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  1. I have a Torker Dx with a Creepy Crawler tire and was wondering if
    anyone has a good tire pressure they like for riding trials to get more
    bounce. The tire says minimum 35 psi and thats what I've been running.
    Can I go any lower than that without having to worry about pinching
    the tube or bending the rim? I weigh 120 pounds if that makes any
    difference in what pressure to use.

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  2. I'm a similar weight, 105 pounds and I run 25 for urban but 35 for
    natural.

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  3. thanks i will try 25 psi tomorrow.

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  4. It's been overdone already...there are people (mornish) who ride with
    their tires at insanely low PSIs...the numbers 7 or 12 stick out in my
    head.

    Of course, he only weighs like three pounds...so there you go.

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  5. 25 seems like a reasonable pressure to me. I don't think that would be
    to low for a 120 pound person.

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  6. I'm not 100% sure, but I have ridden mine from 25-45 PSI.

    I weigh 150 pounds roughly.

    I like the higher pressure for riding any distance at all, and lower
    for trials riding.

    I haven't done anything big really... I jumped down a 3 set (sidehop)
    with maybe 25 psi and I wasn't even close to bottoming out.

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  7. I ride my torker DX, at 45 just to make it harder to jump so i can take
    it down one day and have huge hops lol.

    ive never ridden it lower than 45.

    i weight 123 so idk.

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  8. I cant remember where i read this, but i do 1 psi per 10 pounds. i weigh
    145, so I run on about 14-15 ish psi

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  9. I weigh about 180 and run 19-20 on my 20"

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  10. ktm13 said:

    25 seems like a reasonable pressure to me. I don't think that would be
    to low for a 120 pound person.

    you joking right

    everyone I ride with rides 15-20. when i rode with a CC i rode with 20
    psi and i weigh 150pounds. the only time that sticks out in my mind
    that i got a flat with that preassure is when I nailed the bottom
    corner of a 6 set

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    it's like running across the highway at rush hour. Dangerous, stupid,
    but not really that fun.

    Unicaw89 said:

    Koxx rapes Torker hard!

    unifreak7 said:

    Where they should be - Holding your unicycle, ready to quit kissing and
    get out and practice.


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  11. I weigh 176 pounds. I use a CC tire. I run it at 30psi.

    Its all preference though. You gotta go out, and find the right
    pressure for you. The one that wont let you bottom out, and will still
    give you reasonable compression.

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  12. mines really flat at the mo. i jump and almost bottom out, but it makes
    360 unispins sooo much easier

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  13. Mines at bout 14-16 psi and i'm 8 stone-ish i find its just about right
    for the compression and just right for not bottoming out, any higher
    and i would lose hop height any less and i would hit the rim everytime
    i hopped!
    Its just a preference thing though, go with what feels right.

    leo

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  14. I tend towards 20-30 psi usually just pump it till it feels nice tho.

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  15. leo_h said:

    Mines at bout 14-16 psi and i'm 8 stone-ish i find its just about right
    for the compression and just right for not bottoming out, any higher
    and i would lose hop height any less and i would hit the rim everytime
    i hopped!
    Its just a preference thing though, go with what feels right.

    leo

    I think you should write in proper units, we North American's have no
    damn clue what you're saying.

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  16. I lowered it down to 20 psi and I can really feel the difference.
    Because of the tire compression I got about another 6 inches out of my
    hop! I might fine tune it a little more so that I can get it a little
    lower without bottoming out and hitting the rim. Thanks for all of the
    help!🙂

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  17. I am also about 120 lbs. and I ride mine at 23. I rode it for a couple
    of days at 30 or so and it lowered my hopping height alot. I will
    probably try it today a little lower though.

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  18. 80 pounds, 12 PSI... yeah, I know... I weigh like nothing.

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  19. Borgschulze said:

    I think you should write in proper units, we North American's have no
    damn clue what you're saying.

    it is american, a stone is 20 lbs?

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  20. skrobo said:

    a stone is 20 lbs?

    'Wiki to the rescue:' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_(weight))

    skrobo said:

    I weigh 140

    You're 10 stone.

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