Proper Tire Pressure

Elder Scoot · Post by **Elder Scoot** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:37 pm

My owner's manual for my new Stella auto says the front tire pressure should be 17 p.s.i. Is that correct? This is the first bike I've owned with 10" wheels and the recommended pressure seems quite low.

fisher1 · Post by **fisher1** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:41 pm

That's what my 2T calls for also - so I'd suppose that is correct. I usually run mine at 20 cause the line for that is easy to see on my air compressor.

slotrod65 · Post by **slotrod65** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 12:57 am

Yup, 17 psi for the front of my 4T.

SockyTX · Post by **SockyTX** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 3:24 am

I have always run 25-30 on both front and back. It feels more responsive, less squishy. I tried running a lower and I just didn't feel like she was handling as good as she could. Of course the type of tire matters too. I have gone through the old Sava white walls, and prima white walls. Right now I am running the Hidekneau(spl?) K47s I love em. They do not have the white walls which I have come to terms with but they perform awesome in dry and moist conditions. They have an aggressive tread and in my head I am about to drag my knee in the pavement on each turn.

DAMN I love cruisin on my Stella. Oh BTW I am about to 10K miles on my '12 Stella. She officially turns 2 this July.

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jimmbomb · Post by **jimmbomb** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:38 pm

fisher 1 says in part...
"" I usually run mine at 20 cause the line for that is easy to see""

Good Answer!!!!! Mine too!!!! Damn them tiny tiny tiny numbers.

Lokky · Post by **Lokky** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 11:01 pm

I run mine at 26-30 one up, 28-32 with my long distance traveling kit.
Heidenau tires, no idea how those pressures would work with the stock tires especially if you have the vintage pattern ones.