What’s the Best Tire Pressure for Your Onewheel?

Finding the best tire pressure for your Onewheel is actually a bit more tricky than you might think.

Generally Future Motion recommends setting your tire pressure at 20 PSI.

If you want a tool to help check your PSI, I’m cheap so I stick with the old school checker.

But if you want to get fancy, there are some that check the pressure and inflate which is pretty handy.

Or just something simple like this pocket PSI from The Float Life, pretty handy on the go.

If you want to get into the nitty gritty though, tire pressure settings can vary a lot.

I personally ride my Onewheel GT at about 15 PSI because the tire is so tough, but I ride my Onewheel Pint at 18-20 PSI because I like the way it rides when it’s full. I think it carves and rides better.

But now we get into the nuance.

Onewheel tire pressure best practices

Generally it’s recommended that you set your tire pressure to 10% of your body weight and then adjust depending on how it feels to you.

I would start at 20 PSI, ride a little, then lower your tire pressure 1 or 2 PSI and test again until you find the sweet spot for you, your board and your tire.

Another helpful tip is to set your tire pressure to 10% of your body weight.

So if I weigh 180 lbs, I would start around 18 PSI and make small adjustments from there.

If you weigh less than 150 lbs riding at 15-20 PSI is probably a good place to start.

The higher your tire pressure the better mileage you’ll get, so if that’s important maybe keep your PSI around 18-20.

If you want a softer tire that’s also more stable, lower your tire pressure (this is why I ride at 15 PSI).

Lower PSI absorbs impact better on trails and drops, but you’ll probably see a decrease in range.

What’s the best tire pressure for street riding?

For street riding I usually prefer a higher PSI because the terrain is smoother so a higher PSI makes the tire more round and I want to be able to go farther.

So generally for street riding you probably want to be in the 16-20 PSI range.

What’s the best tire pressure for trail riding?

For trail riding, you definitely want a softer and more malleable tire, so I recommend (depending on your board) anywhere from 12-17 PSI.

Like I mentioned, I personally ride my GT at 15 PSI and that’s my trail board and I love having the softer tire pressure because the GT tire is already so firm that reducing the tire pressure provides a really nice ride.

What’s the best tire pressure for trick riding?

This really depends on you and your board but you want the tire to be soft enough that you can handle some drops, but firm enough to climb curbs.

I recommend anywhere from 15-20 PSI for trick riding.

What’s the best tire pressure for a Onewheel slick tire?

If you’re riding a slick tire, you’re probably doing a lot of street riding, so generally I recommend 17-20 PSI depending on your board.

What’s the best tire pressure for a Onewheel treaded tire?

If you’ve got the treaded tire, first of all I’m jealous. I need to get one for my GT.

Second, you definitely want a lower PSI to be able handle drops, rocks and bumps.

I recommend 14-18 PSI for treaded tires.

What’s the best tire pressure for a Onewheel GT?

Future Motion recommends you keep your PSI at 20 for the GT.

I have personally found that because the tire is so firm, lowering the pressure a bit really improves the ride.

I personally ride at about 15 PSI.

You can buy a stock Onewheel slick or treaded tire on Onewheel’s website.

What’s the best tire pressure for a Onewheel Pint X?

Future Motion recommends you keep your PSI at 20 for the Pint X.

I actually generally like this tire pressure for the Pint X, the tire is so small and carveable that keeping the PSI high is good.

I also found that having a lower PSI on the Pint X feels kinda weird. But who knows, maybe it works for you.