Up to now, on several gravel and CX bikes I've owned over the years, I would drop the pressure to where it was comfortable based on riding surface. I've never had a pinch flat or issue. However, I'm curious, how low can I go?
- My current CX bike (Felt F65X) has CxR3 Disc rims (Alex), and I thought I read somewhere they're 17mm wide
- I use either 32mm gatorskins, or the stock 33mm Schwalbe's
- I'm 155 pounds
- I mostly ride rail trails, double-track ski trails; roads will have pot holes, but I don't ride singletrack (no rocks or roots)
I've used the gatorskins at 45psi, and they were fine, but would like to know if I can go a bit lower (without getting a flat through testing this out).
