Confused by mountain bike tire pressure? Here's an easy way to get a good baseline!

This is an easy, effective, and practical way to get a good baseline for your tire pressure anywhere, anytime, and with no tools other than your own hands.
Enjoy and let us know in the comments what you think

[@olivierthoi7719]

Hi! These are great inputs! Beginners, like I am, use to focus on tire pressure as a number as you've said. But this number can't be the same and won't give the same result depending on the tire width. From what I've learnt a wider one will require less pressure to give the same "basic" and "static" support. The way you teach us to feel and set up our tire pressure will help to obtain a relative same feeling and a better base to start with. Cheers 🤟

[@jeromep4148]

Rim width also a factor - narrow internal width is a bit tougher with lower pressure.

[@philiplehmann4925]

With your tire pressure adjustment you end up with the same pressure front and rear?

[@Ridebox_MTB]

Assuming its the same tire - yes. Different tires ( casing, volume) will react a bit differently. As the video title says, this is an easy method to get a good baseline, not the end of the line on fine tuning you bike :) From there you can play with it, a lot of riders have slightly lower pressure in the front tire, I personally ride with both tires quite similar... anyway its a good way to get an initial feel.