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Replace road wheels\tyres with hybrid

  • 23-09-2014 11:04pm
    #1
    landsleaving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭


    Just wondering if anyone could offer a bit of advice.

    I'm trying to figure out if I can put thicker hybrid tyres on a Giant fcr 3? Its already a hybrid, and I'd prefer the larger tyres to the road style. I've no idea if they'd fit and I assume I need a new set of wheels, which the bike is due anyway. Anyone know if that's possible?


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  • #2
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,899 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    landsleaving wrote: »
    Just wondering if anyone could offer a bit of advice.

    I'm trying to figure out if I can put thicker hybrid tyres on a Giant fcr 3? Its already a hybrid, and I'd prefer the larger tyres to the road style. I've no idea if they'd fit and I assume I need a new set of wheels, which the bike is due anyway. Anyone know if that's possible?

    How wide are the tyres you have now? Why the need?

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  • #3
    smacl
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,812 Mod ✭✭✭✭smacl


    landsleaving wrote: »
    Just wondering if anyone could offer a bit of advice.

    I'm trying to figure out if I can put thicker hybrid tyres on a Giant fcr 3? Its already a hybrid, and I'd prefer the larger tyres to the road style. I've no idea if they'd fit and I assume I need a new set of wheels, which the bike is due anyway. Anyone know if that's possible?

    Depends on a number of things, but the first one is will the tyre fit the forks and rear triangle, and will they clear the brake. If you have disk brakes the latter is not going to be an issue. I use 37mm CX tyres on my hybrid if I'm planning on doing any off road, and 32mm slicks if not.

    Best bet if you're not sure is to drop into your local bike shop and see what they have to offer.


  • #4
    topcat77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 768 ✭✭✭topcat77


    look at this link

    http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html

    There is a handy chart "Width Considerations" which will help you identify what tyre width can safely fit on each rim size.


  • #5
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    You will just fit 28mm tyres on an FCR3 and they will fit on the stock wheels. You'll only manage clip-on mudguards with these though. Maybe raceblades or similar.


  • #6
    beauf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,648 ✭✭✭✭beauf


    You'd have to check the clearance. Last time I look the giants were pretty tight.


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  • #7
    landsleaving
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving


    Brian? wrote: »
    How wide are the tyres you have now? Why the need?

    Not sure, will have to check that. I'd like to be able to take it off road now and again, was going to buy something closer to a mountain bike, but I can't really justify the expense unfortunately. I'm probably just trying to do things it's not built for, but it gets punctured more than it should on roads alone, even with strict attention to pumping the tyres.
    smacl wrote: »
    Depends on a number of things, but the first one is will the tyre fit the forks and rear triangle, and will they clear the brake. If you have disk brakes the latter is not going to be an issue. I use 37mm CX tyres on my hybrid if I'm planning on doing any off road, and 32mm slicks if not.

    Best bet if you're not sure is to drop into your local bike shop and see what they have to offer.

    Yeah probably will just get the bike shop to see if they can do it, but no disk brakes, and not a lot of space to add wider tyres from the looks of it.

    Cheers for the responses folks!


  • #8
    Borderfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,263 ✭✭✭✭Borderfox


    I got a Dash 2 for the girlfriend on the btw and the largest tyres we could get on it were 28mm, got the shop to change to Maxxis Refuse 28mm. Very comfortable for her as I can put about 70-80 psi without any fear of a pinch puncture.


  • #9
    cdaly_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,440 ✭✭✭cdaly_


    landsleaving wrote: »
    Not sure, will have to check that. I'd like to be able to take it off road now and again, was going to buy something closer to a mountain bike, but I can't really justify the expense unfortunately. I'm probably just trying to do things it's not built for, but it gets punctured more than it should on roads alone, even with strict attention to pumping the tyres.

    I've taken mine off road in the past on 25mm tyres. Not impossible but fairly tough.


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