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Re: Tire PSI

To: Robert Allen <boballen@sky.net>
Subject: Re: Tire PSI
From: EMILY COWEN <ecowen@cln.etc.bc.ca>
Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 23:51:32 -0700 (PDT)
Hi Robert Allen!!

On Fri, 23 May 1997, Robert Allen wrote:

> So you take a tire several sizes wider than stock and put the 'book'
> pressures in it and the ride is squishy. (sp Todd?) Then you pump it up

But NOBODY has adressed the rim width issue.  The WIDER the rim width
WITHIN the manufacturer's recommended range, the more stable the tyre
contact patch, and the quicker the tyre response to steering input.

TTUL8r, Kirk Cowen   (who's always amazed at how his motorcycle corners)   


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