Originally Posted by
IAmSam
The question you should be asking (which is asked here all too often)...is how big of tires will fit in your frame?
Yeah, and sometimes your brakes will the limiting factor. I suppose there is too big a tire for any given rim, but I haven't hit it yet. I am currently running 32c tires on Open Pro rims (19 width?) on a bike I picked up to run 37c Continental ice tires (using the same rims). I hear it is "better" to be riding wider rims, especially at low pressures and for wind resistance. (I will need real help with that high speed aero drag when I use those sticky ice tires! Yeah, right!) I find cornering works just fine with those skinny rims so I don't sweat it.
Ben