Mountain bike tires
05-14-17, 08:24 AM
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Mountain bike tires
Hello,
I am totally new about the bicycle world, I started cycling a year ago, and I only have owned one bike.. an Apollo Phaze, which has a 26in rim and 26 x 2.1 tires.
The (probably silly) question is that the tires need to be changed as soon as possible and I want to put tires size 26 x 1 3/8 as I only use it to commute in the city, so I would like to know if the new tire would fit in the original rim.
Thanks in advance (:
I am totally new about the bicycle world, I started cycling a year ago, and I only have owned one bike.. an Apollo Phaze, which has a 26in rim and 26 x 2.1 tires.
The (probably silly) question is that the tires need to be changed as soon as possible and I want to put tires size 26 x 1 3/8 as I only use it to commute in the city, so I would like to know if the new tire would fit in the original rim.
Thanks in advance (:
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05-14-17, 08:33 AM
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I don't see a question in there. There are many tires available in that size range that will make your commutes more agreeable. Maybe look for something that has some sort of flat protection.
Edit: Here's an example... https://chainreactioncycles.com/ca/en...d/rp-prod24542
Edit: Here's an example... https://chainreactioncycles.com/ca/en...d/rp-prod24542
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I think he is asking if the proposed tire is comparable to the original and will fit on his bike.
The 1 3/8" tire should be considerably narrower than the 2.1" original and therefore might not fit his rim properly.
The 1 3/8" tire should be considerably narrower than the 2.1" original and therefore might not fit his rim properly.
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Thanks [QUOTE=MarioT;19582125]I don't see a question in there. There are many tires available in that size range that will make your commutes more agreeable. Maybe look for something that has some sort of flat protection.
Edit: Here's an example...
Edit: Here's an example...
05-14-17, 10:14 AM
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That tire should fit. I ran 2.1" mountain tires on my Trek 8000, and had 1.25" semi-slicks for bike paths, with no problems. Once you run narrower semi-slicks, you'll never want to go back to wider mountain tires on the roads/bike paths. Faster and less tiring.
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Do your current tires carry a marking on the side in the from XX-559? You want to be sure that any new tire that you buy also is marked XX-559.
05-16-17, 02:40 PM
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Just grab some Nashbar Streetwise for $13 and call it a day. And yes, they'll fit fine.
05-17-17, 07:41 AM
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Hello,
I am totally new about the bicycle world, I started cycling a year ago, and I only have owned one bike.. an Apollo Phaze, which has a 26in rim and 26 x 2.1 tires.
The (probably silly) question is that the tires need to be changed as soon as possible and I want to put tires size 26 x 1 3/8 as I only use it to commute in the city, so I would like to know if the new tire would fit in the original rim.
Thanks in advance (:
I am totally new about the bicycle world, I started cycling a year ago, and I only have owned one bike.. an Apollo Phaze, which has a 26in rim and 26 x 2.1 tires.
The (probably silly) question is that the tires need to be changed as soon as possible and I want to put tires size 26 x 1 3/8 as I only use it to commute in the city, so I would like to know if the new tire would fit in the original rim.
Thanks in advance (:
