| Re: Fitting narrower tyres
Rich Clark wrote:
> You will need to know your rim width to know what tires will fit. Choosing a
> median size, rather than one at the extremes of compatibility for that rim,
> will tend to reduce mounting and in-use damage problems.
>
> Hybrids that I've seen tend to come with rims that start to become difficult
> to use with tires smaller than 32, although you might be able to get a 28
> onto some of them. 700x32c is a size in which there are many good choices in
> pavement tires.
Thanks for the reply! I was hoping to go down to 28; My rims
are marked 622x18 (the brand is Alexrims - "DH19"). Sheldon
says 28 tyres are OK with 19 rims, or is it too borderline to
be worthwhile?
Cheers,
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