How critical is road bike tire pressure max?

On Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 7:13:18 PM UTC+1, AMuzi wrote:
On 4/18/2018 12:57 PM, Earls61 wrote:
Is max pressure related to tpi?


Yes, and other factors (such as tpi of which material):

http://file.scirp.org/pdf/WJET_2016051313584674.pdf

There are 100+ years of study in that area

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It is worth noting explicitly that cheaper tyres with lower TPI need to be inflated to higher pressures to work as well as better tyres with higher TPI.

AJ