Street tires for a mountain bike
02-03-05, 12:20 AM
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Street tires for a mountain bike
Somebody bring me up to speed on tires for 559mm rims. The Cheng Shins on it now say 26", but they ain't your daddy's 26" tires. If I want to order some street tires, how do I know the difference between 26" tires for 559 rims, and traditional 26ers?
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Originally Posted by mswantak
Somebody bring me up to speed on tires for 559mm rims. The Cheng Shins on it now say 26", but they ain't your daddy's 26" tires. If I want to order some street tires, how do I know the difference between 26" tires for 559 rims, and traditional 26ers?
26" tires for a 559 use DECIMAL measurements ie 26x1.5 whereas tires for non 559's will be in fractional form.
My suggestion would be the Specialized Nimbus 26x1.5
For more tire sizing info see
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire_sizing.html
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