Originally Posted by
MikeDeason
I am still trying to figure out bike tire sizing. My new bike will come with a 29" wheel and a wide chunky tread which I will refit with a more road-friendly tire like the 28x1.5 Marathon Plus Tour. What I have read is that any 700 tires will fit on a 29 as long as the width falls with the wheel tolerance
Any 700c tire will fit, yes.
To avoid confusion about tire and rim sizes, it's best to look for the ETRTO designations. For 700c and 29 wheels and rims, the diameter is 622 mm. To give another example of why the ETRTO designation is critical, 27" rims have an ETRTO diameter of 630mm, so 27" rims are larger than 29" rims. And as for "26 inch" wheels, there are at least five different sizes that are all called 26 inch.