[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1512.10]

[Page 561]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1512_REQUIREMENTS FOR BICYCLES--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart A_Regulations
 
Sec.  1512.10  Requirements for tires.

    The manufacturer's recommended inflation pressure shall be molded 
into or onto the sidewall of the tire in lettering no less than 3.2 mm 
(\1/8\ in.) in height. The statement of recommended inflation pressure 
shall be in the English language utilizing Arabic numerals. (The 
following language is suggested to indicate recommended inflation 
pressure: ``Inflate to ---- PSI.'') After inflation to 110 percent of 
the recommended inflation pressure, the tire shall remain intact on the 
rim, including while being tested under a load of 2,000 N (450 lbf) in 
accordance with the rim test, Sec.  1512.18(j). Tubular sew-up tires, 
nonpneumatic tires, and nonmolded wired-on tires are exempt from this 
section.