Narrow Rims ?
Pal of mine has got a new set of rims - Mavic 195's and he's spotted that the rims are very narrow indeed - 20mm or so.
I've never even thought about rim width and just slap on 23mm tyres on all wheels apart from that phase i went through of using narrow tubs.
Personally speaking - I'd go with 23mm tyres for everything now as they corner better - the narrow tyres seem to be more square in profile than nicely rounded ?
What do you guys think - and can you see any probs putting 23mm tyres on these 20mm rims ?
Ta.
I've never even thought about rim width and just slap on 23mm tyres on all wheels apart from that phase i went through of using narrow tubs.
Personally speaking - I'd go with 23mm tyres for everything now as they corner better - the narrow tyres seem to be more square in profile than nicely rounded ?
What do you guys think - and can you see any probs putting 23mm tyres on these 20mm rims ?
Ta.
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20mm is about normal width for a road rim (I thought they were actually about 19mm). Should have no problem at all putting 23mm tyres on those.0
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You'll be alright with most tyres up to 28mm and you can run 32mms on some e.g. cross typres on Open Pros. In the 80/90's there were some really skinny 18mm rims from the likes of Wolber and Assos - they look weenie in comparison to todays race rims. If you think you get better handling from a 23mm tyre, try a 25mm - so much more grip and comfort.Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0
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Cheers chaps0
