Thread: Tyre Pressure TYRE PRESSURES
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Old 23rd August 2006, 12:03   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by basegreen
When I first pumped my 17" Pentas, they were something like 40PSI(!)

I'm sure the "correct value" is 34 front, 31 rear, but they look soft at this pressure.
They should do. Tyres are designed to deform at the bottom to increase surface area in contact with road. Old cross-ply tyres were meant to keep their shape (with very little contact area) and radials are supposed to conform with the road more.

I looked further into tyre pressures, and the 18"s are supposed have a slightly higher pressure than the 16 or 17" tyres.
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