Old 03-30-17 | 07:25 AM
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Bikes: Stewart S&S coupled sport tourer, Stewart Sunday light, Stewart Commuting, Stewart Touring, Co Motion Tandem, Stewart 3-Spd, Stewart Track, Fuji Finest, Mongoose Tomac ATB, GT Bravado ATB, JCP Folder, Stewart 650B ATB

My general rule of tire/frame/fork clearance is a min of about 5mm. The 10 to 20mm of open space around current tires would, in my view, allow for 5mm wider tires with no concerns. But as I mentioned before actually measure the tire to get it's mounted and inflated width/height. A lot of tires run a few mms smaller then their label suggests and a few wider. Andy
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