Hybrid Bicycle Tyre Pressure Calculator

26 mountain bike tyres usually 30 to 50 psi.

Hybrid bicycle tyre pressure calculator. These include the width of your tires and your weight. Inner tube tyre. These two extremes however represent only the upper and lower pressure limits. The pressure calculator was created by dave adams.

As an example 700c tires which are commonly found on hybrids that closely resemble road bikes require a different tire pressure than hybrid bikes that have mountain bike tires. F r weight distribution 40 60 45 55 front tire width 20 23 25 28 32 37 mm inflate front to psi rear tire width 20 23 25 28 32 37 mm inflate rear to psi. Table courtesy of cycling weekly. Narrow tires need more air pressure than wide ones.

Since this is a uk resource the tire width is in centimeters. Suggested tyre pressure for city bike tyres 35mm for a 70kg rider. The correct hybrid bike tire pressure will ultimately depend on the type and style of tires your hybrid bike is equipped with. 29 mountain bike tyres usually 18 20 psi.

Mm inflate to psi weight of fully dressed rider bike rider bike lb. A hybrid bike tyre is similar in volume to a cyclocross tyre so the pressures are also similar. Proper tire pressure lets your bike roll quickly ride smoothly and avoid flats. In the back and forth communications about those reviews.

Rider bike lb. For a 700 x 23c tyre on the road a 55 kg rider should start with 100 psi while a 90 kg rider should run closer to 120 psi. Road tires typically require 80 to 130 psi pounds per square. As you can see road bike tire pressure is dictated by several factors.

Hybrid tyres around 50 to 70 psi. We have often cited articles or research from bicycle quarterly in these pages and most recently we ve been following with particular interest their studies on tire pressure coach fred matheny has referenced that research in his recent reviews of the new wider tires from compass bicycles a bq sister company. This tire has too little air it s squishy and hard to turn. For standard trekking wheels the most frequent choice would be a.

There was a time when most riders would opt for 23c tyres on the road pump the tyre pressure up to around 110psi for every ride letting out just a little air to provide extra grip in poor weather. A thin road tyre would have 6 8 bar of pressure much like a road bike have a look at our tyre pressure calculator for road bikes while for a fat bike tire a pressure of 0 5 bar will suffice.