Fitting narrower tyres - Page 3

07-30-2004, 08:42 AM

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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07-30-2004, 09:43 AM

JC wrote:
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit my wheels.
======
Hi JC. I have been wondering about the same thing. I bought my first road
bike recently. I no sooner got on our local bike path when I got a flat.
This had never happen to me before, when riding my old Bridgestone mtb.
Carrying the bike on my shoulder, I got off the path and went to the nearest
bus stop. The bus driver told me that lots of people have been getting
flats on the bike path due to glass having been used as a filler in the
asphalt. After a few years the glass had surfaced to the top causing flats,
especially to cyclist who have skinny tires. Anyway, I was told that I
should replace my stock Fuji tires w/ Kevlar tires. They are a rather odd
size ( 700 26c) so I've had been wondering if I could replace them w/ the
more common 700 25's or 23's. Hope you (and I) get some answers here.
Good luck to the two of us! Btw, does anyone know what the "c" stands for
(as in 700 26 *c*)?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Collins" <jd.collins@ntlworld-not.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.misc
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 5:40 AM

> Hi all,
>
> Recently my offroad riding has gone from "almost none"
> to "none". My hybrid currently has 700x38c tyres, and
> so I'm thinking about getting some narrower ones.
>
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
> so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit
> my wheels. Can any kind person tell me what range of sizes
> I could expect to fit?
>
> Hopefully it's not too much of a tyre-some question. Ahem.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> jc
>
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"Jeremy Collins" <jd.collins@ntlworld-not.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Recently my offroad riding has gone from "almost none"
> to "none". My hybrid currently has 700x38c tyres, and
> so I'm thinking about getting some narrower ones.
>
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
> so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit
> my wheels. Can any kind person tell me what range of sizes
> I could expect to fit?
>
> Hopefully it's not too much of a tyre-some question. Ahem.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> jc
>
> Remove the -not from email

07-30-2004, 09:43 AM

JC wrote:
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit my wheels.
======
Hi JC. I have been wondering about the same thing. I bought my first road
bike recently. I no sooner got on our local bike path when I got a flat.
This had never happen to me before, when riding my old Bridgestone mtb.
Carrying the bike on my shoulder, I got off the path and went to the nearest
bus stop. The bus driver told me that lots of people have been getting
flats on the bike path due to glass having been used as a filler in the
asphalt. After a few years the glass had surfaced to the top causing flats,
especially to cyclist who have skinny tires. Anyway, I was told that I
should replace my stock Fuji tires w/ Kevlar tires. They are a rather odd
size ( 700 26c) so I've had been wondering if I could replace them w/ the
more common 700 25's or 23's. Hope you (and I) get some answers here.
Good luck to the two of us! Btw, does anyone know what the "c" stands for
(as in 700 26 *c*)?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Collins" <jd.collins@ntlworld-not.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.misc
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 5:40 AM

> Hi all,
>
> Recently my offroad riding has gone from "almost none"
> to "none". My hybrid currently has 700x38c tyres, and
> so I'm thinking about getting some narrower ones.
>
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
> so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit
> my wheels. Can any kind person tell me what range of sizes
> I could expect to fit?
>
> Hopefully it's not too much of a tyre-some question. Ahem.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> jc
>
> Remove the -not from email

"Jeremy Collins" <jd.collins@ntlworld-not.com> wrote in message
news

IoOc.33$Kh6.9@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
> Hi all,
>
> Recently my offroad riding has gone from "almost none"
> to "none". My hybrid currently has 700x38c tyres, and
> so I'm thinking about getting some narrower ones.
>
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
> so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit
> my wheels. Can any kind person tell me what range of sizes
> I could expect to fit?
>
> Hopefully it's not too much of a tyre-some question. Ahem.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> jc
>
> Remove the -not from email

07-30-2004, 09:43 AM

JC wrote:
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit my wheels.
======
Hi JC. I have been wondering about the same thing. I bought my first road
bike recently. I no sooner got on our local bike path when I got a flat.
This had never happen to me before, when riding my old Bridgestone mtb.
Carrying the bike on my shoulder, I got off the path and went to the nearest
bus stop. The bus driver told me that lots of people have been getting
flats on the bike path due to glass having been used as a filler in the
asphalt. After a few years the glass had surfaced to the top causing flats,
especially to cyclist who have skinny tires. Anyway, I was told that I
should replace my stock Fuji tires w/ Kevlar tires. They are a rather odd
size ( 700 26c) so I've had been wondering if I could replace them w/ the
more common 700 25's or 23's. Hope you (and I) get some answers here.
Good luck to the two of us! Btw, does anyone know what the "c" stands for
(as in 700 26 *c*)?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Collins" <jd.collins@ntlworld-not.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.misc
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 5:40 AM

> Hi all,
>
> Recently my offroad riding has gone from "almost none"
> to "none". My hybrid currently has 700x38c tyres, and
> so I'm thinking about getting some narrower ones.
>
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
> so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit
> my wheels. Can any kind person tell me what range of sizes
> I could expect to fit?
>
> Hopefully it's not too much of a tyre-some question. Ahem.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> jc
>
> Remove the -not from email

"Jeremy Collins" <jd.collins@ntlworld-not.com> wrote in message
news

IoOc.33$Kh6.9@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
> Hi all,
>
> Recently my offroad riding has gone from "almost none"
> to "none". My hybrid currently has 700x38c tyres, and
> so I'm thinking about getting some narrower ones.
>
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
> so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit
> my wheels. Can any kind person tell me what range of sizes
> I could expect to fit?
>
> Hopefully it's not too much of a tyre-some question. Ahem.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> jc
>
> Remove the -not from email

07-30-2004, 09:43 AM

JC wrote:
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit my wheels.
======
Hi JC. I have been wondering about the same thing. I bought my first road
bike recently. I no sooner got on our local bike path when I got a flat.
This had never happen to me before, when riding my old Bridgestone mtb.
Carrying the bike on my shoulder, I got off the path and went to the nearest
bus stop. The bus driver told me that lots of people have been getting
flats on the bike path due to glass having been used as a filler in the
asphalt. After a few years the glass had surfaced to the top causing flats,
especially to cyclist who have skinny tires. Anyway, I was told that I
should replace my stock Fuji tires w/ Kevlar tires. They are a rather odd
size ( 700 26c) so I've had been wondering if I could replace them w/ the
more common 700 25's or 23's. Hope you (and I) get some answers here.
Good luck to the two of us! Btw, does anyone know what the "c" stands for
(as in 700 26 *c*)?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Collins" <jd.collins@ntlworld-not.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.misc
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 5:40 AM

> Hi all,
>
> Recently my offroad riding has gone from "almost none"
> to "none". My hybrid currently has 700x38c tyres, and
> so I'm thinking about getting some narrower ones.
>
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
> so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit
> my wheels. Can any kind person tell me what range of sizes
> I could expect to fit?
>
> Hopefully it's not too much of a tyre-some question. Ahem.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> jc
>
> Remove the -not from email

"Jeremy Collins" <jd.collins@ntlworld-not.com> wrote in message
news

IoOc.33$Kh6.9@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
> Hi all,
>
> Recently my offroad riding has gone from "almost none"
> to "none". My hybrid currently has 700x38c tyres, and
> so I'm thinking about getting some narrower ones.
>
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
> so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit
> my wheels. Can any kind person tell me what range of sizes
> I could expect to fit?
>
> Hopefully it's not too much of a tyre-some question. Ahem.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> jc
>
> Remove the -not from email

07-30-2004, 09:43 AM

JC wrote:
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit my wheels.
======
Hi JC. I have been wondering about the same thing. I bought my first road
bike recently. I no sooner got on our local bike path when I got a flat.
This had never happen to me before, when riding my old Bridgestone mtb.
Carrying the bike on my shoulder, I got off the path and went to the nearest
bus stop. The bus driver told me that lots of people have been getting
flats on the bike path due to glass having been used as a filler in the
asphalt. After a few years the glass had surfaced to the top causing flats,
especially to cyclist who have skinny tires. Anyway, I was told that I
should replace my stock Fuji tires w/ Kevlar tires. They are a rather odd
size ( 700 26c) so I've had been wondering if I could replace them w/ the
more common 700 25's or 23's. Hope you (and I) get some answers here.
Good luck to the two of us! Btw, does anyone know what the "c" stands for
(as in 700 26 *c*)?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Collins" <jd.collins@ntlworld-not.com>
Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.misc
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 5:40 AM

> Hi all,
>
> Recently my offroad riding has gone from "almost none"
> to "none". My hybrid currently has 700x38c tyres, and
> so I'm thinking about getting some narrower ones.
>
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
> so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit
> my wheels. Can any kind person tell me what range of sizes
> I could expect to fit?
>
> Hopefully it's not too much of a tyre-some question. Ahem.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> jc
>
> Remove the -not from email

"Jeremy Collins" <jd.collins@ntlworld-not.com> wrote in message
news

IoOc.33$Kh6.9@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
> Hi all,
>
> Recently my offroad riding has gone from "almost none"
> to "none". My hybrid currently has 700x38c tyres, and
> so I'm thinking about getting some narrower ones.
>
> I've only ever replaced tyres with ones of the same size,
> so I'm a bit unsure about what range of sizes will fit
> my wheels. Can any kind person tell me what range of sizes
> I could expect to fit?
>
> Hopefully it's not too much of a tyre-some question. Ahem.
>
> Cheers,
>
> --
> jc
>
> Remove the -not from email

07-31-2004, 05:38 AM

Chris Zacho The Wheelman wrote:

> What kind of rims do you have (recommended width and are they hook
> beaded)?

Er, not sure. They're marked 622x18 - Alexrims DH19, so
I was assuming that the "18" was the rim width. I don't
know what hook beaded means, though...

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jc

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07-31-2004, 05:38 AM

Chris Zacho The Wheelman wrote:

> What kind of rims do you have (recommended width and are they hook
> beaded)?

Er, not sure. They're marked 622x18 - Alexrims DH19, so
I was assuming that the "18" was the rim width. I don't
know what hook beaded means, though...

--
jc

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07-31-2004, 05:38 AM

Chris Zacho The Wheelman wrote:

> What kind of rims do you have (recommended width and are they hook
> beaded)?

Er, not sure. They're marked 622x18 - Alexrims DH19, so
I was assuming that the "18" was the rim width. I don't
know what hook beaded means, though...

--
jc

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07-31-2004, 05:38 AM

Chris Zacho The Wheelman wrote:

> What kind of rims do you have (recommended width and are they hook
> beaded)?

Er, not sure. They're marked 622x18 - Alexrims DH19, so
I was assuming that the "18" was the rim width. I don't
know what hook beaded means, though...

--
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