Answer by cmaster - reinstate monica for Mountain bike tyre at road bike...
You can't inflate wide MTB tires to road tire pressures. And it's not just that there are no tires that support that, it's just as much that there are no rims that support it.The air pressure within...
View ArticleAnswer by juhist for Mountain bike tyre at road bike pressure
The other two answers noted that large tires can't be pumped up to high pressures.Let me explain a practical solution to your problem:Buy a gravel bike or hybrid bike with ample tire clearance...
View ArticleAnswer by Andrew Henle for Mountain bike tyre at road bike pressure
2.00 or 2.20 or 2.30 inch tyre that I would use at 7-8 bars (100-120 PSI)Does such a tire exist?No.A little math...The surface area of a torus is 4 x pi^2 x R x r, where R is the large radius of the...
View ArticleAnswer by MaplePanda for Mountain bike tyre at road bike pressure
Even though pumping up your MTB tires harder will help with reducing rolling resistance on the road, 100-120psi is far beyond what you need. 50 to 60psi is already getting too high, and most tires can...
View ArticleAnswer by mattnz for Mountain bike tyre at road bike pressure
No. It makes no sense to run a large tire at high pressures. As indicated in the comments, modern cycling has now accepted that higher tire pressure does not equate to lower rolling resistance in the...
View ArticleMountain bike tyre at road bike pressure
Summary: A tyre that is 2.00 inches, or more, in thickness, that is designed to have a maximum allowed pressure or 7 or 8 bars, or 100-120 PSI -> does such a thing...
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