hybridbkrdr

I haven't made a video yet on fitting different tires on various rims but the old Alex x202 was actually a loose-fitting rim. Now it seems as though Alex is trying to look more "upmarket" by selling more expensive rims. However, I don't agree with their decision to go tight with the Adventurer 2. I mean the Mavic, Ryde and DT Swiss rims I tried were medium-fitting (in my subjective opinion).

You can also have variations though over time with tires as well. The Schwalbe Range Cruiser I found incredibly tight on 26" Rhyno Lite rims. Although the Schwalbe Land Cruiser (think it's newer) it actually medium-fitting. Other medium-fitting tires include the Panaracer Tour (although I suspect most Kenda and even maybe Michelin might fall in that category). I found the Contiental Ride Tour to be tight and the Maxxis Overdrive Excel to be loose. I plan on installing the Maxxis tires on both my Rhyno Lite wheels (700c and 26").

In the future though, I plan on going mainly medium-fitting tires on medium-fitting rims (like Mavic, Ryde & DT Swiss rims) and tires maybe from Panaracer, Kenda, Michelin or maybe Schwalbe. For my touring bike I had contemplating building wheels with the Mavic A319 and installing maybe something like the Kenda Bitumen tires but they're either 38c or 42c. I would really like 40c because the Michelin Cross Max is actually 42mm wide at 55PSI even though mine are marked 40c. There isn't too much clearance on my touring bike with the fenders installed to the maximum height. I'm guessing though Kenda comes out with new tires on a regular basis so maybe next year...