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mtb with road tyres(wheels) ??
The quickest and least expensive option is to get street tires that will fit your current wheels. Try them out -- you may not need a "better option," and reconversion is a tire iron and pump away. And 26x1.0 may be a bit on the thin side. you mean that this thin 26X1,0 would make cycling not so "stable"or safe? This is where the expertise of your LBS comes in. thanks |
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mtb with road tyres(wheels) ??
Hiya 969!
There comes a point where advice on-line isn't effective. For example, without reading, writing and experimenting REAMS of stuff on the topic (and undergoing the danger of turning into Jobst Brandt, only without the charm and riding experience), I really couldn't, or shouldn't, make pronouncements on line. For example, my incomplete remark above about 26x 1.0 road slicks being on the thin side was with the (unwritten, my bad) reference to the size of your existing rims. To explain, www.sheldonbrown.com has some excellent articles on tire size and compatibiility, including a chart showing acceptable tire widths to go with a given rim width. If you've got fat wide rims designed to accomodate a 26x1.95 tire, they may be too wide to safely take a 26x1.0 tire without threat of the tire wobbling off during turns or something. I don't even play a bike mechanic on the radio, much less real life. Frankly, advice in a situation of incomplete information can be dicey, if not dangerous. For example, say someone posted over on alt.support.diabetes "HELP the nurse said my sugar was 9 and I don't know what to do." Regular posters there would be disadvantaged on several levels. First, with the exception of a nutcase of a doctor who claims his Book of Exodus inspired diet cures all ills (I'm exaggerating, but not by much) few are medical professionals. Second, when the poster says "9" we don't know if that is his or her A1c percentage ("9" is bad, but after that it gets complicated) or if they're a non USAian who's using mmol as units to measure their blood glucose instead of the US standard mg/dL (and if it's 9 mmol it's still bad). Third, given the systemic inplications of diabetes, suggestions to handle high blood glucose wouldn't address the need for microalbumin testing to check kidney function, that nasty, nasty crappy cholesterol co-morbidity, the type 1/type 2/something WEIRD like hemochromatosis-related diabetes form of the illness, blood pressure (another lovely component of what the medical establishment is calling "The metabolic syndrome" but which fear-mongering hypochondira-inducers prefer to call "Syndrome X" for book-title marketing reasons), and all SORTS of fun stuff (like the tendency for vision to get fuzzy while blood sugars normalize, if treatment works) that physicians, nurses, certified diabetes educators, GOOD pharmacists and registered dieticians should handle in person. So a lot of time, the advice from the best-informed of old-timers at alt.support.diabetes, survivors of the days of the Speaker to Minerals, is, in effect "See your doctor." It's the same with bike tires. They don't exist in isolation from the rest of the bike. Brakes, rims, even seatpost and handlebar adjustment may be advisable with a radical tire change, and espeically with a radical change to a new wheel size. That's where the trained insight of someone who's seen a LOT of bikes and is looking right at yours comes into play. A change of tire type is a LOT simpler than playing guessing games with an unpredictible endocrine system, but the consequences can be quite dire if you inadvertently end up with tires that won't quite work happily with your wheels. Robert the incredibly wordy this evening Leone, |
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certified diabetes educators, GOOD pharmacists and registered dieticians should handle in person. So a lot of time, the advice from the best-informed of old-timers at alt.support.diabetes, survivors of the days of the Speaker to Minerals, is, in effect "See your doctor." I understand what you want to say: But I am very carefull with something new like this tyres.. But I think that this tyres need to have http://www.velomarkt.ch/bike-shop/produkt/245/6470.htm assigned rim width that they are made for... thanks for advice It's the same with bike tires. They don't exist in isolation from the rest of the bike. Brakes, rims, even seatpost and handlebar adjustment may be advisable with a radical tire change, and espeically with a radical change to a new wheel size. That's where the trained insight of someone who's seen a LOT of bikes and is looking right at yours comes into play. A change of tire type is a LOT simpler than playing guessing games with an unpredictible endocrine system, but the consequences can be quite dire if you inadvertently end up with tires that won't quite work happily with your wheels. |
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There is an inherent problem with tire sizes and manufacturers...no 2
ever seem to be the same....one companies 1.95 is anothers 2.0 or anothers 1.9.......so, let me simplify this a bit for you if I can. The big fat tires with alot of tread on them are great for off road riding...they give great traction in dirt and mud. The mid-size tires 1.3-1.5 are much better for regular road riding. They still get a decent tire patch on the road( the amount of space on the road covered by the tire..a footprint if you will) but have much less rolling resistance, which means you need less energy to move them...I have found from many many years of commuting 32 miles a day that the smaller mid size tires, with smmoth or minimal tread work just fine. Get a tire with a kevlar tread which will protect against flats. I have used the "slick" tires in all weather conditions and never had a problem...there is a sidewall tread on these slicks so when you lean into a turn you get added traction. they are very safe and reliable and do not require the effort in pedalling of a large teaded tire...If you want a 1 inch tire....get a road or hybred bike.... |
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http://www.nashbar.com/profile_morei...629&brand=1126
I have that tire on the front (used to have one on the rear also but took it off and replaced it with the next tire so I could use it on my trainer. I used two of the above tires all summer and did lots of road riding (a little over 1000 miles) and there is no noticible wear on these tires. Very high quality, very little rolling friction, but if yuo take it in the dirt there is still some tread. http://www.hostelshoppe.com/cgi-bin/...ory=1137010289 This tire is the one I have on the back, and if I had known it existed when I bought the other tires, I would have gotten these instead. I wouldn't recommend going any smaller than 26x1.6, if you get any smaller you run the risk of the pedals scraping the ground while going around corners. Hope this helps. -Tim |
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