Good solid trip 450 miles, two days, mixed rural & higher speed. Camping gear, so 200 lbs of rider plus maybe 50 lbs, on top of the Touring models bags. 39 mpg, so that's an improvement.
But tire pressure. I ran 37 /39 initially. Got 5.2 / 7.8 lbs of rise. Substantially more than I would usually tolerate. Increased. Front at 38 is feeling hard. Rear at 41.7 cold is right at the max, uncomfortably so. Still getting substantially more than the 10% pressure rise I have always aimed for. Tires run hot, not super hot, but into the "hot" range rather than the "very warm coffee" range I usually aim for.
Is this perhaps a function of the tire? Or just what happens on a heavier bike?
Was thinking this might play into the tire wear. Looks like I'll need a rear tire if not both at every oil change, which seems unreasonable!!!!
Suppose I need to shop for replacements. Bridgestone Exedra? I don't know any cruiseroid tires except the Michelin Commander II, which isn't available.
Any comments/suggestions?