Wheel issues!

moleadviser

Hiya!

Not sure if this post is in the right place, but hey-ho!

Rather in-advisably, I purchased a Carrera Crossfire 2 on a Cycle2Work scheme. Being relatively new to cycling (or rather, not having been on a bike since I was about 14) I thought "Hey! Hybrid? Road and off-road? Brilliant!" And worst come to worst I can always get some proper MTB tyres for it. So I thought.

My fellow bike owning friends (who all have MTB) are out and about around the local off-road routes, and my tyres just can't hack it! No trouble, 26" is a fairly universal size (was... at the time...) I'll pick up some knobbly MTB tyres and slap them on! But, woe is me; my Crossfire 2 has 28" wheels... And I cant find MTB tyres for that size - anywhere!

Now, my question is, is there a brand that make wheels to fit my rims. Or am I going to have to buy new rims (27.5" maybe?) and would they fit on the frame with minimal hassle?

Any advice on the matter (Other than "Don't buy a Hybrid if you wanna off-road") would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Ollie

cooldad

sure they're 28"? More likely 29er, so plenty will fit. The size is nominal, not exact.

moleadviser

Yup - deffo 28s

Exact size from the original tyre: 28 1 and 5/8ths 1 and 3/4ths

Would 29s fit, you think?

Antm81

What model year is it do you know? Only crossfire I've found has 700c wheels, chain reaction have cyclocross tyres in that size or there's these, maybe a little narrow though.

http://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/raci ... ountry=190

Antm81

Oh 700c rims are possibly the same size as 29" mtb rims (read on another forum so not 100%) however the rims may be narrower so possibly won't support as wide a tyre and also your frame may have clearance issues with wide mtb tyres fitted.

moleadviser

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bikes/hybrid-bikes/carrera-crossfire-2-hybrid-bike-2011-2012-medium-17

That's the exact bike - if that helps at all?

cooldad

700c is the same as 29", so as long as they aren't too wide for the frame they'll be fine.

Monty Dog

28" = 700c = 29er MTB = 622 ETRO which is the rim size standard. Depends on clearances, but there are hundreds of tyre choices available as long as it has 622 on the sidewall - the rest is mainly marketing bollox

moleadviser

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/cycling-parts/tyres/continental-new-mountain-king-bike-tyre-29-x-2-2?cm_mmc=E-Mail-_-Automated-_-Abandon_Basket-_-Productviewed&_$ja=tsid:55884|cgn:AbandonBasket|kw:Productviewed#tab1

So would these fit? I have some bits to return so halfords would be handy!

Chunkers1980

They'll fit the wheel - if that'll then fit in the frame is the thing.