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The rubber attached to the rim of your wheel. Flats, changing tires, selecting tires, etc.

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Why are non-folding tyres still manufactured?

Folding tyres are easier to mount and store. They are also a gram lighter. Why are non-folding tyres still manufactured? Why folding and non-folding tyres of the same model differ in price more than a …
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Replace a 2.0" tyre with a 2.1" studded one?

Changing 2.0" to 2.1" increases the tire diameter by about 2.5mm ("about", because the rim width stays the same and does not proportionally increase), i.e. the tire grows ~2.5mm upwards and ~1.3mm on each … Besides that, knobs make the tire higher, attempt to account for that too. …
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"Hooked rims only" tire on hookless rim?

Is there any other concern besides possibly higher probability of tire going off the rim? What can be the technical difference which makes a tire designed for "hooked rims only"? …
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Will tires with spikes on a loaded heavy touring bicycle puncture the tubes?

Greetings from the 60th parallel, where we ride studded tyres 5 months out of 12. What is the likelihood of the spikes puncturing the tubes? The first factor which this likelihood depends on is the …
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Small debris which has punctured a tubeless tire: to leave or to remove?

I punctured tubeless road tire. The puncture self-sealed in a few minutes. At home, I found the glass bit and pulled it out (as I would have done with tube setup). … This has opened about 3mm cut, looks like it doesn't self-seal now and more work is needed (repairing or even replacing the tire). …
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