Mountain Bike Tire Size Vs Rim Width
Once you ve identified your tire diameter 29 27 5 or 26 you ll want to dial in your width.
Mountain bike tire size vs rim width. Road bikes vary between 25 centimeters for high performance riding to 38 centimeters for recreational cruising. 26 inches 27 5 inches and 29 inches. Alongside the tire size you have the option of running. A 40mm rim with a tire designed for a 30 35mm rim is of course going to under perform in comparison.
For example if a 2 20 tire 56mm was designed to be used on a rim with an internal measurement of 24mm and you were to mount it on an extra wide rim with an internal measurement of 29mm it would pull the overall width of the tire closer to 58mm making the tire closer to a 2 30. Tire section width is used to most accurately determine the size designation of a tire. The only thing more confusing than searching for the right mountain bike tire and right ply and casing and tread pattern and compound is making sure that it s the correct tire width for the rim. For a 2 3in tire.
Here are some stats on the wheels. 20mm internal rim width to be the minimum and 30mm a good maximum for the tires currently available from stans. The second number is the tire width. 142mm thanks in advance.
Tires are also measured in width. Most mountain bike tires have a width of 1 95 inches for cross country riding to 2 35 inches for downhill racing. Tires come in three diameters. Vardar db hub forza 7 beaufort db brake type disc brake.
Mountain bike tire size and width. Also commonly referred to as casing width section width is expressed as the first two digits in the etrto size designation xx xxx marked on the sidewall of every wtb tire. Select the tire width based on your use. This inaccuracy is especially true of 27 5 wheels because the name 27 5 doesn t derive from the diameter of the wheel at all.
Today there are just as many rim width options as there are tire widths especially following the introduction of fat bikes and plus tires to the mountain bike scene. Cant use the same tire width on all the rims not using the rims as intended. Some special tires can even be wider up to 3 inches with some models. The first number is the tire diameter.
Get the latest mountain bike reviews news race results and much more by signing up for the mtbr newsletter. This varies from 1 6 to 2 5 inches. Rim width and tire size. The true diameter of a wheel measured tire edge to tire edge will differ quite a bit depending on the rim width the tire pressure and plenty of other factors.