Fat bloke tyres

[sylus]

I can't be the only one who is a big unit so when the tyres say 65psi and I fill them as such... the rear always looks quite flat

So I pressume the only way through this other than lose some weight you fat..... is to find a tyre with a higher psi rating?..it seems a simple question but I am simple

Any reccomendations..and before you start..most of me isn't fat I am genuinely a larger size..too much porridge as a wee un

 

[wookiee]

Ha I feel your pain! I'm 6ft 4 and 16 and a bit stone! Just big boned! I have my tyres running at around 55psi and to be honest they still look a bit flat, but for at any higher pressure they feel too unforgiving! Not helping with a search for a higher psi tyre but maybe appreciate the tyre for its pneumatic qualities! As long as your not slipping the tyre on hard corners!

Wook

 

[bigmick]

depends more on the construction of the tyre than the max psi

thicker sidewalls would be my suggestion, downhill tyres like chunder pro have a thicker ply rating than xc tyres

 

[Bullpup]

Being Honest enough to watch this with interest.

 

[Iwasgoodonce]

depends more on the construction of the tyre than the max psi

thicker sidewalls would be my suggestion, downhill tyres like chunder pro have a thicker ply rating than xc tyres

No issues with punctures on the tractor, but I might just get some of these just so I can have something call a Chunder Pro on my bike! Not that they'll fit if the are over 2.0 in size.

 

[twain]

could do what some farmers do to their tyres and fill them with concrete....

 

[cce]

paging agency_scum to this thread

 

[DxMachina]

I'm 6'1 and 14.5st in normal clothing.

I found Schwalbe Landcruiser tyres very good, the thick Kevlar protection in the tread and sidewall robs a bit of comfort but makes the tyre astonishingly rigid, at 55psi I can't tell the difference in tyre profile between sitting on the bike and standing by it ! It's rideable down to about 28psi before contact-point compression becomes a problem

I think at 40+ PSI they'd be good even for a 16-stone chap.

 

[soggz]

Lose some weight.

 

[Bullpup]

Lose some weight.

Very helpfull!