35c tires on a 38c rim?
08-24-15, 04:40 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: still above ground
Posts: 1,066
Bikes: 2016 Specialized crosstrail comp disc
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
35c tires on a 38c rim?
Can a 35c road friendly tire, say a schwalbe marathon racer be safely installed on a rim that currently hosts a 38c dual sport tire?
08-24-15, 04:45 PM
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: New Rochelle, NY
Posts: 38,729
Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter
Mentioned: 140 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 5793 Post(s)
Liked 2,593 Times
in
1,437 Posts
Short answer ---- Yes.
Longer answer ---- most probably. There's plenty of latitude for tire width on any given rim. So unless this was the widest rim that could use a 38mm tire (not likely), then dropping to 35mm should present no problem.
For reference, here's a guide to compatible tire and rim widths. Keep in mind that there fudge room to either side of the "right" zone.
Note the rim width is Inside width, and tire width is nominal or outside
Longer answer ---- most probably. There's plenty of latitude for tire width on any given rim. So unless this was the widest rim that could use a 38mm tire (not likely), then dropping to 35mm should present no problem.
For reference, here's a guide to compatible tire and rim widths. Keep in mind that there fudge room to either side of the "right" zone.
Note the rim width is Inside width, and tire width is nominal or outside
__________________
FB
Chain-L site
An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.
Just because I'm tired of arguing, doesn't mean you're right.
“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN
WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
FB
Chain-L site
An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.
Just because I'm tired of arguing, doesn't mean you're right.
“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN
WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
Last edited by FBinNY; 08-24-15 at 04:50 PM.
08-24-15, 04:49 PM
#4
That Huffy Guy
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Ashtabula, Ohio
Posts: 1,438
Bikes: Old School Huffy Bikes
Mentioned: 6 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 79 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 6 Times
in
6 Posts
I have never had issues running wider or skinnier tires on 700c rims. I am currently running 35c tires on 25c rims with no issues. On another bike I was running 28c tires on 29'er rims from a big box mongoose no problem.
08-24-15, 07:48 PM
#5
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: still above ground
Posts: 1,066
Bikes: 2016 Specialized crosstrail comp disc
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Thanks for the replies.
FBinNY... very informative. I'm sure I'll be able to make the change with no issues.
FBinNY... very informative. I'm sure I'll be able to make the change with no issues.
