I have the following tire its a 700x35c cyclocross tyre. I am looking to use this bike on the road for a while.
What size of road tire would fit this?
Thanks
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Sign up to join this communityI have the following tire its a 700x35c cyclocross tyre. I am looking to use this bike on the road for a while.
What size of road tire would fit this?
Thanks
Any 700c tire narrower than 35mm that's not narrower than your rim's outside width. Typical choices would be any 700x25, 28, or 32.
I would just run whatever skinny slick tyre you can get easily. The limit on tyre size is rim width at the narrow end, and space between tyre and frame at the wide end.
(from Schwalbe who now use this one)
Most of the charts and guidelines you'll see are fairly conservative, so if you're feeling experimental you could run 35mm tyres on a 25mm wide rim and see what happens. Be cautious if you do, they'll most likely fit but if you lean the bike too far the rim could hit the road and you will wipe out.
I use my cyclocross bike mostly (but not exclusively) on paved roads, so I changed the tires to Schwalbe Kojak 35-622. They're 35mm slicks with puncture protection and weigh 330g a piece. I really like them, they can be had for relatively cheap and are significantly better for the occasional unpaved surface than any 25mm tire (because they avoid narrow gaps and can be run at lower pressures).