Rims, Tyres for MTB on the road

Irri_Tant
Irri_Tant Posts: 195
edited June 2014 in MTB buying advice
Wheels with Discs and Road tyres to suit Boardman Team FS 650B

Would like puncture resistant road tyres

But which ones?

http://www.boardmanbikes.com/mtb/fs_team650b.html

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  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    What do you acually want?
  • Irri_Tant
    Irri_Tant Posts: 195
    Another set of front and rear rims with discs to suit bike the bike so I can put road based tyres on as I want to save the off road tyres for just that. Don't want to mess about changing tyres between rides.
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    It's normally quicker to change tyres than to change wheels and then re index the mech each time.

    Budgets also help - 99p? £999?
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  • Irri_Tant
    Irri_Tant Posts: 195
    Understand about the indexing

    Budget circa £350
  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    Chain wear matching cassette and rings too? Also disc alignment?

    Is that budget for the lot?
  • Irri_Tant
    Irri_Tant Posts: 195
    Budget is for it all

    Mmmmmm, maybe not a good idea then
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    You'd need wheels, tyres, tubes, discs and QR's and to reindex the rear mech every time you swapped, or just swap tyres....

    650B road tyres is what you need, Schwalbe Marathon plus are as unpuncturable as you can get but a beatch to fit and heavy and give a harsh ride (as the tread is so thick), I'd just pick a pair of decent 650B road tyres in a 32mm width.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • njee20
    njee20 Posts: 9,613
    Buy a road bike.
  • Irri_Tant
    Irri_Tant Posts: 195
    njee20 wrote:
    Buy a road bike.

    I have one :D
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Irri_Tant wrote:
    njee20 wrote:
    Buy a road bike.

    I have one :D

    Use it.
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