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Tire pressure for sand vs snow

by William Pearl26 days ago

Looking for advice on tire pressure for sand vs snow. Anyone have experience with this?

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[1] Electric Bike Review [2] Electrek [3] BikeRadar [4] Consumer Reports

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Slow_Chief18 days ago

Hey William, good question! For both, lower is definitely better, but I've found you can go way softer in snow than in sand. With snow, I drop mine down to the absolute lowest I can run without risking a pinch flat, maybe 3-5 PSI if you have fatties, because the snow compacts a little. Sand is trickier; you need just enough pressure, maybe 6-8 PSI minimum, to keep the tire profile stable and prevent the bead from rolling off when you turn aggressively.

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