Mountain Bike With Slicks Vs Road Bike
They make a few of their road tires available in 26 sizes although i don t know if they go as wide as 1 5.
Mountain bike with slicks vs road bike. If you have 27 5 mountain bike wheels and you want to put some slick road tires on them you can do it. Large volume road tyres greater than 40c are starting to prove their worth. That said over time if you continue to ride on the road you ll notice s. Ride the bike that you have there s no reason not to.
This is because they have a smaller diameter more spokes and beefier rims. I haven t used slicks on a mountain bike in ages but i use continental grand prix 4000s on my road bike. We take a look at the top six big slicks for your bike. Si and matt challenge one another to see which is fastest a road bike or a mountain bike in a route from a b.
The rides were taken part in the beautiful alta badia region of italy. In this video i show you which slick road tires are available for 27 5 inch mountain bike. Older mountain bikes have 26 wheels and offer the advantage of being stronger than 700c road bike wheels. It s not like there is anything inherently dangerous or unsafe about riding a mountain bike on the road.
Mountain bike noblies v slicks v road bike been considering putting 26 x 1 75 slicks on it to make the ride easier over my kendal komodo tyres which some friends have agreed will make it easier and more efficient and faster.