At the risk of appearing dull.......

[Madders]

Can I fit another size tyre, width wise, to a 26 x 2.0 wheel, ie 26 x 1.95 for example? ta muchly.

Madders

 

[ianrauk]

yes that will work no problems

 

[Madders]

Ooooh, blimey. Errr, I'll have to let you know when the bike comes. It is a MTB and I just want to replace the knobblies with easier going road tyres and I'm led to believe the thinner and harder, the better.

Madders

 

[Peteaud]

More than likely they will just be standard 26" MTB tyres.

They will say 26 x 1.95 or 26 x 2 on the side (1.95, 2.0 , 2.25 is just the width) so yes.

I used to run 26 x 1.75 on my old bike i used on the road.

 

[Peteaud]

What MTB is it?

 

[Peteaud]

If its the Bianchi then 26 x 2.0 tyres as standard.

 

[Madders]

Pete, that is the tyre sizes, I'm just unsure of how narrow I can go with them.

Madders

 

[4F]

You could "probably" go down as low as 26 x 1.5

 

[Peteaud]

You could "probably" go down as low as 26 x 1.5

1.5 would be fine, although i used to run 1 3/8" on my old Giant Rock SE Mountain bike with no issues. 60 psi ish


http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/schw...m133505.html?gclid=CKrC2JCqybACFQ8htAod1RUNWQ

 

[Peteaud]

These will be a good tyre for you imho.

http://www.google.co.uk/products/ca...=X&ei=_YrXT5L0LIzX8QPR5IyRBQ&ved=0CLkBEPMCMAM

 

[MrJamie]

These will be a good tyre for you imho.

http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&safe=off&q=schwalbe marathon plus 26&psj=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1024&bih=653&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=12965526702442323651&sa=X&ei=_YrXT5L0LIzX8QPR5IyRBQ&ved=0CLkBEPMCMAM

The tread on them look a bit on the knobbly side compared to standard M+, how do you think theyll roll on the road? Ive been tempted to try them next as I like my M+ but they arent very grippy on trails.
Piccy of tread here if you mouseover http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=52621

 

[Peteaud]

The tread on them look a bit on the knobbly side compared to standard M+, how do you think theyll roll on the road? Ive been tempted to try them next as I like my M+ but they arent very grippy on trails.
Piccy of tread here if you mouseover http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=52621

To be fair they are not far off the tires on my current hybrid (bontrager) see pic, and they are pretty grippy but prone to pun******* so the m+ (that ive had in the past) would be ideal.

They roll well imho

 

[MrJamie]

To be fair they are not far off the tires on my current hybrid (bontrager) see pic, and they are pretty grippy but prone to pun******* so the m+ (that ive had in the past) would be ideal.

They roll well imho

Yeah, ive been really pleased with my M+ since they run well and ive not had a puncture since i bought them a year ago - I dont mind the odd one but getting one nearly every ride was sapping my enjoyment. Its nice that they have the two tread options - i think thats the only difference between the M+ Tour and M+ City tyres. The tour might make a good winter tyre too, when its wet, leafy, icy.

I think the M+ tour would be a good choice for Madders, since he's chasing horses through forest trails iirc from his other thread

 

[dan_bo]

Do spesh still do fatboy 1.25s?

 

[Madders]

Gents, you are a font of information, thank you for your help and advice.

Madders