fit24hrs

Where can I get a 26" road tire? One for a modern mountain rim. I know they have city slicks out there in 1.5" thickness but this is too thick for my bike, which is a funny track bike designed with a 26" fork. It rubs by crown. I could give 650c wheels a try but this front rim is all I have for now.

Dabbo

I have Tioga 1" tires, city slikers or something similar, look around and you migh find some.
Good luck.
Paolo

cedricbosch

You might be SOL, my LBS only carries 700c road tires and a *few* city-type MTB tires.

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AnthonyG

To start with you realy need to confirm somehow what the correct wheels size is. It is likely to be 650c which has a bead seat diameter of 571 mm. A 26" mtn rim has a bead seat diameter or 559 mm which is smaller, so so far so good however the problem is that the brake calipers probably won't reach down the extra 6 mm diference. If your happy to go without brakes then Continental make 1" tires especialy for the 559 rim.

Regards, Anthony

fit24hrs

Thanks for the tips on manufacturers that make 1.0" for a 559 rim. The fork had no hold for a brake anyway. I'm think I'm going to run into another problem, though. The rim width is 22mm. According to the Performance site, they say not to runs tires less than 1.5" with 22mm 'cause this risks premature rim damage. That means there's no way around that ballooney look for a mountain rim. I mean, 700c rims can get away with low profile tires without premature rim damage. What gives with mountain rims? Maybe this is the wrong place to ask....

BlazingPedals

Recumbent riders have to deal with this all the time. I'm aware of these others:
Schwalbe Stelvio 25x559
Continental Grand Prix 25x559
Primo Racer 25x559, 32x559
Hutchinson Top Slick, 32x559

Second Mouse

I've got a tandem that had Specialized Fatboys (26 X 1.25) on it. They're slicks, roll very easily and have a max psi of 100. I don't know if they'd fit on your rims though, fit24hrs.

https://planocycling.com/itemdetails.cfm?ID=3699

The Fatboys are tough to find where I live, so I've got Michelin something-or-others now, but will switch back to the Specialized when the time comes.

AnthonyG

Well Velocity makes a 559 rim with a Deep V extrusion just for those 1" 559 tires however if your going to get a new rim you may as well go to 650c so that's not going to do anything for you. Keep an eye on eBay as 650c wheels come up reguarly and you can get some for a good price.

Regards, Anthony

Carbonfiberboy 

My wife rides 22mm X 26" rims on her road/mountain hybrid. She's been using the Conti 1" X 26" Grand Prix MTB tires for years now, with no problems. The tire looks fine on the rim. IIRC they're wire bead and a bear to get on. A good durable tire. She says they feel faster than anything else she's tried, but hasn't tried the Stelvios. I checked online, and while they show on the Conti-online website, I don't see them for sale anywhere.

BlazingPedals

Hostelshoppe in Wisconsin specializes in recumbents, so they have lots of the popular 26" road tires. I'll say this about Contis, which other Conti users probably already know: They have fragile sidewalls. They are probably the next-fastest 559 tires you can get. The Stelvios are the fastest and give a better ride, but they are also *very* fragile. All of the Contis or Schwalbes I've ever used have failed prematurely at between 300 and 2000 miles. I've been using Primos lately. They are cheeeep compared to either Conti or Schwalbe, nearly as fast, and the carcass actually lasts long enough to let you wear the tire out before it explodes on its own. It's been a long time since I ran a Fat Boy, so I can't tell how one would compare to the Primo. Probably marginally heavier and slower.