No way to hide it. I’m a big dude. 6’3 340lb. A couple years back I bought myself a state black label with hopes of re-igniting my passion for riding bikes. Well I rode it about 10 times and it’s just sitting, until now. I’m getting married in 9 months so I need to get my fatass in shape. Anyways, sorry for the rant, needed to hold myself accountable. Pretty sure they are still stock tires so I have 2 questions. With a guy my size, what tire pressure should I be running? Also, I’m going to get another set in case I do get a pinch flat or something, so what is recommended?
Any help is appreciated, thank you in advance!
by captbix
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i think there is an online tire pressure calculator thing you can use. would be the most specific way to help. generally, heavier people need to run higher pressure, and it might be a bit more uncomfortable. getting some more supple, yet durable tires should help. my personal recommendation would be trying to trade/sell this for a steel bike with larger tire clearance. more durable, and you get a more supple ride (which would make you want to ride more). ultimately, i wish you all the best in your endeavor
Run literally the max tire pressure on the tire and hope for the best.
Those spokes will be praying for dear life, you may want to upgrade the wheel itself
I’m usimg the following calculator for tyre pressure: https://silca.cc/pages/sppc-form. I like it the most and I dound that most times for comfort I run lower pressure than it suggests.
Calculation for your bike came up to 80.5 psi rear, 77 psi front tyre. That’s for the 28c tyre and for poor pavement conditions. Check on the tyre sidewall what is the max pressure the tyre can handle. If they can handle more than what I sugested put those numbers in. If not put the max tyres can hold. If they’re a bit harsh while riding lower the pressure by small amount and try again. And maybe carry a small pump if you lower the pressure too much.
Also what I suggest is ride on road and be gentle on your manuvers if possible.
I bounce between 250 & 270 and ride at the absolute max tire pressure. It’s a must to avoid pinch flats on the broken roads I ride. Also, use the biggest tires that fit the frame to give the rims a bit more protection.
Also, if you can swing it, get a cheap fitness watch to measure your heart rate. Keep yourself in the ‘fat burning’ part of the heart rate zone when riding to maximize the weight loss to time investment. A lot of time I’m way too high in my heart rate which is good cardio, but not great for maximizing weight loss.
Best of luck!
get foot retention and install a front brake unless you want your wife to marry a vegetables