Whatever the conditions dictate at the time is the best answer. You’ll have to play around with it.
TacodWheel on
3-5psi Iām guessing.
MisterPizza1 on
Beautiful bike!
Minnesota resident here so slightly warmer winters but not by much.
As another commenter said, it is very condition-dependent. It is also dependent on whether you have the bike set up tubeless yet (highly recommend). The low limit on the tire pressure should be on the side of the tires. Don’t go below this if you aren’t tubeless yet, or you will get a pinch flat.
My general set-up is as follows:
10-20 psi on bare pavement
7-9 on snowy pavement conditions
5-6 on hard packed trails (dirt and rocky singletrack)
3-4 on packed snow
1-2 on fresh powder. Dropped below 1 psi when I was commuting home in a blizzard this past January.
If the low limit on your non-tubeless tires is above what I recommend for snow, don’t despair! Before I was tubeless I regularly ran 5-6 psi on packed snow without issue. Lower is just a bit smoother š
PamWpg204 on
Hello fellow Manitoban!
All depends on snow depth and temps. There’s a few calculators online to help as well. Is this commuting or trails only?
Also, come join the Fatbike Manitoba group on facebook š
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Whatever the conditions dictate at the time is the best answer. You’ll have to play around with it.
3-5psi Iām guessing.
Beautiful bike!
Minnesota resident here so slightly warmer winters but not by much.
As another commenter said, it is very condition-dependent. It is also dependent on whether you have the bike set up tubeless yet (highly recommend). The low limit on the tire pressure should be on the side of the tires. Don’t go below this if you aren’t tubeless yet, or you will get a pinch flat.
My general set-up is as follows:
10-20 psi on bare pavement
7-9 on snowy pavement conditions
5-6 on hard packed trails (dirt and rocky singletrack)
3-4 on packed snow
1-2 on fresh powder. Dropped below 1 psi when I was commuting home in a blizzard this past January.
If the low limit on your non-tubeless tires is above what I recommend for snow, don’t despair! Before I was tubeless I regularly ran 5-6 psi on packed snow without issue. Lower is just a bit smoother š
Hello fellow Manitoban!
All depends on snow depth and temps. There’s a few calculators online to help as well. Is this commuting or trails only?
Also, come join the Fatbike Manitoba group on facebook š