Originally Posted by
Doninva
My wife has a Huffy rock creek bike. She wants bigger tires. I realize the bike is not worth putting money in but MY WIFE WANTS BIGGER TIRES
. The rims are 1" wide on outside. The 26" tires are 1.9 wide. What is the widest tire that will fit this rim? There is plenty of side clearance front and back.
26x2.5" might fit, more likely 26x2.35" is the biggest you'll get in the back. There's usually more room on the front, and no need to run the same size both ends. The handling won't be great but hey, it's a Huffy. The tyres should work fine, as long as you keep them inflated, when they get soft the steering will feel vague and wallowy, but too much air and they will feel harder than the 1.9s.