Tire Pressure Cost me!

[sbergman27]

Originally Posted by BailOut

I coast farther and faster at 40 PSI than 32, at 50 PSI rather than 40, and at 60 PSI rather than 50.

So you claim. Claims are a dime a gross on the Internet. Pick any notion you like, however absurd. Google for a bit, and you'll find someone fervently advocating that viewpoint. A lot of the time it is apparent that they really believe it.

I'll buy that it is possible to measure a difference in coasting distance at pressures beyond the placard pressure. Here's a fellow who went to the trouble of trying to quantify it: http://tinyurl.com/ylokr46

I've not seen convincing evidence of that translating into real, measurable, fuel economy gains which justify the additional safety risks. The potential reduction in rolling resistance of inflation past the placard pressures is modest. And tire rolling resistance represents a fraction of total resistance. Fuel economy has again become a popular topic of research in the last year or so. Show me a controlled study that supports your position.

-Steve

Edit:

Here is an interesting thread regarding pros, cons, risks: http://tinyurl.com/ykejamh

Poster "CapriRacer" is, in my opinion, the one to watch in that thread. He's careful about what he says, says precisely what he means, and is in a position to know.

[BailOut]

Originally Posted by sbergman27

Here is an interesting thread regarding pros, cons, risks: http://tinyurl.com/ykejamh

Please provide the full and real URL. I do not click on blind links, and neither should anyone else.

[Loren]

Originally Posted by BailOut

Please provide the full and real URL. I do not click on blind links, and neither should anyone else.

I've been meaning to comment on that, myself. I like to hover over a link and know where I'm going before I click it.

Steve, rather than TinyURLing everything, just use the URL tag on the forum. It allows you to display text and hide a lengthy URL behind it, but without completely obscuring it as a TinyURL does. Like This

This will also allow you to title your links, so you can say why you're linking it instead of just posting a list of blind links and assuming that we think so highly of you and have so much time on our hands that we're all just going to blindly click them.

In other words, if you tell us what the link is and we can see that it's a legitimate website link, it's a useful reference. If you don't tell us what it is and you hide it behind TinyURL, it's a "mystery link" that most people will ignore.

[sbergman27]

Originally Posted by BailOut

I do not click on blind links

Then feel free to stick your fingers in your ears and sing "La! La! La!" for as long as you want. It's a very interesting thread with lots of good information, BTW.

-Steve