Answer by juhist for Am I too heavy for my road bike tires?
Fear not.A 32mm wide tire can perfectly well carry your weight. I weigh about as much as you do. My bike has 28mm wide tires. I don't get constant pinch flats.The trick is to fill the 28mm tire to...
View ArticleAnswer by Roger T. for Am I too heavy for my road bike tires?
I had this same question so I did some looking around.Here's what I picked up --The simple formula for figuring out which tire works for you. Take the amount of contact area of the tire on the ground...
View ArticleAnswer by dlu for Am I too heavy for my road bike tires?
I terms of the "am I too heavy for my tires?" question, you can look for the specs on the tire maker's site. Schwalbe publishes a rated load for their tires, I'd expect that other reputable makers do...
View ArticleAnswer by Greyhound for Am I too heavy for my road bike tires?
You are under inflating your tires. I am 6'8", 270 lbs and ride successfully on 23x700 at 120 lbs pressure. I had pinch flat problems with 23x700 on my tandem which were resolved by using 25x700.
View ArticleAnswer by Benson for Am I too heavy for my road bike tires?
My girlfriend and I inflate the tires on our touring tandem to 90 psi. The bike carries both of us plus two fully loaded panniers in the back. At 90 psi in the tire with what probably ends up being...
View ArticleAnswer by markom for Am I too heavy for my road bike tires?
You didn't tell us at what pressure did you inflate your tires and that's a important thing when it comes to pinching the tire.Road bike tires can be easily inflated up to 7-8 bars (100-115 psi) and...
View ArticleAnswer by Scott for Am I too heavy for my road bike tires?
I'm just a tiny bit smaller than you (~10 pounds lighter, depending on what I've eaten that week) and have ridden 700x25 tires/32 spoke rims with no problem. Granted, I keep my tire pressure high, and...
View ArticleAnswer by M. Converse for Am I too heavy for my road bike tires?
Pinch flats are due to under-inflation of tires. On a road bike you should be inflating your tires to 120-130 lbs.Also, you need to check and re-inflate your tires every time you ride. I just keep my...
View ArticleAnswer by geoffc for Am I too heavy for my road bike tires?
I raced 5 Ironman races (so 112 Mile / 180 Km) bike segments and did training for that for 5 years. I raced at 235 lbs and now I am riding 30 miles to work at 270 lbs (alas!) and I do not have an issue...
View ArticleAm I too heavy for my road bike tires?
I am wondering if bike tires have a weight limit. I have to admit, I am a large guy at 6'3" 250lb (190 cm, 113,5 kg), and I have always had issues with my road bike's tires getting pinch flats. I could...
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