How fucken hard is it?

[AllanB]

I sincerely hope that everyone here is absolutely perfect at their job.

While a fair point. I do have an issue with a stop fitting tires rotating the incorrect direction. That shit should be double checked.

Heard of that happening in CHCH recently - new tyre fitted by a shop - handling poorly guy went to tyre shop for comment - front was on backwards ....

[Kickaha]

Heard of that happening in CHCH recently - new tyre fitted by a shop - handling poorly guy went to tyre shop for comment - front was on backwards ....

Can't see why it would make that much difference in handling

Not a new thing though, when Cycletreads were at 50 Tuam street they did the same on my flatmates XS750

[rastuscat]

My Triumph manual says 34 for the front. The tyre manufacturers say 36.

My Ducati manual said 32 for the front. Unless you live where there are rough roads when a higher pressure was recommended to protect the rims. And we do live in such a place. Again the tyre manufacturer said 36.

All things considered if I was in a bike shop I'd use the tyre manufacturers spec 36 & 42. Just to avoid an expensive subsequent argument with OSH.
The owners could perform their own adjustments while waiting for the chiropractor.

The conflict with tyre makers pressures is fairly obvious.

When he made the tyre he had no idea what bike it was going on, 180 kg bike or 140 kg bike, for example.

It's a very general guide.

Go with the bike makers guide.

[Bass]

Go with the bike makers guide.

I wonder how the new workplace safety laws will affect this. It seems to me that the tyre shops may may be in the crap if they do anything else.

[Hobbyhorse]

I had wear problems on a set of Metzler Lasertecs on my 1988 BMW R80RT, the front of which I had been running at 32psi as per the BMW recommendations. At replacement time Drury Tires advised the pressure should be at 36psi and they pushed the rear tire up from 36 to 40psi which has overcome the problems and the wear is now even. The odd thing is that the previous two set of Lasertecs did not have any problems at all at the lower pressures.

[jasonu]

Whenever the customer is there I ask if they have a preferred pressure.

The answer is more often than not - "whatever you think is best".

Well at least you bothered to ask.