Originally Posted by
Sauternes
thank you everybody for your suggestions and for the photos.
I love to see these once rugged terrain warriors transformed into well... everyday rugged terrain warriors!
yes in Italy we have pretty terrible roads with lots of holes, cracks so even if it is tarmac is always better to have strong tyres.
this week I'll order the stuff and then will put my not existent mechanical skills at work!
I hope to show you the result very soon.
That is awesome! I commuted on my Diamond Back Apex (vertex) for decades. I experimented a lot, going down to tires that were 25mm. Those were horrible (and looked ugly). I spend most of my time commuting on 40mm tires (1.6 inches), and that worked great. But realistically - the bigger is better. Anything over 50mm is going to be hard to get between the brakes when taking on/off, but 60mm should work if you don't mind the hassle. Just as long as you use slicks and not knobbies as mentioned above. I've done that - they are slow and wear out fast and are horrible cornering on pavement. Just make sure you have room for fenders.