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On this poor road, if you have the choice between 32mm and 35mm, definitely pick the 35mm, but I would advise an even wider tire, something between 45mm and 60mm at least. … The widest Schwalbe Marathon Plus tire seems to be 622-47 so it's 47mm wide. …

Ability to get the tire to the operating pressure with a pump you can reasonably carry with you. For me, (4) is the dealbreaker for 23mm and 25mm tires. …

[snip] One of the comments I received said that specs for my bike said that 25mm tires would fit You're the victim of low tire clearance! … That's very typical of road bikes: they often have too little tire clearance. …

It's always a good idea to carry all supplies for repairing tire damage: patch kit, boot kit, pump, spare tube, tire levers, necessary tools for removing and replacing the wheel if not quick release wheel … And also remember that unlike inner tube patches that are permanent, tire boots are only temporary. A damaged tire needs to be replaced. …

Those tires can't have carbon black in the compound, because that would always make the tire black. So they had to use silica instead of carbon black to make coloring the tire possible. … Silica has very poor traction when wet, so if you have a silica tire you might want to replace it with carbon black tire. …

Depends on what the purpose the folding bike is. I don't use my folding bike as a general purpose bike. I use it when I have to park a car further away from where I'm going due to availability or pric …

The narrowest rim for which 622-57 is recommended is 622-25C, and the narrowest recommended tire for 622-25C rim is 622-44. … If your rim is 622-23C (or narrower) then 622-40 tire will fit. If your rim is 622-21C (or narrower) then 622-35 tire will fit too. …

I always purchase the largest tube I can fit inside the tire. On my 28mm Conti GP5000 tires, that's either Schwalbe 28/47 or Continental 32/47. … If I were you, I would purchase few much larger tubes, and then the next time I have to take the tire away from the rim, put a larger tube in. …

However, your tire, Johnny Watts, isn't available there. Maybe because it's an MTB tire as opposed to a road tire? As for shopping tires of certain width, unfortunately they are often too narrow. … So a cyclist who buys a tire of certain width always buys the lightestweight tire, right? …

Yes, but only to the nearest tire shop. While doing so, put the tire boots in your emergency tire repair kit to the inside of the tire, at the areas where the cuts are. … Tire boots are marvelous items, they can turn a tire with a full cut causing the tube to burst, into a tire that is able to contain an inflated tube inside. …

When the rear tire goes over it, the sharp end then punctures the rear tire. Your theory that puncture score should be twice for rear tire has no theoretical basis. … When you have the same tire rear and front, you can move the old front tire (with still lots of wear life left) to the rear when the rear is fully worn, and then put the new tire to front. …

When replacing the tire, put the new tire to the front, and move the old front tire to the rear if it was the rear tire that was worn out. … A front tire blowout is much more dangerous than a rear tire blowout. …

If you remove the tire and look at it from the inside, if the inner structure of the tire doesn't have a large hole, you are fine. … By the way, have few spare inner tubes, a spare foldable tire, patch kit an tools to remove and install a tire with you at all times during the bike trip. …

The orangish-looking tires are called "tanwall". With this magic keyword, I'm sure you are able to find quite many options. For example, Google search "tanwall 700 32" finds at least the following: Pa …

The tire bead seat diameter must match the first number, i.e. be 622mm. You have zero flexibility in this: the tire and rim must absolutely match. … The tire width should be applicable for 19C rims (although you can possibly get away with slightly exceeding the limits). See tire and rim width compatibility. …