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Thats a perfect way to look at tire pressure settings.

 

Yeah I've got it tattooed on my lower back in a fun font.

 

I like a good tramp stamp.

 

I have the same one. Seems pretty precise (repeatable) for me. Not that I've tested it against other gauges. Matches the hand squeeze test repeatability. ha

I don't really follow with the on trail pressure change. I've literally never seen anyone do that. If you are running 25f/27r for instance, you are not gaining anything other than extra break time by airing up to 30psi for a climb. Set it at the car or at home pre-ride and forget it.

 

This. Even on long fire road climbs, I dont fiddle with pressure. You are not really gaining that much with a few extra PSI.

 

Pretty much what I do. I can ride from my place to a trail system and I pump up to 40 before I leave, down to 20ish or so when I get there, and then 50 pumps each tire with my OneUp pump before riding home. I really need to get an accurate pocket tire pressure gauge to make things more consistant.

 

look I need any advantage I can get ok? I don't think Johnson understood pre-NC when I said I was a bad climber...but he does now. a little pressure to make it up a road climb helps me out lol

 

How far are you riding? And a paved road ride is a little different than running higher pressure for a trail/gravel road climb then dropping for the downhill.

 

I would only be changing pressures once. I always set it at home before loading up, to 30. Where we usually start at is a roughly 2 mile road climb, which yes I suck at, so I like it at 30....but I don't want to stay at 30 for the trails.

 

Embrace the suck! Honestly, you should do a couple ball busters out there on your bike and it really will help you with your stamina. Doing a couple days with 15+ miles (more than 1200ft of climbing) in the saddle will pay dividends for your short game. Climbing never gets much easier but those more painful days just paint the shorter ones into a better light.

 

I know, I'm going to start doing that....but I don't see the advantage in trying things I can't do and failing. be like trying to bench press 400 lbs without working up to it lol.

I want to enjoy my rides, first....and secondly get better at them and get improved stamina.

 

Yep. I have some good "training routes" I like to do here early each season to get my fitness up faster. Brutal climbs suck but it's going to make you way faster than a few psi in your tires. My guess is there would be zero statistically significant increase in speed by going from 25/27 to 30 psi for gravel road climbs. And certainly not in 2 miles.

 

paved road lol.

 

6.63 miles from my door to dirt.
It can be less distance depending where I go, but I like to get my climbing done on pavement so I usually go to the same trail head that's 6.5ish miles away.

If I ride home the same way, I pump the tires up a tid bit. If I ride home another, shorter way, I just ride them low

 

Hey all -

I have been transporting the bike using a tailgate pad until I picked up a camper shell. I'm looking for some inspo on how you guys are transporting your bikes with a shell.
Unfortunately the rear hitch will be taken up by a moto carrier so a hitch bike rack is out.

 

Roof rack works for me, but its not for everyone. Other option is taking the wheel(s) off and stuff it in the camper.

 

Are you laying it down on the side or using some kind of fork lock to be upright?

 

You mean in the campershell? I guess just on it's side. Again, I use a roof rack.

 

Yeah I can see the point in airing up for that kind of road ride each way.