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… I have a modern bike (a Specialized). The tires' rated range is 75psi to 100psi. I usually pump it to around 80–85psi. The tires are 33mm.

• shiroiuma 6mo ago
  You're overinflating your tires. A lower pressure will increase your speed and efficiency unless you're riding in a velodrome. Here's a video about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r8f3w89XeM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r8f3w89XeM (watch out, there's a lot of extra stuff in this video about the machine they use to measure efficiency)
  • deathanatos 6mo ago
    (Well, they should tell the manufacturers…) The video's result for both tires they tested was peak efficiency at 5 bar. They had a really coarse sampling of a whole bar, so that works out to a pressure of 65–80 psi.
    • shiroiuma 6mo ago
      >(Well, they should tell the manufacturers…) The manufacturer rating is likely a max allowable pressure rating.