Tire Size

On Monday, February 15, 1999 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Eric Derrenbacher wrote:
OK, so I'm a newbie...

I want to buy a set of slick tires for my Trek 950 MTB for street riding.
The knobbies I have now are 2.1 inch. Slick tires come in sizes of 26x1.5
and up -- does it make a difference if I get a skinnier tire? Will it still
fit on my rims? Should I even *care* what width tire I buy???

Any recommendations on street tires? How's SBS Nimbus EX or Continental Town
& Country?

I think that I'd get the Schwabe 47-559 (26 x 1.75) 11100424.01 https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/road_plus but the 26" are out of stock. 26" isn't so common anymore. I wonder if they will ever get these back in stock.

SMS wrote:
:On Monday, February 15, 1999 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Eric Derrenbacher wrote:
: OK, so I'm a newbie...
:
: I want to buy a set of slick tires for my Trek 950 MTB for street riding.
: The knobbies I have now are 2.1 inch. Slick tires come in sizes of 26x1.5
: and up -- does it make a difference if I get a skinnier tire? Will it still
: fit on my rims? Should I even *care* what width tire I buy???
:
: Any recommendations on street tires? How's SBS Nimbus EX or Continental Town
: & Country?

:I think that I'd get the Schwabe 47-559 (26 x 1.75) 11100424.01 https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/road_plus but the 26" are out of stock. 26" isn't so common anymore. I wonder if they will ever get these back in stock.

I think 18 years is enough time for him to have worn out a few sets...

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On Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:16:05 -0800 (PST), SMS
wrote:

On Monday, February 15, 1999 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Eric Derrenbacher wrote:
OK, so I'm a newbie...

I want to buy a set of slick tires for my Trek 950 MTB for street riding.
The knobbies I have now are 2.1 inch. Slick tires come in sizes of 26x1.5
and up -- does it make a difference if I get a skinnier tire? Will it still
fit on my rims? Should I even *care* what width tire I buy???

Any recommendations on street tires? How's SBS Nimbus EX or Continental Town
& Country?

I think that I'd get the Schwabe 47-559 (26 x 1.75) 11100424.01 https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/road_plus but the 26" are out of stock. 26" isn't so common anymore. I wonder if they will ever get these back in stock.

I wonder if the guy has been waiting, with bated breath, for 18 years
for you to answer him?
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Cheers,

John B.

On Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 1:39:16 AM UTC-5, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:16:05 -0800 (PST), SMS
wrote:

On Monday, February 15, 1999 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Eric Derrenbacher wrote:
OK, so I'm a newbie...

I want to buy a set of slick tires for my Trek 950 MTB for street riding.
The knobbies I have now are 2.1 inch. Slick tires come in sizes of 26x1.5
and up -- does it make a difference if I get a skinnier tire? Will it still
fit on my rims? Should I even *care* what width tire I buy???

Any recommendations on street tires? How's SBS Nimbus EX or Continental Town
& Country?

I think that I'd get the Schwabe 47-559 (26 x 1.75) 11100424.01 https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/road_plus but the 26" are out of stock. 26" isn't so common anymore. I wonder if they will ever get these back in stock.

I wonder if the guy has been waiting, with bated breath, for 18 years
for you to answer him?
--
Cheers,

John B.

http://www.continental-tires.com/bicycle

prob has the answer.

several times I met MTB owners carrying new knobbies....explaining the assumed knob rise/run problem...leavesum boggled.
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Imagine if the MTBer mounts a smaller patch with less bumplies...he's guaranteed satisfaction

On 2/21/2017 12:39 AM, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:16:05 -0800 (PST), SMS
wrote:

On Monday, February 15, 1999 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Eric Derrenbacher wrote:
OK, so I'm a newbie...

I want to buy a set of slick tires for my Trek 950 MTB for street riding.
The knobbies I have now are 2.1 inch. Slick tires come in sizes of 26x1.5
and up -- does it make a difference if I get a skinnier tire? Will it still
fit on my rims? Should I even *care* what width tire I buy???

Any recommendations on street tires? How's SBS Nimbus EX or Continental Town
& Country?

I think that I'd get the Schwabe 47-559 (26 x 1.75) 11100424.01 https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/road_plus but the 26" are out of stock. 26" isn't so common anymore. I wonder if they will ever get these back in stock.

I wonder if the guy has been waiting, with bated breath, for 18 years
for you to answer him?
--
Cheers,

John B.


When he asked, the hot item was IRC Metro Kevlar but that,
and IRC, are long gone now.

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Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

1 April, 1971


? search for 3 rib 1" 3/8ths x 27" Kenda bicycle tire

https://www.google.com/#q=3+rib+1%22...a+bicycle+tire

back when a 3 rib cost $10

so $20 at Amazon is prob a replacement ...I doahn remember a sold center rubber

as the $ goes down the center gets wider ????

have tires improved ? off course but frankly fresh TT/27" were better than anything bought lately ....no $70 tires.

On Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 9:49:44 AM UTC-8, AMuzi wrote:
On 2/21/2017 12:39 AM, John B. wrote:
On Mon, 20 Feb 2017 16:16:05 -0800 (PST), SMS
wrote:

On Monday, February 15, 1999 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Eric Derrenbacher wrote:
OK, so I'm a newbie...

I want to buy a set of slick tires for my Trek 950 MTB for street riding.
The knobbies I have now are 2.1 inch. Slick tires come in sizes of 26x1.5
and up -- does it make a difference if I get a skinnier tire? Will it still
fit on my rims? Should I even *care* what width tire I buy???

Any recommendations on street tires? How's SBS Nimbus EX or Continental Town
& Country?

I think that I'd get the Schwabe 47-559 (26 x 1.75) 11100424.01 https://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/road_tires/road_plus but the 26" are out of stock. 26" isn't so common anymore. I wonder if they will ever get these back in stock.

I wonder if the guy has been waiting, with bated breath, for 18 years
for you to answer him?
--
Cheers,

John B.


When he asked, the hot item was IRC Metro Kevlar but that,
and IRC, are long gone now.

--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

IRC is gone?
http://www.irc-tire.com/en/mc/produc...t/m1a-m5b_evo/

Cheng Shin became Maxxis