Originally Posted by
happygu
Matt,
In my opinion you can do a lot with an air compressor and different tyre pressures - fix a leaky tyre, travel further in a lot more comfort, climb rocky or sandy hills, gain much better traction, meaning I would go a good quality compressor first so you can pump the tyres back up when you need to.
25 PSI for good dirt tracks
17 PSI for sand
you can also drop as low as 8/9 PSI for emergency situations to extract yourself out of sticky situations, as long as you dont try to steer left or right so your beads dont drop off the rim.
Mic