Tires,Innertubes and Ignorance ??

[Grayduff]

Sorry for the newbie question i have trawled the forums but cant find the answer,I currently have 700x32 c Kenda west tyres on my Hybrid/commuter/Flat bar racer ?.
Can I,Should I change the tires to 25c tires and do i have to change the inner tubes i have or replace them with the new tire AND can anybody make any recommendations for new tires also..

Thanks in advance

 

[vickster]

Are you in the UK or US - reason I ask is they are tyres in the UK...

If you change to 25s, you will need new inner tubes too, ones that fit 25mm tyres

Tyre wise are you looking for speed or puncture resistance? 25 is a less common size, although I do have them on my roadbike

 

[Grayduff]

Are you in the UK or US - reason I ask is they are tyres in the UK...

If you change to 25s, you will need new inner tubes too, ones that fit 25mm tyres

Tyre wise are you looking for speed or puncture resistance? 25 is a less common size, although I do have them on my roadbike

In the UK and Speed less resistance on the road ...

 

[vickster]

How much do you want to spend?

How about something like a Conti Gatorskin?

Or there's a recent tyre thread here http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/grand-prix-vs-grand-prix-4-seasons.110062/

 

[ohnovino]

Short answer: 700x25 tyres probably will fit

Long answer: you need to look up/measure the internal rim width, then you can check the chart on Sheldon Brown (near the bottom of this page) to see what sizes you can safely use.

 

[Grayduff]

Short answer: 700x25 tyres probably will fit

Long answer: you need to look up/measure the internal rim width, then you can check the chart on Sheldon Brown (near the bottom of this page) to see what sizes you can safely use.

Thanks for that, i will give it a go ...

 

[DougieAB]

Was looking to change my 700x33 tyres and also wondered what size I could use. Thanks for the link