Supreme 1.6"42mm narrow, rim width vs tire width discussion
I'd like to get others experience and opinions on rim widths and how rim width really affects tire width for you.
I'll be honest, before I never really paid any attention to rim width, and when I started using Schwalbe Supremes 2" 50mm, on my rims they are about 45mm. No problem, they work and I loved / love using them.
I finally bought some 1.6" 42mm Supremes, and was hoping that they would be close to that width, I figured it would be a good change.
I was very surprised when I put them on my older style mountain bike rims, Mavic 717, outside width of 22 or 23mm, and instead of being 42mm, the tire is measuring at only
36mm.
To me this is a big difference and I'm disappointed because I really do like wider tires now, so the fact that its hardly any wider than the 35mm regular Marathons I have on my commuter was surprising.
some quick photos
