http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: How hard?!?!?! en Thu, 21 May 2026 11:52:07 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3785#post-39686 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:42:39 +0000 Arellcat 39686@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Salesman: "That's really high. I'm surprised the tyre isn't just exploding all the time!"</em></p> <p>In my experience they only get to explode once, usually when my ear is right next to it and with no spares within 15 miles. :-( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3785#post-39680 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:33:57 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 39680@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Completely forgot a conversation I overheard when I was in the Bike Co-Op last week.</p> <p>Salesman: "So how high do you have them pumped up?"</p> <p>Punter: "140psi"</p> <p>Salesman: "142psi?!?!"</p> <p>Punter: "No no. 140"</p> <p>Salesman: "That's <em>really</em> high. I'm surprised the tyre isn't just exploding all the time!"</p> <p>Punter: "Oh. Well that's what I was told to pump them up to... Hahahaha!"</p> <p>Salesman: "Well a <em><strong>BMX</strong></em> tyre shouldn't be anywhere near as high as that..." </p>