Mountain Biking - Rim and Tire Size Compatibility???

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TinkerMan
08-14-06, 02:43 PM
Hello all:

I have an old Bridgestone MB6 with 26" x 1.5 rims. I currently have 2" knobbies on them. I'd like to switch the tires to something like Contiential Supercontact (slicks). What is ranges of tires that would fit a 26" x 1.5 rim?

Are there any resources on-line that has some kind of table to figure out compatibility?

Thanks.

- TinkerMan

ridelugs
08-14-06, 04:00 PM
no reason to ever run anything smaller than a 1.5 inch tire. you could fit probally up to a 2.3 no table needed. panaracer makes great street tires: the pasela. it comes in 1.25, 1.5 and 1.75. they cost about 25 bucks with a kevlar puncture belt, and weigh 300 grams, so theyre lite. i ride them on the road and fire roads, and dirt roads. they wear like iron.
Jason222
08-14-06, 10:13 PM
As long as the rim diameter is the same, and the tube size is right, it should work with just about any combination.