Cyclo Cross tyres on road bike?

manick0de
manick0de Posts: 202
edited December 2007 in Workshop
My commute has changed, can't afford a new bike.

My bike has room for mudguards and 28mm tyres. Would I be able to fit cyclo cross tyres if i took the mud guards off? I'm guessing 30 would be OK? Maybe 32 and 35?

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  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    is there more than 2mm clearance on the 28s?

    If the the CX tyres don't fit then you could try 28mm conti top touring tyres - enough tread to handle mild trails, just not full-on mud.
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    It's surprising the amount of grip you can get from a touring tyre like a Swalbe Marathon without resorting to a full cross tyre. Make sure you allow some sort of clearance - if less that 3mm you'll find mud can build-up under the fork crown and grind you to a halt.
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  • Raph
    Raph Posts: 249
    I got thoroughly fed up with conti top touring so I put 28mm cross tyres for a while on my tourer - with mudguards. If I'm not on a fast road bike I find I get tempted to check out off-road tracks so after riding a few of these practically sideways and occasionally on my @rse I got a pair of cross tyres and things were much better. I took them off recently to do a road ride to Wales and back - 230mile round trip so wanted lighter tyres on. Might put them back on though. They were definitely a lot less cumbersome than the contis. Down side - they wear down quite quick when used on the road.

    I haven't tried a Schwalbe Marathon so can't comment but I definitely wasn't a fan of conti top touring. Like trying to pogo on a sledghammer, and about as much grip.

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