# Tire suggestions?

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-suggestions/258534>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [May 23, 2011, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-suggestions/258534 "2011-05-23T10:03:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 17

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![HiSpeed48](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hispeed48/32/6688_2.png) [@HiSpeed48](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HiSpeed48)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-suggestions/258534/17 "2011-05-23T14:04:31Z")

</div>

> [@Who Do You Want to Race/See Race '08](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/who-do-you-want-to-race-see-race-08/42389/91):
>
> Higher tire pressure might arguably increase life but it does so by decreasing traction. I’d rather personally spend more on tires then decrease traction on an already small patch.

True, and that’s why a rider should adjust pressure to suit the conditions.

But how much of a tires’ traction do we actually utilize on the street anyway? That extra bit of traction from running a low pressure isn’t needed for 99% of day-to-day riding duties.

---

_[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tire-suggestions/258534)._