, so I do check mine every once in a while. Say once every couple of weeks, and I typically ride MTB trails, 3 times a week. I run tubes and was lead to believe that it was much more of an issue with tubeless. To be honest, my young level of experience isn't dialed enough to notice a difference if they were to be a few psi's off. Which leads me to a question...let's say you've washed out a couple times. Is there a way to tell if it's tire pressure or rider error? Thanks for sharing your knowledge. ✌
It's pretty tough to know why you washed out if you don't have a lot of experience to know. I personally can feel it. If my pressure is too low I can feel the side flex of the tire in corners and it makes my bike feel like a wet noodle. If it's too hard I hear it sliding in corners and I also feel more small bumps that I wouldn't normally feel. I suggest working on your cornering technique and getting it more dialed. Then play around with tire pressure to see how different pressures change cornering. It's just something you have to take the time to figure out.
True. Over complicating the fundamentals. 😆. I still haven't even done any bracketing for my suspension since it left the shop 2 years ago. 😆 But my local trails are mainly XC terrain, with no drops or jumps, so the need for a more robust tuning probably hasn't been called upon yet.
Yes. I bought digital gauge when i bought compressor, which supposedly wasn't calibrated. BMX race people have told me to make sure not overfill tires when its hot outside as it affects the pressure. But what about park riding? I filled mine to 105 PSI (Mainline 2.4 which can be filled up to 110 PSI.) Riding with that high pressure feels still a bit awkward, especially when riding to local park on rough surfaces... PS. Are Tubolitos worth the price?
Ouch! 105 sounds like every landing would hurt! I run 60 - 70 PSI on my BMX bike also with 2.4 tires. I have Tubolito's on my BMX bike and they have lasted a long time. It's weight savings in the wheel where it matters so yes I think they are worth the price.
Yes, especially my wifes.
I'll check before any serious rides. For simple stuff. A look with the bike weighted is enough.
If I'm hitting trails for a day, I'll get em where I want. Low psi. At a pumptrack or park where I intend to hit jumps, I'll bump it up.
If I'm doing a leisure ride. No.
I do carry my own tools to the trailhead. Got myself a box. Tubeless full suss, tubed ht
Great advice. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I only have an e-mtb, and I know you're an analog guy, but I still love watching your videos. I really like your style and you're super knowledgeable. Growing your Winter beard, eh..? Hehehe
Yes and no. I push my thumb 👍 into my tire and see if it’s holding air but have had to add air or lower air after I start my ride.
I have also damaged many rims when I was too lazy to stop and add some additional air.
All my bikes are tubeless with CushCore installed
I buy tons of Wolf Tooth components and have been buying their new valve stems, supper nice!
I’m a heavy mountain biker since 2013. Lower tire pressure is for lightweight people! If you are over 220, I recommend high tire pressure. If I can press into my tire, it is too low (works well for me). I like higher pressure in the back tire too.
Yes. With a digital pressure sensor from topeak. Sometimes I check after also.
Thanks for the PSA on PSI. I always check pressure because like you mentioned a few psi either way can make a big difference on how the bike feels. I have a Milwaukee cordless inflator and I can set it to whatever I want and it will stop at that pressure. I doubt it is bang on for accuracy but from use I set it for 18-19 psi and I know my bike will track well and not get bounced around on roots or rocks. Thanks for the video.
Yes! Tires and shocks. Digital tire gauge. Same tire gauge as you have.
Yes… I check my tire pressure before every ride. I run plus tires so the tire is a suspension component. I also bleed a little air out during a ride as the tire psi increases or if the tires are slightly overinflated. I do this by feel because I run 14-19psi.
Yes currently doing that, kids just ate I was about to go but first I had to honor the reefer Spirit and check some tire pressure 😅
Routines 🙈
*The only Wolf tooth thing I have is the 360 dropper lever. Love it, it's something I never knew I needed until I tried it 😍
Yes
Yes ,
i have a few bikes like yourself, so it may be a week between rides on any given bike. mainly the 2 that i run the most will still lose a few psi over a couple days.
when you bust a nice chunk out of a $550 carbon wheel, you learn it pays to run correct pressure and check that shit! every time..
I've learned that you should, so I do check mine every once in a while. Say once every couple of weeks, and I typically ride MTB trails, 3 times a week. I run tubes and was lead to believe that it was much more of an issue with tubeless.
To be honest, my young level of experience isn't dialed enough to notice a difference if they were to be a few psi's off.
Which leads me to a question...let's say you've washed out a couple times. Is there a way to tell if it's tire pressure or rider error?
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. ✌
It's pretty tough to know why you washed out if you don't have a lot of experience to know. I personally can feel it. If my pressure is too low I can feel the side flex of the tire in corners and it makes my bike feel like a wet noodle. If it's too hard I hear it sliding in corners and I also feel more small bumps that I wouldn't normally feel.
I suggest working on your cornering technique and getting it more dialed. Then play around with tire pressure to see how different pressures change cornering. It's just something you have to take the time to figure out.
True.
Over complicating the fundamentals. 😆.
I still haven't even done any bracketing for my suspension since it left the shop 2 years ago. 😆
But my local trails are mainly XC terrain, with no drops or jumps, so the need for a more robust tuning probably hasn't been called upon yet.
Yes. I bought digital gauge when i bought compressor, which supposedly wasn't calibrated. BMX race people have told me to make sure not overfill tires when its hot outside as it affects the pressure.
But what about park riding? I filled mine to 105 PSI (Mainline 2.4 which can be filled up to 110 PSI.) Riding with that high pressure feels still a bit awkward, especially when riding to local park on rough surfaces...
PS. Are Tubolitos worth the price?
Ouch! 105 sounds like every landing would hurt! I run 60 - 70 PSI on my BMX bike also with 2.4 tires.
I have Tubolito's on my BMX bike and they have lasted a long time. It's weight savings in the wheel where it matters so yes I think they are worth the price.
I oil my chain and check tire pressure before each ride
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