Tyre Pressure Changes The Whole Bike

Tyre pressure is boring until it is wrong. Then the bike feels heavy, slow to turn, vague on the front, twitchy at the back, or just not quite like itself. Riders will blame suspension, tyres, roads, mood, fuel, and the alignment of the universe before checking the gauge.

Pressure changes with temperature and time. A bike that sat through cold weeks can be miles away from where it should be. Check it cold, use a gauge you trust, and set it for the bike and load you are actually riding.

It is one of the cheapest improvements you can make. Often it is also the most obvious.