P1000 Tire Comparison - anyone done one?

[Napaul]

I was at 14 for a while and it was still really harsh. Here's what I did. I let air out of the tire until I could start to see the tire flex at the ground. Then I checked pressure, 9 psi. That's where I have had them set ever since. Huge difference between 15 psi and 9 psi. Much smoother ride, and actually quite a bit more traction in the woods from the flex and larger contact patch.

I plan to keep going down until I feel I’ve hit the “no more” point. We ride in places with a good many roots and rocks so I pay extra close attention to how the tires act when we ride over them. Just taking it slow observing and adjusting right now. You are right, at 15 it’s still a little harsh. But after feeling what it was like at 25, 15 isn’t so bad!


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[ehart814]

I plan to keep going down until I feel I’ve hit the “no more” point. We ride in places with a good many roots and rocks so I pay extra close attention to how the tires act when we ride over them. Just taking it slow observing and adjusting right now. You are right, at 15 it’s still a little harsh. But after feeling what it was like at 25, 15 isn’t so bad!


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I did some riding yesterday that had quite a few rocks, stumps, and downed trees. I've been trying to abuse the tires in those situations to see if how they hold up (I bought 2 spares). So far I'm impressed. The pressure is low enough at 9 psi that it absorbs most of the impact from those obstacles and climbs easily over downed trees. And you will also observe a lot more traction when climbing when the pressure is lower. Got into some mud too, and they get the job done. I do put it in 4wd a lot more than I did with the stock tires in mud.