Questions tagged [tire]
The rubber attached to the rim of your wheel. Flats, changing tires, selecting tires, etc.
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Gravel bike tires - More grip on gravel Without Losing Speed
I’ve been riding my Scott Metrix 20 (2023 model) for almost a year, and it’s time to replace the worn tyres.
I’m looking for an option that offers more grip on unpaved paths (nothing extreme. I mostly ...
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Tired of flat tyres
Does any one have any experience putting motorbike tyres on a fatbike.
I just fixed my latest flat and counted 12 patches on my tube. I've had the ebike about 3-4 months. And the tiny things that are ...
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Would a 20.125 inch tire tube work in a 20.35 tire?
I've got a bmx tire that's blown out and i'm thinking about changing the tube with a 20.125 tube, and i need some help with the viability of this quick fix.
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Murray Tricycle Replacement Parts
I am interested in finding replacement parts for a 1960's vintage Murrray tricycle, specifically replacement front and rear tires.
Front wheel
12 metal spokes
7 inch inside diameter (178 mm)
10 inch ...
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Why would a tubeless ready wheel also have traditional rim tape?
My Cannondale Topstone came with a second wheelset when I bought it 2nd hand. These are WTB wheels, with tubeless tape, and tubeless-ready WTB Riddler gravel tyres, but there are no traces of sealant ...
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Widest tyres for an E-bike with 26" 19mm rims? [duplicate]
I have an MTB-style E-bike with 26" 19mm wheel rims (measured as 19.3mm with digital calipers). I currently use Maxxis Pace 26 x 2.1 tyres (not tubeless), which I inflate to around 30 psi for the ...
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What size gravel tires should I get for my mountain bike?
I am new to cycling and currently have a Cannondale Trail 8 (2021) I got from REI. The current specs are:
Fork: SR Suntour M3030, 75mm, coil, 42mm offset (27.5") 46mm offset (29")
Rim: WTB ...
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Mountain bicycle rubber tires - Will I inhale fumes while riding very slowly in an urban environment? CFD experts based answer required
I recently bought new mountain bicycles. In fear of theft, I stored them a medium sized work room inside the apartment. After ~20 minutes the situation was unbearable. Even after opening all the ...
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Should the little tips/whiskers on the bead of a tubeless-ready tire be removed before installation?
It is common for new tires to have those little "tips" or "whiskers", small growths that seem to be there to indicate that the tire is unused or that are just there because of some ...
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How do I know if my tubeless-ready tire is seated properly?
I went tubeless on my gravel commuter over the weekend and it seems to have worked, but I did take a couple of shortcuts to get there. One was using a track pump to "seat" the tires in the ...
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Tyre width choice [duplicate]
My bike from new has tyres 37-622. What is the widest tyre I can fit. Obviously I will take into consideration my clearances.
I only use my bike for commuting to work and back so no fast cornering.
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New to road biking, my tire has some separation - is it safe?
I searched the site and couldn't find anything that looked just like this so I thought I would ask. I got this bike (first ever bike with road tires) off marketplace and noticed when I got home the ...
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Road tire bulge - is it still safe to ride?
So, I ride a tubeless road tire (Pirelli Pzero Race TLR SL 32-622) on the rear.
This tire suffered a large puncture that could not be properly sealed, but did not deform the tire. When I noticed it, I ...
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Tyre pressure advise for 26" MTB
I tried online calculators to find the ideal tyre pressure for my 26" hard-tail MTB. They give me results like 27 psi or so and I was inflating way higher than that. However I use my bike only on ...
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When tubeless tire getting cracks, switch to inner tube?
Recently I noticed few cracks on a tubeless tire.
Probably some experts will tell to replace tire immediately. Somehow I believe, that the tire is still usable.
My question, regarding cracks and ...