At 11/13/2009 03:59 PM -0500, Daniel Artley wrote:
>Mark,
> The hot wired clincher back in the day before hooked bead rims
> were the Dunlop high pressures at about 27" x 1-1/8" or very close
> to 28 mm. They were good because you could safely pump them up to
> 90 psi. I really would not do 120 psi overnight or you might wake
> up suddenly to a loud bang! ... if the tire waited for you to get
> to sleep. I'd be afraid to use anything over 100 psi for a non
> hooked bead rim.
Dan, Sorry, but I must not have been clear as several people made similar comments off list. If they stay on the rim overnight at 125 I'll feel confident riding them at 70 - 75. But thanks for reminding me that it would be better to leave them out in the garage that night.
Mark Stonich;
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