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**************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> > No, changing tire sizes changes everything. I'm not sure about this, but I > would expect wider tires to need less air pressure, because we expect the load > to be spread over a larger area (larger tire patch.) I guess its the same for car tyres, but its definitely true of bicycle tyres- narrow racing tyres typically call for in excess of 100PSI, whereas fat mountain bike tyres are usually in the 20-50 PSI range! Mark Seaton, '73 Fasty, London ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org