Yet another question about tires & pressures, but this time it is SR specific. I understand the logic behind the fact that many on this forum advise not putting greater than 120psi in your tires. Not only the harshness of the ride, but the fact that the tires will tend to skip and bounch over road imperfections, thus wasting energy and actually increasing rolling resisitance (at least that seems to be the theory).
What about on Softrides though, do SR riders find that higher pressures can be run as the beam effect supposidly reduces this "road chatter" anyway? In this case, could you run 700X20's pumped up to 150psi and gain a slight advantage (very slight I'm sure) in rolling resistance. I'm sure the Softride marketing materials would say so, but I'm curious about other SR owners experiences and what tires/pressures you find most effective.
thanks, bk
What about on Softrides though, do SR riders find that higher pressures can be run as the beam effect supposidly reduces this "road chatter" anyway? In this case, could you run 700X20's pumped up to 150psi and gain a slight advantage (very slight I'm sure) in rolling resistance. I'm sure the Softride marketing materials would say so, but I'm curious about other SR owners experiences and what tires/pressures you find most effective.
thanks, bk