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I've been considering purchasing a Boardman Pro CX Cyclocross Road Bike Large 2010. (Broken link replaced with Google search)

The spec says the wheels are 700C and that it comes with 700 x 35C tyres. I'm wondering, should it be also possible to fit some thinner road tyres with sizes 700x20c, 700x23c or 700x25c?

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Yes, you can! It looks like that bike comes with Mavic CXP23 rims, which can fit down to 19mm tires I think. You would defiantly have no problem with 700x23 tires. I'm surprised it comes with 35, that seems a bit wide for those rims, but you should be OK.

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    Agreed that 35 seems way wide for that rim. I would think it would feel really squirmy in turns.
    – bikeboy389
    Dec 9, 2010 at 21:15
  • As cyclocross is so often a muddy sport any extra squirm from tyres is negligible! Seriously though I know a few people who have Boardmans and no one is complaining about squirmy tyres.
    – Jackson
    Dec 10, 2010 at 11:22
  • FWIW, in that price bracket I would (and did) look seriously at the Ridley Crossbow (or the X-bow as they're branding it for '11). Although if you're buying from Halfords, I assume it's because of the Cycle to Work, in which case you might not have the flexibility.
    – Unsliced
    Dec 13, 2010 at 17:13
  • Mount those tires with defiance and abandon.
    – paparazzo
    Jun 5, 2015 at 23:57

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