• I'm back on my BS 🤪
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    2910 hours ago

    Road bicycles like the ones used in the Tour de France use pressures in the 120-140 psi range, but cars generally float around the 32 psi area.

    • @Sam_Bass
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      124 minutes ago

      Tops on my trucks is 44

      • @jcs
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        134 minutes ago

        Yep, 60/80 PSI on my work truck, but the tires are 12-ply.

    • @CookieOfFortune
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      68 hours ago

      Probably less these days as it’s shown lower pressures and larger tires can improve performance.

        • @CookieOfFortune
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          53 hours ago

          Yes fuel economy. Energy expended per distance traveled or power needed to maintain a given speed. Just the fuel in this case is burned by your own body.

          At world class levels, a few watts here and there will make a big difference by the end of a race.