Originally Posted by chrisf1981
Hi Guys,
I'm toying with the idea of a Langster for commuting because of it's price and easy maintenance, but I'm a little concerned that the frame and wheels may not cope too well with bumping up and down the odd curb here and there, what's the biggest tyre wheel combo that this frame would take? or do you think the the stock setup could cope?
To be fair, the wheels are fine, just heavy and probably would work great for commuting. They are bulit 3 cross so they would be perfect for commuting IMHO. I had 700x25c tires on there and I could have probably fit 700x28 no problem. If I went with 28c tires, I probably would have been a tight fit getting it through the brakes when mounting/dismounting them, but that does not happen all that often.
I actually use 700x23c tires on all my bikes and just tried the 25c tires for a brief period but the roads I ride are good enough that they don't warrant the extra 2mm's.
As long as you know how to take curbs easy and you don't pound on your bike I don't see any reason why the stock setup would not work just fine.