Originally Posted by
starminer
Thanks for all the replies. I was talking with a bike repair guy, and he mentioned how it was odd that I had mountain bike wheels on my hybrid. My bike has a pretty high top tube, and if you just replaced the handlebars and tires, it would look pretty much like a road bike. Is it possible that the 26" wheels are mismatched to it? The front and rear wheels seem to be of a different make. The bike is at least 3rd hand, and it's fairly old (mid 90's, I'd say). The fit with respect to the fork & brakes seems good, though. If it isn't the original wheel, which road bike wheel size would you guess it came with?
No. The posts that hold the brakeset are at a specific point on the fork and chainstay to operate with either 26" or 700 mm rims, not both.
Brad
PS OOPS, I hit the reply accidentally. As others have said you're better off buying some pavement specific 26" tires, somewhere between 1.5 and 2 inches.
Another option to use in conjunction with the road tires is to pick up a different cassette if you never use the low gears. For example replacing an 11-30 with an 11-27.
Brad