Road Bike Tube Sizes Explained

The humble inner tube may be one of the simplest parts on your bike but with a wide range of sizes different valve types and a choice of materials choosing the right tube isn t necessarily as.

Road bike tube sizes explained. Australian built carbon road wheels. A great road bike will only perform at its best if the wheels are fitted with some good pneumatics. Generally bike tire sizes are indicated with two numbers that correspond roughly to the outside diameter of the tire and the width of the tire. How are rims read.

While you can find a variety of bikes with wheel sizes ranging from 16 to 27 5 inches the most common sizes include 26 inches 27 5 inches 29 inches and 700c. There are a myriad of wheel sizes for road mtb touring and children s bikes. They affect your comfort performance and safety. So a 29 inch mtb tube will have the same diameter as a 700c road wheel while a 27 5 inch tube will be the same diameter as a 650b road wheel.

Mtb wheels in particular can be further categorised by 26 inches 27 5 inches and 29 inches. These would usually be measured in inches 26 27 etc or millimeters 650 700 etc. Tyres are one of the most important components of your bike. In this video dylan explains the correct way to read your old tires to replace them with the right size.

Road bicycle tyres explained. What is the best choice guiding factors that should help you. Common road bike widths in millimeters come in sizes ranging from 18 to 23 with a typical road bike tire at 700 x 23. Some older road bikes still have the 27 inch size.

Because of the high pressure and desired low rolling resistance road tires come in narrow widths. To confuse matters further all tyres use the european tyre and rim technical organisation etrto system so for a road it would display 622 x nn with the nn value indicating the tyre width which is the same as 700 x nn. Inner tubes vary in size depending on the circumference of the wheel and the width of the tyre. Depending on whether your bike is a road bike touring bike mountain bike or child s bike the diameter and circumference of the wheel can vary.

For the smooth asphalt rather than the rutted trails that mountain bike tyres are. Then within these categories there are further sub divisions such as 26 inch 27 5 inch and the 29ers commonly. Finding the right inner tube depends on the size of the tires on your bike. Bicycle tire sizes can be a confusing topic.

Road bike tyres are designed specifically for riding on the road.