27x1/8" tire on a 27x1/4" rim?
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27x1/8" tire on a 27x1/4" rim?
I have an old bike with rims that are labelled 27x1/4" (these are still the stock wheels that came on the bike in 1984). I know at one point one of the tires I had on it was a 27x1/8" labelled tire, but I don't think I rode it much inbetween the time it was put on and when I replaced it. Was this a problem/unsafe? Just wondering if next time around I can get around with putting slightly skinnier tires on these rims.
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Should be interchangeable. This assumes these are hook bead rims, which is very likely by 1984, if that is the year of manufacture.
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My younger son is running 27 x 1 on 27 x 1 1/4 rims with no problems. They are hooked rims.