Tyre Advice Required

dmacd1
dmacd1 Posts: 3
edited July 2013 in Workshop
Hi There
I am new to cycling, bought an old road bike to see if I commit to it or not. The bike is in good condition but I want to change the tyres. It currently has 700c x 22 tyres. Am I able to change these to 700c x 23 tyres?

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  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    Yes. But unless the tyres are worn beyond use, then the 1mm difference is not worth the bother in your situation.
  • dmacd1
    dmacd1 Posts: 3
    Thanks mate, yes the tyres are needing replaced.
  • drlodge
    drlodge Posts: 4,826
    You can change to 77x23c or 700x25c if the frame/brakes will take the extra width and height.
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  • Sprool
    Sprool Posts: 1,022
    drlodge wrote:
    You can change to 77x23c or 700x25c if the frame/brakes will take the extra width and height.
    Don't want to appear pedantic but as O/P is new to road bikes and asking here if a 23 is ok, I'm guessing it's not likely that the information about sufficient frame/brake clearance for 23's or 25's is known. If in doubt, you'll see no difference in 23's.

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