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on: August 23, 2012, 02:03:26 am
OK, dealer had front = 32 and rear = 34... felt good and I rode it that way for a while.  Then I read the book and "fixed" it to front = 20 and rear = 30... that feels wobbly IMO.  Is it just me needing to get used to the change?  Or is there something real about this strange new feeling?

Thoughts???

PS.  C5 with 19" front and stock tires on both ends...
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Reply #1 on: August 23, 2012, 02:11:18 am
I have been riding my C5 with 18" wheels, with 18Psi front and 28Psi Back and Its really very comfortable.
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Reply #2 on: August 23, 2012, 02:24:33 am
I think with the 19" front, you might have different results than the older models with the 18" front.

Basically, as far as I can tell, they instructed 18psi in the front of the C5, to slow down the responsiveness of the handling in the front, so it didn't get too twitchy.
Eventually, they abandoned the 18psi band aid, and issued a 19" front with different forks, like you have. You will probably have better results with the actual recommended pressures for that tire.
That tire is supposed to have 28psi in it, not 18psi.
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