Tyres and pressures

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Moogley
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Tyres and pressures

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Hi all,
I have just moved to Spain and need to make some tyre changes.
In the UK i always use Nobby Nics as living in the Quantocks its was always muddy !.
Over here it is mostly dry, gravely, rocky and lots and lots of uphill :(
Want to start doing some local marathons so would like some advise.
Also i'm 110kg so tyre pressure advise would be great.
Thanks in advance
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Vetus Ossa
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I swapped my Nobby Nics for Big Bens for the same reason and pleased I did. I run them at 35/40.
I am 75kg though so you may need a little more pressure.
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http://mtb.ubiqyou.com/ and http://www.dorkypantsr.us/bike-tire-pre ... lator.html are two tyre pressure calculators which you might like to try.
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Moogley
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Hi , thanks for the responses.
Not sure abouth the Big Ben tyres are they are just for road use.
I will still be going off road for most of the time, at the moment i have a set of Maxus Ardent Race and a set of Nobby Nics. trying to figure out which are the best for dusty / gravelly conditions and lots of uphill work :) .
Tyre pressures are pretty spot on as been running 43psi on the back and 40psi on the front.
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Post by hamster »

Probalby it's best to go to your local bike shop and ask their advice on what works in their experience.
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Post by MarcusT »

I asked Schwalbe about tire pressure and total bike weight ( I am 105 kg) and their response was, the closer to the max weight limit, the closer to max pressure you want to be. I've had my share of snake bites, so I listened to them. If you want to go at lower pressure, I suggest getting the widest tire that will fit.
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