29" Tyres, Easy to find ?
AndyManc
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I'm thinking about off loading 2 of my bikes and buying a Marin Muirwoods 29er , problem is, there doesn't seem to be many 29" road tyres available.
Anyone know of a good stockist ?
http://www.marin.co.uk/2009/bikedetail.php?ModNo=3915-1F#
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Anyone know of a good stockist ?
http://www.marin.co.uk/2009/bikedetail.php?ModNo=3915-1F#
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um unless i'm being dence, not by any means impossible! 29inch are 700c wheels. the gotcha will be how wide the rim is, ie how narrow a tire would safely fit.0
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roger merriman wrote:um unless i'm being dence, not by any means impossible! 29inch are 700c wheels. the gotcha will be how wide the rim is, ie how narrow a tire would safely fit.
Yep, I've heard that , so why are they called 29" .... is it the depth of the tyre itself :roll:
If it's too much hassle getting the right tyres I might as well get the 26" version and save me self £75 . :?
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AndyManc wrote:roger merriman wrote:um unless i'm being dence, not by any means impossible! 29inch are 700c wheels. the gotcha will be how wide the rim is, ie how narrow a tire would safely fit.
Yep, I've heard that , so why are they called 29" .... is it the depth of the tyre itself :roll:
If it's too much hassle getting the right tyres I might as well get the 26" version and save me self £75 . :?
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Scrap that, I want disc brakes, the 26" version doesn't have any.
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Isn't it a new made up way of saying 700c? But "mtb'ers" wouldn't buy it so... 29er it is!
Mandy would be proud0 -
tardington wrote:Isn't it a new made up way of saying 700c? But "mtb'ers" wouldn't buy it so... 29er it is!
Mandy would be proud
yup techno blar here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/29%22er0 -
AndyManc wrote:roger merriman wrote:um unless i'm being dence, not by any means impossible! 29inch are 700c wheels. the gotcha will be how wide the rim is, ie how narrow a tire would safely fit.
Yep, I've heard that , so why are they called 29" .... is it the depth of the tyre itself :roll:
If it's too much hassle getting the right tyres I might as well get the 26" version and save me self £75 . :?
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My Salsa has "29er" disc wheels. Its a cyclocross bike. I'm running 700x28's at the moment.
A 29er mtb tyre is an off road 700c tyre.
The whole cyclocross tyre market is yours to choose from.0 -
I always thought they were called 29" simply because they're in the MTB category. Just like MTB frames are, more often than not, sized in inches and road frames in CM, which is why road tyres are in mm are they not?
This is all assumption though, so I could be totally wrong0 -
Deadeye Duck wrote:I always thought they were called 29" simply because they're in the MTB category. Just like MTB frames are, more often than not, sized in inches and road frames in CM, which is why road tyres are in mm are they not?
This is all assumption though, so I could be totally wrong
... its more likely becuase road cycling is centred in Europe, whereas mtbing came out of California.
So, mountain mike measurements aren't in imperial measurements, they are in standard units.0 -
I like the look of Marin bikes, but find their range rather confusing - and the 29" thing just lost me to be honest, until reading this thread.
My search for a matt-black, v-brake, 700cc wheeled, stealthy town bike goes on (for circa £400)....0 -
EssexSuffolk wrote:I like the look of Marin bikes, but find their range rather confusing - and the 29" thing just lost me to be honest, until reading this thread.
My search for a matt-black, v-brake, 700cc wheeled, stealthy town bike goes on (for circa £400)....
hasn't got 700cc wheels but ticks all the rest: Ridgeback cyclone
...and you can pick it up for nearer to £250 now. It's got pretty good reviews to boot.0 -
EssexSuffolk wrote:I like the look of Marin bikes, but find their range rather confusing - and the 29" thing just lost me to be honest, until reading this thread.
My search for a matt-black, v-brake, 700cc wheeled, stealthy town bike goes on (for circa £400)....
Giant Escape R2. Got cable discs, but the rest is to requirements (£375).
http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Giant-Escape-R2-2009-Hybrid-Sports-Bike_20164.htmGiant Escape R1
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EssexSuffolk wrote:I like the look of Marin bikes, but find their range rather confusing - and the 29" thing just lost me to be honest, until reading this thread.
My search for a matt-black, v-brake, 700cc wheeled, stealthy town bike goes on (for circa £400)....
Cotic roadrat
http://www.cotic.co.uk/product/roadrat
I think it still comes in black...0 -
EssexSuffolk wrote:My search for a matt-black, v-brake, 700cc wheeled, stealthy town bike goes on (for circa £400)....
http://www.factorydirectbikes.com/bikes ... 00-d_2008/
Lovely bike, they were out of stock when I was looking.
Pembury cycles on gloucester road are stockists.FCN 11, Hmmm0 -
EssexSuffolk wrote:I like the look of Marin bikes, but find their range rather confusing - and the 29" thing just lost me to be honest, until reading this thread.
My search for a matt-black, v-brake, 700cc wheeled, stealthy town bike goes on (for circa £400)....
Kona Smoke for £300 at Evans: http://www.evanscycles.com/products/kon ... e-ec017266
I'm riding the 2006 26" version as my wet weather and runaround bike and it's great. A bit heavy, but it takes knocks and keeps going. You'll need to replace the huuuuuge tyres (47c!) for something a bit quicker and maybe chop the very wide bars down a bit, but they're both easily doable.Bike/Train commuter: Brompton S2L - "Machete"
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to confuse the issue even more, several German sites I have seen insist on calling 700c wheels for "trekking" 28" instead of 29" Probably they were doing that before the US industry adopted the 29" moniker for their latest fashion projectEverything in moderation ... except beer
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To confuse further I have an inner tube marked as "700x23/28 27x1.125"....
700mm is of course 27.5" and yet the 27" wheel is biggest of all the common sizes(not counting 36" as common).......not that the wheel 'sizes' are measurements, but yes 29"=700.
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