Questions tagged [tire]
The rubber attached to the rim of your wheel. Flats, changing tires, selecting tires, etc.
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Fixing a winter tire with poking studs using tube patches. Will it work?
My rear tire, a Schwalbe Marathon winter K-guard 120 studs, had some studs poking through the inner casing of the tire after approximately 1300km/1 winter season. It happened on two separate occasions ...
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Time for a new tyre?
On my ride yesterday the rubber on my tyre seemed to rip away revealing the second layer of the tyre. I was wondering whether this would still be safe to ride on. Maybe the tyre is less puncture-...
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Type Clincher Tire and Tube to mount on tlr rim
Just acquired a like new set of Paradigm tlr Wheels. They have s-works 2bliss mounted on them now. Using these wheels on a recumbent for pleasure riding. Thinking of using a clincher tire and Tube ...
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"Hooked rims only" tire on hookless rim?
After having ridden a few hundred kilometers on my MTB, I realized that I have mounted tires marked as Mount only on hooked rims... and the rims are hookless. Common sense tells me that the tires may ...
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Giant SLR1 Hookless Rims Issues
I recently purchased a Giant Propel Advanced Pro and the bike comes with Giant's new tubeless-ready SLR1 hookless rims with Cadex tyres. Since purchasing, I have had a few punctures and have decided ...
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Cube 150 downhill tyre size question
I currently run 27.5 x 2.3 snake skin schwalbe tubeless tyres, it had an inertube in ? Also can I use another width other than 2.3 ? If so how far can I go ?
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Tubless tyre set up leaking air
I am setting my bike up tubeless. I have been able to seat my tyre and can inflate to around 40psi, but air is leaking out the sides of the tyre quickly. How can I prevent this. Will they seal ...
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Dangers of exceeding tire width tolerance
I have an old mountainbike with a 2.1 inch tire fitted on it. My inner tubes are rated for 1.75" to 2.5". I went ahead and purchased a 1.75 inch Schwalbe Cruiser Plus.
What are the ...
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Old tire blew out of the rim
I'm fixing an old bike I got out of a dumpster. The tubes needed replacing and the tires had cracks all over the surface (picture 3). Since tires are held together by a weave and not just rubber I ...
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Will my Tyre - Rim combination work
Will a 26 x 1.75 tyre fit a Exal ZX 19 rim?
I'm changing the groupset as it has died - upgrade from a 7 speed Freewheel to a 9 speed Freehub. I need to change the wheel to make this work but don't ...
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Can I put a 27 × 1 3/8 tyre on a 700×28c wheel?
I want to use a 37×630 tyre on a 700×28c (28-622) rim. Will they fit and be safe to ride?
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different front and rear tires for bike packing
I plan to do a 1000 km bike packing/touring around West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The route consist of 70% tarmac (transition between towns through jungle mountain pass) and 30% gravel (Smooth,chunky ...
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Can I change my 29x2.25 MTB tyres to a 29x2.35 tyre without changing anything else? [duplicate]
I am a large guy, nearly 2 metres (78 inches) tall and weigh about 160kg (350 pounds). I am aware that bikes are not really made with me in mind and that my best bet is to have new wheels custom built ...
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Is it generally safe to ride on with a puncture like this?
I had a puncture on my big ride yesterday that hurt my tire and even the carcass quite visually. In the end and due to lack of options to source a fitting tire on a Sunday in more remote Alpine ...
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Does low tire pressure affect safe, minimum tire clearance?
Will running a tire at the minimum recommended pressure increase the safe, minimum tire clearance? If I switch to the tire width I have in mind, I will have slightly more than 3mm of clearance. This ...
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