Tyre width

steve-m
steve-m Posts: 106
edited February 2009 in Workshop
I have 25s in my DT Swiss 1.1 RRs but feel these too wide, where can I find out what is the narrowest, according to Sheldon[RIP] I should not even have 25s which I find hard to believe
Fixed, commute: Langster 08, FCN6
Road : Aravis (byercycles) Shimano 105 triple
Hybrid: Trek 7.2 FX, unused / unloved

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  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    Sheldon is pretty useful, but I find that a lot of his stuff is not always entirely based on reality. Why do you 'feel' 25s are too wide..?
  • steve-m
    steve-m Posts: 106
    My commute is now on a fixed with 23" tyres, so 25" just feels too wide.
    Fixed, commute: Langster 08, FCN6
    Road : Aravis (byercycles) Shimano 105 triple
    Hybrid: Trek 7.2 FX, unused / unloved
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    steve-m wrote:
    My commute is now on a fixed with 23" tyres, so 25" just feels too wide.

    [Pedant]That will be 23mm not 23"[/Pedant]
  • steve-m
    steve-m Posts: 106
    alfablue wrote:
    steve-m wrote:
    My commute is now on a fixed with 23" tyres, so 25" just feels too wide.

    [Pedant]That will be 23mm not 23"[/Pedant]

    :oops:
    Fixed, commute: Langster 08, FCN6
    Road : Aravis (byercycles) Shimano 105 triple
    Hybrid: Trek 7.2 FX, unused / unloved
  • Chaz.Harding
    Chaz.Harding Posts: 3,144
    Haha, maybe Steve M has a modifyed bike, actually with 25 inch tires on....

    And he reduced to 23 inch!

    :wink:

    (Helping you out here Steve!)
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  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    Is this your bike Steve?

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  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    I think 25mm is good for winter training & commuting. 23mm otherwise.
    'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Yeah I'd not go any less than 23mm even on a racing bike.

    I too have 25mms on my winter bike - i like them.
  • steve-m
    steve-m Posts: 106
    Cheers, 23mm it shall be as I am comfortable that on the commuter and wanted the same on the road - to many changes going from fixed to geared as it is (and no doubt tyre width is one of the lesser ones.

    I fully expected the rims to take a 23mm tyre then found the chart on Sheldon's site which threw me somewhat.

    Will also have the added advantage of not changing the cycle computer between bikes - yay!
    Fixed, commute: Langster 08, FCN6
    Road : Aravis (byercycles) Shimano 105 triple
    Hybrid: Trek 7.2 FX, unused / unloved

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