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08/18/2008 5:34 PM  
So ? Lets here it?
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08/18/2008 5:40 PM  

Run it as low as you can without the tire coming off the rim. 25 psi would be good. I've been running 40 psi, but I'm going to see if I can get down to 35 psi.
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08/18/2008 9:44 PM  
I'm with Duane...the lower the better. I ran mine around 30 last season in the mud...closer to 45 in the dry. There was a great article in cyclocross magazine about this where they did side by side speed tests at different pressures....the lower one was faster every time.

Of course, pinch flats and rolling off a tire are a possibility. Don't even get me started on tubulars vs. clinchers vs. tubeless.
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08/19/2008 7:33 AM  
What are some favorite tires for muddy conditions?
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08/19/2008 8:58 AM  

Hummmmmmmmm .......... So 70psi is a little much? Might explain why I was drifting every turn & my teeth hurt.
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08/19/2008 8:58 AM  
I usually run around 35-37 psi.  I don't like how my bike handles below 30.
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08/19/2008 9:06 AM  
I think a lot of people love the michelin mud tires
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08/19/2008 10:01 AM  

I run the Michelin Muds as well.
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08/19/2008 11:02 AM  
Mud 2s....changed my life.
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08/19/2008 11:28 AM  
Even at 40psi you'll still drift and your teeth will still hurt. But your butt will be happier. The goal is that your legs and lungs hurt so bad, you don't feel anything else. The cool thing is that you have such an oxygen deficit in the race you don't remember anything about it. That's why we keep doing it.
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