Originally Posted by
bassjones
Not sure those would work with my bike. Very little clearance... I'll look into them though.
Yeah, they're a little on the wide side, good for touring & tandems. I like them with 28-32mm tyres at 80-90psi. Not easy to fit on most bikes.
The other thing to consider is tyre-size and pressure. That determines the peak-G forces experienced by the wheel when you go over potholes, speed-bumps, kerbs, etc. Lightweight wheels with big tyres at low-pressure would usually survive clyde duty better than heavy-duty wheels with skinny tyres at high-pressure. Well, it's more of a criss-cross function with a happy medium in the middle somewhere. Best combo would be heavy-duty wheels with large tyres at low-pressure. Again, that's limited by what would fit into any particular frame. Basically you want to use the largest tyres you can fit into the frame in order to get the highest durability out of your wheels.