What Tires
09-21-13, 07:12 PM
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What Tires
Hello all,
I have been riding my Diamond Back Hybrid now for a couple of months and I am close to needing new tires. I have a little over 400 miles on this bike and the tires are showing some wear. The tires that came with the bike are 26 X 1.95, and I think I would like to replace them with something like a 26 X 1.5. I would like a little less rolling resistance but, I am not sure if the thinner tires can go on the same wheel. Most of my riding is in Town on sidewalks and roads (for exercise), with a little hard packed trail riding. I usually ride around 20 miles at a time and my longest ride is 30 miles. Any opinions on what tries I should be looking at?
I have been riding my Diamond Back Hybrid now for a couple of months and I am close to needing new tires. I have a little over 400 miles on this bike and the tires are showing some wear. The tires that came with the bike are 26 X 1.95, and I think I would like to replace them with something like a 26 X 1.5. I would like a little less rolling resistance but, I am not sure if the thinner tires can go on the same wheel. Most of my riding is in Town on sidewalks and roads (for exercise), with a little hard packed trail riding. I usually ride around 20 miles at a time and my longest ride is 30 miles. Any opinions on what tries I should be looking at?
09-21-13, 08:15 PM
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What are you doing to your tires that you want to replace them at 400 miles?
They should go 2000 without problems.
That said, you should be able to go down to 1.25" without problems.
I've been pleased with these-
https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...et-runner-tire
They should go 2000 without problems.
That said, you should be able to go down to 1.25" without problems.
I've been pleased with these-
https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...et-runner-tire
09-21-13, 11:14 PM
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What are you doing to your tires that you want to replace them at 400 miles?
They should go 2000 without problems.
That said, you should be able to go down to 1.25" without problems.
I've been pleased with these-
https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...et-runner-tire
They should go 2000 without problems.
That said, you should be able to go down to 1.25" without problems.
I've been pleased with these-
https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...et-runner-tire
Thanks for the info. Regarding my tire wear, I think they are just cheap tires, but they are wearing down pretty quick.
09-22-13, 07:42 AM
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Any standard, 26" mountain bike rim should receive a tire down to 1.25" (32mm). Smaller widths, such as 1.1 or 1.0, are questionable. Schwalbe has a great chart for determining tire dimensions relative to rim width at the bottom of the following page: https://www.schwalbetires.com/tech_info/tire_dimensions
Here is a pic from that page:
09-22-13, 04:48 PM
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If you're willing to spend,Schwalbe Marathon Supremes are the sport bike radials of the bicycling world;expensive,but super grip,comfortable ride,and excellent puncture protection.
If you're on a budget,Kenda Kwests or Serfas Drifters are nice economy tires. Kwests come in 1.5,Drifters in 1.5 and 2".
In between you've got Vittoria Randonneurs,which are pretty much the standard in urban tires.
If you're on a budget,Kenda Kwests or Serfas Drifters are nice economy tires. Kwests come in 1.5,Drifters in 1.5 and 2".
In between you've got Vittoria Randonneurs,which are pretty much the standard in urban tires.
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09-23-13, 05:57 AM
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For cheap commuting tires and I get 5,000 plus miles out of them I use 1.5 wide Kenda Kwest 100 psi tires. For nice ridding tires I use 2.0 wide Schwalbe Big Apples.
09-23-13, 07:02 AM
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Lots of 26" hybrids. My Buzz,Pt Reyes,and Navato are all 26",as were my old Swobo Otis and Dixon(and the current models still are). C'dale's original Bad Boys(non-Ultra) were 26",Giant made the same bike in both 26"(Sedona) and 700c(Cypress),and Bianchi's Milanos were 26".
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Lots of 26" hybrids. My Buzz,Pt Reyes,and Navato are all 26",as were my old Swobo Otis and Dixon(and the current models still are). C'dale's original Bad Boys(non-Ultra) were 26",Giant made the same bike in both 26"(Sedona) and 700c(Cypress),and Bianchi's Milanos were 26".
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