What’s The Best Tyre Pressure For Road Cycling?

This video contains paid product placement from Pirelli. What’s the best tire pressure for road cycling? You may have guessed, but it’s not quite as straightforward as simply pumping your tyres up to the maximum pressure permitted, and hoping for the best.

Not only are excessively high pressures uncomfortable, they’ve also been proven to slow you down. What’s more, optimising the tyre pressure on your road bike is one of the simplest and cheapest ways to improve its performance and comfort.

So how can you find the right tyre pressure for your bike? In essence, it’s all about finding a balance which is specific to every rider, their bike and the roads they ride on.

To get the best tyre pressure for you, our technical writer Simon helps you understand why optimising your tyre pressure is so important, what factors influence that optimum, and how you can find a pressure that works best for you and your bike.

Have you experimented with your road bike tyre pressure? Let us know what your go-to tyre pressure is in the comments!

00:00 - Intro
01:14 - 5 Key Points
03:23 - Recommended Tyre Pressures
04:58 - Tyre Pressure Chart
06:08 - System Weight & Weight Distribution
07:04 - Road Conditions
07:55 - Weather & Temperature
08:41 - Tyre Construction
09:30 - Tubeless

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