tyre width

Rybes

mornin all. i was just wonderin on how much clearance you should have each side of your tyre? ive jus got meself a set of new forks and they can take a 2.4 inch tyre.my bike at the mo runs 1.9 front and rear. ive had a look on the kona website but cant find any suggestions or an email addy to send the question too. so im askin you MTB gurus what you think 8)

fankees

aaronmroach

What frame is it??

I would personally leave approx 20mm either side of the tyre till the swingarm / rear stays.

Rybes

a 2004 kona cinder cone. not to sure how much gap i have atthe moment as the bikes not here. its bein sent over today so hopefully ill have it by the end of the week maybe monday so ill have a better i dea then.

Anonymous

aaronmroach wrote:

What frame is it??

I would personally leave approx 20mm either side of the tyre till the swingarm / rear stays.

20mm? That's nearly an inch, EACH side?

aaronmroach

I like the mud clearance in the winter, I did say personally and approx!!!!!!!!!

And its more like 3/4 of an inch either side!!!! With an inch being 25.4mm!!!!!

Or have you got a special ruler that mocks peoples personal opinions for internet fun?? :oops:

Ive just been to measure my clearance and its 17.5mm (with my vernier calipers) so I may have over estimated a little!!! Thats a 2.0 Jones on a 2010 Remedy 8........

GPierotti

It is still NEARLY an inch which is a bit unecessary, i usually make sure that no matter how anything moves it wont foul any part of the frame and then take a wee bit into consideration incase the wheel ends up less true than when i started so if anything goes wrong i can still get to the bottom easy enough.

cloudynights

3/4 of a inch to be closer

Rybes

thanks for all ya advice. now jus gotta wait for the bike to get here and ill see what i can shkweeze in there 8)

Rybes

evenin. well me bikes turned up and i been outside with a ruler measurin gaps. i got 70 mm between the frame and about 10mm gap each side with a 1.95 tioga terra firma on it. what ya reckon i could get in there ? im thinkin maybe 2.1 inch. wheel will take a 2.3 so im good there.
cheers all 8)

Anonymous

It's kind of hard to tell since each tyre manufacturer measures differently.

But if you've got over 3/4" clearance there with a 1.95 tyre, then you should be fine to run almost anything up to, oooooo, roughly 2.4"-ish (and quite possibly bigger, depending on the tyre.

Why do you want to know anyway? Fitting the largest possible tyre you can is rarely a good idea, since it'll make it much more effort to get the bike up to speed.

Rybes

reason i wanna run a larger tyre is i just got a new set of forks thatll take a 2.4 tyre. seems to be a waste with just a 1.95 in there.

Anonymous

Rybes wrote:

reason i wanna run a larger tyre is i just got a new set of forks thatll take a 2.4 tyre. seems to be a waste with just a 1.95 in there.

That's a ludicrous reason.

supersonic

5mm.

Rybes

im a ludicrous person yeehaa. not many people understand me

timpop

I don't think it'll be beneficial to have massive tires on that bike, 2.1 or 2.2 max. Have a look at the panaracer cedric gracia xc 2.1, they're a sweet ride, I'll always push them.

Rybes

cheers tim. i didnt think id get very wide tyre on due to the clearance. thanks for the idea of tyre choice, as i cant get a very wide tyre in there its made all the tyres i was lookin at unavailible to me as their too wide. as soon as these ones need changin ill try those ones. cheers mate

captainfly

SSo long as it doesn't rub it's fine It really depends where and what you are riding though in slicky mud then you want as much clearance as tou can get without going too skinny and for dry free riding then wide high volume tyre are good.

bails87

yeehaamcgee wrote:

Rybes wrote:

reason i wanna run a larger tyre is i just got a new set of forks thatll take a 2.4 tyre. seems to be a waste with just a 1.95 in there.

That's a ludicrous reason.

Agreed. Fit something that's good for your riding.