Originally Posted by
Wanderer
Check the interior width of your rim. It should be noted on the label somewhere on the outside. It should say something like 559X20, 20 being the interior width.
Then, go to Sheldon Brown's website and look up tire sizing for your width rims. It will tell you what size tires will best fit those rims.
Schwalbe Tires has similar info on their website, under Tech Info.
I'm betting you will have lots of options......probably everything from 1 1/4" (32 cm) up to whatever your fork will allow.
No more guessing.
thanks for the info. on my kenda tires it says "to fit HB-575 rim" and "50-559 26x1.95"
nothing actually on my rim itself, just the tires. went to sheldon browns site to try to decipher it. am i correct that my rim size is 559?
i then went to
http://www.bicycletires.com/bicycle_tires.asp# and on the left selected "iso 559-26" mountain bike,hybrid". there are MANY tires to choose from. keep the help coming please! thanks
going to check out the schwalbe site now.