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How high can I over inflate my tires? (lemmy.ml)

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I frequently do large grocery trips with my bike and the rear tire always looks smushed even at 80 psi (26×1.95). I was thinking of over inflating another 5-10 psi but not sure if this is going go lead to other problems.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

80psi already sounds excessive, will the inner tube / tyre even take any more? It sounds like you would be better off upgrading the tyres themselves. Get something bigger that has slightly more area to distribute the weight you are carrying. Looking a bit "smooshed" isnt the worst thing as long as you arent hitting the rim or in danger of rolling the tyre off the rim itself.