Carrera Vengeance wheels and tyres

This will probably seem a really dim question.
My Vengeance Ultimate has the XCR rims... they are heavy but I don't use the bike much so I don't really mind, but I do want to replace the Kenda 2.1 tyres as I want to use the bike to do mostly road riding (commuting to work).
I have no idea if the XCR rims are a universal size so I wondered if a 26" 1.5 road tyre with a 1.5 tube will fit.... can you advise please?
I was thinking of a tyre with puncture protection so am looking at the SCHWALBE CITY JET... any thoughts or suggestions?
Cheers
My Vengeance Ultimate has the XCR rims... they are heavy but I don't use the bike much so I don't really mind, but I do want to replace the Kenda 2.1 tyres as I want to use the bike to do mostly road riding (commuting to work).
I have no idea if the XCR rims are a universal size so I wondered if a 26" 1.5 road tyre with a 1.5 tube will fit.... can you advise please?
I was thinking of a tyre with puncture protection so am looking at the SCHWALBE CITY JET... any thoughts or suggestions?
Cheers
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I've got a vulcan, with the std wheels (think they're labelled DBM or something) and have 1.5" kendas on them with no problems at all.
Only thing i noticed was that the edges of the rim were quite sharp, put a hole in one of my tubes on the first fitment. Should really give them a quick rub with fine emery next time I change the tyres - which'll be tonight as i'm taking it out for some muddy fun
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By the way I did get the 1.9 City Jets but just wondered if I could go smaller without changing the rims.
Thanks
Measure the inside width of the rim.
I've got 18mm rims on my CX bike, with 25mm (~1.0") slicks on, and they're fine.
"As I said last time, it won't happen again."
By the way any issues with running such a thin tyre?... typically what pressures do you run?
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I know every tyre is different but pressures are most people running on say a 1.5 tyre? I'm also not the smallest of people (well 6ft tall and suffering from Xmas excess)
I'm just starting out so to speak... I work shifts and couldn't really use the bike/combined with the train I also need to catch but my times will be changing soon so I'll be able to commute by bike/train more often and save a small fortune in fuel as well as get a little bit fitter.
http://www.bikequarterly.com/images/TireDrop.pdf
"As I said last time, it won't happen again."
But he did include his weight
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Well I ended up getting some basic 1.0 tyres (didn't want to pay much in case they didn't fit).... so 2 Bronx tyres, 2 Kenda tubes and £16 later I tried them on my bike.... and they didn't fit the XCR rims...
However not all was lost as I simply took the rims of my girlfriends Kracken (she doesn't use it much)... I believe they are DDM-1 rims? Anyway they are very light, look great on my bike and the 1.0 size tyres are fine... (pic below).
It was almost a straight swap although I had to swap over the front discs as the Vengeance on is 180mm. I haven't bothered changing the rear sprocket cassette (don't even know how to!). I'm not sure if this could be a problem though or should the chainset ideally all match?
My bike pic
What are you not happy with? The gears are quite entry level but should still work ok if set up properly.
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