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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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[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Generally, if bike+rider+groceries > 250 lbs, you may to see some deformation of the tires at recommended inflation levels. Don't overinflate, that just makes the tires/tubes more stressed out under heavy loads. Deformation is OK, just be careful of where you're riding when hauling a heavy load. Hitting a hole or something will be more likely to give you a flat and bust up your rim.