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Originally Posted by chipko
Far more stress on the tubes/joints if run under pressure.
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Slightly ambiguously stated but I think you meant at less pressure than recommended. I agree. I like my tubes to ring slightly if I tap them sharply with my finger tips. I've never used a gauge, and of course the pressure varies throughout the trip as they cool with immersion, then heat up when you anchor in the sun, and so on. I once ran my first ever SIB on too low a pressure and I hit a wave and the floorboard from the bow slipped under the second board.
However, an earlier post referred to 2.5 BARS pressure and I am hoping that was a typo. That's the sort of pressure you put in a car tyre or bike tyre.