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gbj_tester in reply to @Alkali

Keep your X-Kings and run them at 30psi

rly? I find 30psi up front pretty stiff on my Conti Vertical UST 2.3s, and I'm nearly 100kg. Proper UST tyres + proper UST rims = no trouble with keeping the beads seated. On soft ground, I drop them down to about 20f/25r.

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Alkali in reply to @gbj_tester

@mdcc_tester

It's not an issue of keeping the beads seated, a soft tyre will flop about in the corners. No matter how many knobbles and what triple compound marketing guff is written on the sidewall, if the carcass doesn't support the tread then everything else is compromised. Apart from comfort.

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