Old Mavic Rims - Modern Tyre
gibbs
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I have a 27 year old road bike with Mavic rims. Recently I decided to get this old back back on the road. So I purchased Schwalbe Durano DD folding tyres. Hard to get on but did eventually. Ridden once but when riding the bike feels wobbly. Is there a chance that these modern tyres are not suited to old rims? The tyres are 700x25. The rims are Mavic 4 Open CD. Any views would be appreciated.
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If you have not ridden the bike for a long time then it will feel ‘wobbly’ until you get the feel of it.
The rims should handle that size but I wouldn’t go any bigger. Google them and you will find info on tyre sizes etc.1 -
Just to add make sure the tyre is seated properly.1
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If they were difficult to mount, make sure they're seated properly as DD says. In terms of compatibility, this Continental tyre/rim chart (lifted from ETRTO) says a 13C rim inner width (Mavic 4 Open are a touch wider) are fine with 25mm tyres.
https://www.conti-tyres.co.uk/tyre-rim-combinations
And it's a very conservative chart, IMO.Ben
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