Bike Tire Pressure Calculator
Easily access your saved tire pressures by downloading the Tire Pressure Calculator App powered by Wolf Tooth.
Warning never exceed maximum or minimum recommended pressure of the tire or rim manufacturer. Pressure recommendations provided may or may not be suitable for your equipment and riding conditions. Improper inflation pressure can result in equipment damage or personal injury.
Use the Wolf Tooth Tire Pressure App as a Guide
The Bike Tire Pressure Calculator app powered by Wolf Tooth allows you to find your ideal tire pressure based on terrain and riding conditions for the route ahead. Share details for wheel size, tire width, rider weight, riding temperature, and more to receive a specific recommendation for tire inflation pressure for gravel, mountain, and fat bikes.
The Bike Tire Pressure Calculator has two modes for finding your perfect tire pressure. The basic mode accounts for abbreviated factors to quickly determine the best tire pressure, while the advanced mode considers several factors to identify the ideal tire pressure for the ride ahead.
Lower tire pressure is better
Tire pressure is one of the least appreciated aspects of bicycle performance. When discussing performance, it is important to remember that it does not just mean going faster. Performance also means riding with more confidence and having more fun on your bike. Every rider will benefit from having the correct tire pressure for their riding conditions, from novice to professional.
The Wolf Tooth philosophy is based on the idea that lower pressures are better for performance. The Bike Tire Pressure Calculator is built around this point of view. Perhaps a better way to state it is “the lowest possible pressure consistent with terrain, riding style and equipment is better”. It’s certainly possible to go too low and the difference between “just right” and “too low” can be small. The Bike Tire Pressure Calculator app powered by Wolf Tooth will find the ideal tire pressure that is at the intersection of fast, comfortable, and confident.
- Improved traction & control. This is the big one – by reducing pressure, more of the tire is in contact with the ground and the tire is more compliant. These factors make your bike more fun to ride, add to your confidence, and, if you are racing, can make you faster. Instead of bouncing off every rock and root, the tire can deflect and conform to them. Cornering speeds and confidence will increase.
- Improved comfort. Tires work as a form of micro suspension and lower pressure helps this. While it’s critically important on bikes without suspension, you will even notice it on a full suspension mountain bike as reduced trail buzz from small rocks, roots, etc. and an overall calmer feeling to the ride.
- Lower rolling resistance on rough or soft surfaces. Yes, lower pressure can actually reduce rolling resistance, as counterintuitive as it sounds. As the tire becomes more compliant, it can more easily absorb small impacts instead of transferring them into the bike/ride as vertical motion and this saves energy. On softer surfaces, the tire will float on top of the surface instead of digging in. This is especially apparent on something like sand, snow or deep gravel but it’s a factor anytime the trail surface is not firm.
Using the Wolf Tooth tire pressure app as a guide, you can quickly get pressure recommendations that will be in the ideal range for your weight, tire size/type, and riding conditions. Then through a little experimentation, you can decide what works best for you on any given ride.
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