Mountain Bike On Road Tyres

Road tyres for mountain bike.

Mountain bike on road tyres. If you have 27 5 mountain bike wheels and you want to put some slick road tires on them you can do it. Hi i bought a voodoo hoodoo mountain bike and fear i have made a mistake i am 66 years of age and i am struggling on the road i would like to ask if i got road tyres would that make it easier to ride and if so can you recommend some please. Assuming compatability with the rim width which may require wider tires see the sheldon brown article linked above you could run some 700x35 or larger road tires without much issue unless you ve got really wide mtb rims. With trekking road tires being narrower and shorter in height comes the problem of using these tires on mountain bike wheels since the mountain bike s rim is wider actually the letter c in 700c indicates a certain width that s why in the case of 27 5 inch mountain bike wheels the transcription in the french standard is 650b b being a wider size than c that accommodates properly.

In this video i show you which slick road tires are available for 27 5 inch mountain bike. Thanks for joining me today. I know that choosing mtb tires that are suitable for roads and trails can be a confusing process. Not all mountain bikes use 26 wheels which most of these comments assume.

We sell a range of cycle tyres with mountain bike tyres and road bike tyres in stock. I hope that this article has been of use to you in choosing the right set for your bike and answering your questions about what exactly a good road trail tire should look like. 29er bikes use the exact same diamater rims as 700c road bikes.