Swap Knobbly Tyres for Road Tyres?

[matrix]

Please can anyone tell me what size tyres I can use for the following.

I have a ten year old mountain bike, it is a cheap TOWNSEND (embarrassingly down market I know but it works), and I now want to drag it from the depths of my garage and ride it to commute 8.5 miles to work and 8.5 miles back home by road.

The tyres fitted at the moment are knobbly tyres measuring 26" x 1.75 at the front and 26" x 1.95 at the rear. I want to fit just a standard road tyre to front and rear but can I fit any 26" road tyre because there are a confusingly different number of widths and treads but no 1.95 road tyre?

Am I right in thinking that any 26" tyre will fit as the wheels are standard size at the point where the beading sits?

Thanks

 

[sabian92]

As long as you have the right tube size, you can fit any tyre as long as it's 26 inches. A 26 inch rim will take down to a 1.25 tyre - you can fit any as long as it's a 26 inch tyre, so pretty much any tyre you fancy you can have. Just make sure the tube fits - at the moment evans have a deal on where you get a free tube with each tyre, so take advantage of that possibly?

 

[wheres_my_beard]

You might want to get semi-slicks in whatever size you go for, for less rolling resistance and easier riding.


Something with some grip but a smooth riding surface like this >> http://www.wiggle.co...slick-mtb-tyre/

 

[Hip Priest]

Yup. I've got a rigid frame hybrid with semi-slicks. Just went and picked my other half's MTB up from a friends and rode it five miles home. Knobbly tyres and front sus. I'm bloody knackered. Get some road tyres!

 

[APK]

I picked up some Swalbe cityjets a few years back for about £10 a pair with tubes from a market stall, and they make it feel like a different bike, smooth & fast, well worth looking out for, just been out doing some trail riding with them and they are fine on dry hard stuff, suspect they could be fun in the wet!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-x-Schwalbe-...sure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item43a6fdf2be

 

[opticcircus]

I picked up some Swalbe cityjets a few years back for about £10 a pair with tubes from a market stall, and they make it feel like a different bike, smooth & fast, well worth looking out for, just been out doing some trail riding with them and they are fine on dry hard stuff, suspect they could be fun in the wet!

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...=item43a6fdf2be

I have a pair of these on one of my bikes make all the difference when it comes to riding on the road

 

[Norm]

I have them too, they reduce my journey time by around 17% compared to knobblies.

 

[biggs682]

i use schwable city slicks on 1 bike and they work very well for commuting

 

[matrix]

Thank you for the responses. I now have two Continental City Tyres and self sealing inner tubes and ready to go.

I have another question but presume I must start a new thread.

Thanks again for the advice/responses.