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Road tyres for MTB

  • 05-08-2013 06:57PM
    #1
    Prenderb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Quick (hopefully!) question for you. My wife has a bike, it's a MTB and it's being used more on the road than off, contrary to our thoughts when we bought it! So I'm thinking of a pair of more road-centric tyres and I've been looking on wiggle and halfords and chain reaction to see what's about - plenty of options alright.

    So I'm thinking of a pair of something like the continental town ride in a 26 x 1.5 size - when I checked the existing tyres they're 26 x 2.1. Presumably the second number is a width and the 1.5 tyre will fit fine?

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    hueylewis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 149 ✭✭hueylewis


    I bought a pair of Schwalbe Land Cruisers for my MTB a couple months back and really noticed a difference between them and the original 2+ inchers the bike came with. A 1.5 inch wide tyre designed with road cycling in mind should roll a lot more effectively than a wide knobbly, meaning less effort to get from A to B. Just assess the available tyres for your wife's specific use case. The Schwalbe's I got should give a decent amount of grip in looser ground too, but that mightn't be necessary if your wife rides exclusively on the road. Their less knobbly Road Cruiser tyre might be worth a look in that case. Keep in mind that the Schwalbe's (at least the Land Cruisers) are fairly heavy, due to their puncture resistant design.


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