What size tires can I put on my road bike?

What size tires can I put on my road bike?

Most road bike frames can accommodate a tire as wide as about 28mm. Cyclocross and touring bikes are generally designed to accommodate wider tires. We recommend 23mm and 25mm wide tires for recreational road cyclists.

What does 700c 45c mean?

700c is the size of your bike tire, according to the ‘French system’. The “700” number is the stated diameter of the bicycle tire in millimeters. C refers to the old French system which classified tire widths from “a” (the narrowest) to “d” (the widest). So, a “c” tire was almost as wide as these would get.

What size wheel is 700x25c?

700x25c indicates a tire with a 700mm outer diameter and a 25mm width. A third type of tire size might appear on either a mountain or a road tire: 25-622 is the International Standardization Organization (ISO) way of identifying the 700x25c tire in the example above.

What does 700X23c mean?

700x23c simply means the dimensions of your bike tire, under what’s known as the ‘French system’. The first number, 700, refers to the nominal diameter of the bike tire and is measured using millimeters. The second number, 23, is actually the width of the bike tire, again it’s measured in millimeters.

Will my bike take 28mm Tyres?

Road bike-style commuting bikes might accept a tyre of around 28mm width, often with space for mudguards, but some commuting bikes, and those based on mountain bikes, will take up to a 44mm tyre.

What size tires fit a 700C rim?

On a ‘700c’ wheel, you can have a range of different widths. 23mm wide tires have been the standard for most road cycling over the past couple decades. You might see a 700x20c, or a 700x25c. On a cyclocross bike or 29-inch mountain bike, you could see tires as wide as 700x35c or 700x58c.

IS 700C same as 622?

The standard modern road bike wheel has an ISO diameter of 622 mm and is referred to as 700c (makes sense, right? /s). While the diameter for both 29″ and 700c wheels is the same at 622mm, rims made for mountain bikes are generally wider to accommodate wider tires.

Is 700×25 the same as 700x25c?

All those tire sizes you list are the same. If there were different prices for the “700×25” and the “700x25c”, it’s because there was some other difference between the tires, like model, threads per inch, bead type (wire or kevlar), etc…

What does 700×25 mean?

700x25c is the dimensions of your bicycle tire, using the ‘French system’. 700 is the nominal diameter of the bike tire, sized using millimeters. The next number, 25, is just the width of the tire (this is also measured using millimeters).

Will a 700×25 TYRE fit a 700×23?

Both sizes will work on the same rims. There is a definite trend in the last year or two to put slightly wider tires on road bikes.

What are 622 Tyres?

The ETRTO size specification 37-622 indicates the width of 37 mm and the tire inner diameter of 622 mm. This dimension is clear and allows a precise classification of the rim size. The inch marking (e.g. 28 x 1.40) states the approximate outer diameter (28 inches) and the tire width (1.40 inches).

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