Can I put a 120/17 70 on an R6?

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Amber Lamps

I once posted that I run 42 lbs in my rear tire and someone cautioned me that I was running the risk of it exploding!!!! I've been running this pressure since 1995...

I run that kind of pressure for commuting, to increase mileage and prevent it from squaring off as quickly, but there's no way in hell I'd run that pressure in the twisties. Of course you're a lot heavier than me, and every brand of tire is different.

[smileyman]

I run 42 for commuting as well, 36 front. Canyons get a rational 32/36, racing and tracks days get what the vendor specifies for that compound that day, starting at 30/29 and down...

You do have to watch your radius and adj suspension to match, that is why I usually pick a tire and stay with it cause once you work to dial it in you have to start all over with a new brand/size.

I know some folks who judge a tire after a swap without even considering what the suspension setting were...

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by smileyman

I run 42 for commuting as well, 36 front. Canyons get a rational 32/36, racing and tracks days get what the vendor specifies for that compound that day, starting at 30/29 and down...

You do have to watch your radius and adj suspension to match, that is why I usually pick a tire and stay with it cause once you work to dial it in you have to start all over with a new brand/size.

I know some folks who judge a tire after a swap without even considering what the suspension setting were...

true... I always run that pressure. The bike feels wrong any other way to me.