Air pressure, how much?

[DiRt DeViL]

Just installed a rigid fork on my Unit, it has WTB Mutano 2.4's and my question is how much air pressure should I put to have a nice ride; I weight 200#.

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[Quo Fan]

Enough to keep from pinch flatting. I know that that isn't a "good" answer, but a lot of it is feel. if you ride smoother trails, then you need less pressure. more technical trails, you need more pressure.

A good place to start, is what you run in your squishy bikes, then adjust from there.

[BikeGeek]

Nice looking bike.

Pressure differs for riders based on weight, riding style and terrain. I'd start where you normally run it for a hardtail and back it off on a typical ride until it feels right. For me, my 26" wheels feel best at 30-35 psi and my 29er at 25-30 psi depending on terrain. I'm ~155-160lbs.

[DiRt DeViL]

Thanks, I rode it with the squishy locket out at 40psi and was painful.

Will try 35 to see what happens, hate pinch flats. I usually ride in places with lots of rocks and roots.

Also will replace the lock ons with an ergonomic rubber grip to see if that smoothens things a bit more.