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Road bike to cyclo-cross

  • 08-08-2010 9:41am
    #1
    deise muay thai
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    I have a trek 1000 road bike and was wondering is it possible to turn it into a cyclo-cross bike by just changing the tyres on it. What size tyres would fit on a standard road bike like this? Or will I have to get new wheels or is this just impossible?


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  • #2
    blorg
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    deise muay thai wrote: »
    I have a trek 1000 road bike and was wondering is it possible to turn it into a cyclo-cross bike by just changing the tyres on it. What size tyres would fit on a standard road bike like this? Or will I have to get new wheels or is this just impossible?
    No, you would not have the clearances on a Trek 1000. I think that bike may take up to 28s; cross tyres are generally 32 but they are also "wide" 32s if that makes any sense. My 32 cross tyres look as wide if not wider than the slick 35s/37s I have on my tourer. Even if you got 28s on you would be left with absolutely no mud clearance.


  • #3
    dellWlan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 294 ✭✭dellWlan


    i have a trek 7.5 fx, with Bontrager Race Lite Hard-Case, 700x32c tyres and am looking to order slightly grippier tyres for a trail ride.
    having problems understanding tyre measurement sizes while trying to order cyclo x tyres online

    anyadvice looking at something like

    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=9409


  • #4
    Morgan
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    deise muay thai wrote: »
    I have a trek 1000 road bike and was wondering is it possible to turn it into a cyclo-cross bike by just changing the tyres on it. What size tyres would fit on a standard road bike like this? Or will I have to get new wheels or is this just impossible?

    Brakes are the main issue, not tyres. Caliper brakes will clog up at the first sight of mud, cross bikes use cantilever brakes (you frame doesn't have the appropriate braze-ons for these). On a drier course you might get away with it though.


  • #5
    mike12
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,331 ✭✭✭mike12


    Hi,
    Brother has a Cyclo cross and was wondering what the issues are if you were to put on racing wheels or tyres i presume that the wheel that is on the bike woule be too wide to take skinny tyres but could he change to racing wheels.
    Mike


  • #6
    Lumen
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    mike12 wrote: »
    Brother has a Cyclo cross and was wondering what the issues are if you were to put on racing wheels or tyres i presume that the wheel that is on the bike woule be too wide to take skinny tyres but could he change to racing wheels.

    Wheels are usually the same.


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  • #7
    Morgan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,481 ✭✭✭Morgan


    No issue at all - just change the tyres.


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