What are the Thinnest Tyres i could get away with ?

dave_cooper79
dave_cooper79 Posts: 2
edited July 2008 in Workshop
I have a pair of 700 32c wheels can i only put 32 c tyres on them ? or can i go a little thinner with out any problems ?

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  • redddraggon
    redddraggon Posts: 10,862
    The thinnest tyres you could use depends on what rims you have.
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  • Gary D
    Gary D Posts: 431
    Have a read of Sheldon Brown's website. It should answer your questions:-

    http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html

    You will either need to physically measure your inner rim width (oooh Matron) :shock: with a vernier caliper or find the dimension from the wheel manufacturers website. Then multiply that figure in millimetres by 1.45 and 2.0 to give you the minimum and maximum tyre widths for that particular rim.

    Hope this helps.

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  • pete.whelan
    pete.whelan Posts: 788
    as others have said, you need to measure. 28mm tyres almost certainly possible, if it is a touring rim.
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  • JimmyK
    JimmyK Posts: 712
    riding 32`s would be like riding through molasses , especially on hills, get a thinner set of rims and enjoy 23mm or 25mm tyres, you`d never go back to 32`s...........ever !

    JimmyK

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