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Narrow tyres on a mtb wheels..

  • 02-04-2007 5:08pm
    #1
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭


    I'm looking to get a set of road tyres for covering long enough distances on my hardtail bike, are 1.1" tyre the most narrow ones that will fit 26" mtb wheels? Looking at these maybe..

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=14593


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  • #2
    cunnins4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 882 ✭✭✭cunnins4


    I asked in cycleogical before and they told me that 1.25 was the smallest that could fit on a mtb rim, but i think someone on here posted before that they had 1.0's on a mtb. I'd say 1.1 would be plenty skinny though.

    EDIT: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055055646&referrerid=&highlight=1.1+mtb+tyre


  • #3
    Membrane
    Closed Accounts Posts: 345 ✭✭Membrane


    mloc123 wrote:
    I'm looking to get a set of road tyres for covering long enough distances on my hardtail bike, are 1.1" tyre the most narrow ones that will fit 26" mtb wheels?

    I''ve found Sheldon Brown's tyre sizing web page to be good to see what you can reasonably fit on rims:

    http://sheldonbrown.com/tyre-sizing.html


  • #4
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    Well.. after reading that I went and pumped my current 1.5" tyres to the recomended psi and it has improved my speed alot so I might hold out a while.


  • #5
    case_sensitive
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 852 ✭✭✭case_sensitive


    I recently did this, I took the 2.0" muds @ 45 psi off my hardtail (Trek 3700, stock rims) and put a set of Continental Sport 1.25" @ 65psi on it, and it's made the world of difference to my commuting. I'd say 20-30% faster, I did 410km on them this weekend, and no trouble at all on them.


  • #6
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    I have the 1.5" ones @ 45psi now, the maximum limit on them is marked at 40psi but from what I have read that is more of a guideline to cover the manufacturer.


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  • #7
    Mucco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 714 ✭✭✭Mucco


    mloc123 wrote:
    I have the 1.5" ones @ 45psi now, the maximum limit on them is marked at 40psi but from what I have read that is more of a guideline to cover the manufacturer.

    Maybe.... I blew up one of my road tyres by inflating it to 120psi, 20% higher than recommended.


  • #8
    mloc123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,454 ✭✭✭mloc123


    Did it just blow out after a while?


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