Will 1.5" slick tyres fit on 30mm wide rim?

cagebomb
cagebomb Posts: 47
edited May 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
I'm starting to cycle to work and I want to know if I can fit 1.5" wide slick tyres to my WTB Dual Duty 30mm wide rims or will that size of tyre be too small?

Thanks :D

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  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    probably fit fine....but depending on the length of your commute....probably isn't worth it.....

    if it less than 10 miles each way....dont bother.
    Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.

    H.G. Wells.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    They almost certainly will fit.

    Definitely worth it for more speed on the roads, regardless of the distance. Personally I'd be going for a big volume slick rather than a thin one as the skinny slicks make mtb handle a little oddly.
    Neeermad
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  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    guess it depends on your route...traffic lights traffic etc...

    from my house to the centre of edinburgh is just less than 5 miles.....skinny tyres literally make a couple of minutes difference at best....

    Too much hassle to change them all the time, so i just ride in with my nobby nics....

    still averaging more than 15mph over the last 3 months.
    Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.

    H.G. Wells.
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    Fair enough, how quickly do you get through the nics?

    IIRC the nics are fairly soft (the decent ones anyway) it's gotta be fairly expensive!

    Personally I usually have a set of 2.3" slicks on one of the mtb at any one time for commuting, it's only a couple of miles but makes the bike a lot more fun to ride (lighter faster rolling tyres make for better acceleration and more awesome cornering)
    Neeermad
    Carbon 456
    456 lefty
    Pompino
    White Inbred
  • cagebomb
    cagebomb Posts: 47
    The ride to work is done on single lane 'C' class roads with no traffic etc, 8) it's only 4.5 miles but already my Maxxis High Rollers are showing wear and they were (relativity) expensive so it's a bit annoying.

    Ive seen Kenda 1.5" slicks on ebay for circa £15 for the pair, so I thought i'd find out if they'd fit before buying them.

    I might put them on my old XC wheels ive got in the garage but my front forks are 20mm so the QR wheel wont fit it. Is there an adapter for QR hubs to 20mm forks?

    cheers guys
  • jairaj
    jairaj Posts: 3,009
    Agree with ride_whenever. Get a wide, light slick tyre. The width of the tyre makes little difference to rolling resistance. I use Swalbe Kojaks and think they're great! light weight and totally slick, so accelerate very quickly. But also wide and high volume so help absorb the bumps too. Also the grip you get on raods with a slick tyre is amazing compared with big knobbly MTB tyres, specially in the corners.

    There is no adaptor to fit QR wheels on a 20mm fork.

    edit. depends on the hub, some eg Hope / Superstar can be converted to fit different axle sizes, others eg Shimano are usually fixed. Check the manufacturers website.
  • cagebomb
    cagebomb Posts: 47
    ^ it's an old bontrager rim but the hub doesn't have a badge, bont. maybe? Anyway, it's old and I doubt it'll convert to 20mm.

    Anyone got any suggestions on a cheep 20mm hub front wheel?
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    ride_whenever wrote:
    They almost certainly will fit.

    Definitely worth it for more speed on the roads, regardless of the distance.
    What if you're commuting for fitness, so you can ride the bike properly on weekends. Then a knobbly, unmodified MTB will surely be a better bet.
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    ride_whenever wrote:
    Fair enough, how quickly do you get through the nics?

    IIRC the nics are fairly soft (the decent ones anyway) it's gotta be fairly expensive!

    Personally I usually have a set of 2.3" slicks on one of the mtb at any one time for commuting, it's only a couple of miles but makes the bike a lot more fun to ride (lighter faster rolling tyres make for better acceleration and more awesome cornering)

    how quickly getting through the nics...

    not sure....fresh set went on on 2nd february.....no apparent signs of wear yet...i am not particularly ferocious on tyres anyway....no skids etc for me......got the pair for £50 so £25 quid a tyre.....then got another pair pair for £40...so i have them to put on when the first pair do wear.

    also ride minimum one night ride a week of 20ish miles, plus usually a 30 - 40 on a sunday...and so far have only done 1 big 100mile weekend in the heelans.....

    surely if you want a fast rolling bike to ride to work....get a road bike! that'll be more fun, and quicker to accelerate!

    I already corner like a grizzly bear headbuttng a shark wearing a jetpack and exploding like a nuclear device in low orbit (i think the technical term is awesome squared) :wink:

    seriously though....my commute takes me less than 15 minutes...i am not at all bothered about getting there any quicker....it takes 45mins on the bus...so its already an extra 20 minutes in bed, plus time for a proper breakfast!
    Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.

    H.G. Wells.
  • cee
    cee Posts: 4,553
    cagebomb wrote:
    ^ it's an old bontrager rim but the hub doesn't have a badge, bont. maybe? Anyway, it's old and I doubt it'll convert to 20mm.

    Anyone got any suggestions on a cheep 20mm hub front wheel?

    the superstar evo switch hubs look quite good...available in qr, 15mm or 20mm
    Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.

    H.G. Wells.
  • rainglow
    rainglow Posts: 9
    ride_whenever wrote:
    They almost certainly will fit.

    Definitely worth it for more speed on the roads, regardless of the distance. Personally I'd be going for a big volume slick rather than a thin one as the skinny slicks make mtb handle a little oddly.

    Sorry, but I have no info as to whether they would fit but I just have to agree with the poster above. I started commuting 6 miles on knobbly mountain bike tyres when I switched to 1.5" geax roadsters. They were heavenly...heavenly I tell you! The minimum rolling resistance made the ride a lot quicker, easier and more enjoyable. My fitness soon picked up aswell.
  • cagebomb
    cagebomb Posts: 47
    Well i've opted for the schwalbe city jet tyres, 1.9", so my bike will be like an MTB Super Motard (or something like that) There's some fresh tarmac down on one of the corners on my route so I'm gona have to get some knee sliders :wink::lol:

    I'm just gona have to keep changing the front tyre over every time I'm going off road until I find a cheep 2nd hand front wheel for the commute tyre.

    Cheers :twisted:

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