Commuter tyres on a 29-40mm ride rim?

NewBiker25

Hi.
I have a bike with a 39-40mm inside diameter 26 inch rim, with kenda kiniption 26x3 sized tyres on it which aren't very good.
I'm looking for a tyre which will be more suitable for tarmac commuting. The only thing I can really find are Schwalbe Big Apples which come in 26x2.35. However would these be too narrow for the width of my rim? From my research I'm getting mixed opinions on the downsides of narrow tyres on wide rims.
Can anyone offer advice? Thanks

N0bodyOfTheGoat

2.35" (~60mm) tyres should be absolutely fine on ~40mm inside rim width wheels, as a rough guide, ~1.2x the rim width should be fine as long as you don't try to use low pressures.

Given the above, I would consider the following Schwalbe tyres for tarmac commutes...
2.35 Big Apples
2.0 Kojaks
2.0 Land Cruisers (great for a bit of mild off-road too)
2.0 Marathon Supreme
etc.

The Rookie

NewBiker25 wrote:

Hi.
I have a bike with a 39-40mm inside diameter 26 inch rim,s

I bet you don't!

I bet they are 559mm inside diameter (give or take).

As above something 2" will be OK, in theory 1.85" would be but I see little benefit in pushing it that far.

NewBiker25

Sorry I noticed the typo in the title, they are 39-40mm rims.




I know its a very rare rim size to have a plus size 26 inch rim. But ive heard narrower tyres on these rims can mess up the tread pattern and expose the sidewall, or will I be fine? Current tyres in the photo are 26x3 kiniptions

NewBiker25

bump

The Rookie

As above, nothing has changed, 2" tyres will be fine, at a push 1.85" but I wouldn't bother.