Tyre Pressures

[willie]

When doing trail ridding.
Its such a mix of tarmac, mud, dry, wet etc.
What front and rear tyre pressures would people recommended.

[Beerbelly]

13/14

[Stewie]

Depends on what tyres you have on, conditions and whether or not you have rim locks fitted.
Most bikes will have recommended pressures for road and trail, but don't make the mistake of just going in the middle as you'll get the worst of both worlds.
I run 10 psi in the front and back of the KLR as its fitted with C series Mitas tyres that have a hard carcasses, and I run 9 psi front and 12,psi rear on the KTM, the best thing is to take a pump with you and have a try at different pressures and see how you bike handles and take it from there.

[Luke B]

Mousses, problem solved.

[silvergull]

pirelli mousse is equivalent to 14 psi. I think the michelin mousse is softer, but you also need to match mousse profile to correct tyres- ie some are rounder than others-as I understand it-not road legal, however.

[willie]

Iv read really mixed reviews about moose's.
Currently got tubes.

I know it would have been asked before but what do people think of them.

I currently ride once every 3 weeks for a whole day.

Would they work for me and how long do they last.

[TonyR]

I used an AJP PR4 for a couple of days last month that was fitted with Tubliss and I was impressed, been thinking of fitting them to my EXC-F 350, any experience/opinions?
pro or anti?

[GDAS]

I've been running Tubliss (2nd generation) rear for a few years on my long distance trials bikes (Pampera and Freeride 250) and have been very pleased. That's with a fairly soft trials tyre and I run at 4 psi.

On my 350 EXC-F trail bike I've been running tubes up to now (usually around 13 psi front and rear) but I'm just about to convert the rear to Tubliss with a view to running lower pressures.

As I see it, the primary disadvantage of Tubliss over mousse is that you can still get punctures. However, if you're riding on a tyre with sufficiently stiff sidewalls (not a soft trials tyre), you can apparently carry on riding at zero psi. Or you can potentially repair the puncture on the trail with a tubeless repair kit.

Here's a great Barry Morris vid that explains the whole Tubes vs Mousse vs Tubliss very well https://youtu.be/xkPc27mU17s

[steve sharp]

Hi, Just to throw in more contradictory opinions at you... You will soon gather that the TRF is like herding cats...

I now use mooses which are great, no punctures... Before I used to run 18 front and back, a lot of people find this hard, but there is less chance of compression punctures at this pressure.. If you run it lower you will get more grip but increase chance of punctures..

Mooses - I have used them for many years, I would only recommend them if your going to use your bike for trail riding or enduros. They last for 2 - 3 years before they need replacing. Never had any problems with them.

Cheers
Steve

[Stewie]

Just to be an old fuddy duddy, just remember that mooses are not road legal, but apart from that your supposed to take them out regularly to service them, I know most people do just throw them in and leave them, but it's funny riding behind those folk as it looks like they have a buckled wheel as the moose degrades and folds on its self

You can just go old school and stuff some tennis balls in

[mudeevee]

Just remember that HD tubes are not road legal either.
Just remember that riding on the road, at low tyre pressure, is not road legal.
Just remember that Tubliss are not road legal.
Just remember that no- one in the UK has been prosecuted for using mousses.
Just remember what the original question was in this thread?
Just saying.....

[big yellow tractor]

When doing trail ridding.
Its such a mix of tarmac, mud, dry, wet etc.
What front and rear tyre pressures would people recommended.

I run a bit harder than some as I'd rather sacrifice a bit of grip on the muck to stop the tyres getting too hot on the road and to make it slightly less easy to get a pinch puncture. I run 18psi front and 14psi rear. If I wasn't running fast on the road and just plying in mud say at an enduro event, I might drop to 12 front and 8 rear