Replace tires 29x2.2 -> 29 x 2.0
12-15-22, 01:33 AM
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Replace tires 29x2.2 -> 29 x 2.0
Hi,
I have a GT Karakoram Elite 2014. It has the original tires Continental King Race 29x2.2 (rim Jalco XCD22).
I don't have it with me to check anything.
On one hand, I mean to use tubeless ready tires. I am not 100% the rims are ok for that.
Would they be?
On the other hand, I mean to use 29x2.1 or even 29x2.0, if possible, for a lower rolling resistance.
How can I tell if they would be ok?
Does that depend on brand/model?
Thanks!
I have a GT Karakoram Elite 2014. It has the original tires Continental King Race 29x2.2 (rim Jalco XCD22).
I don't have it with me to check anything.
On one hand, I mean to use tubeless ready tires. I am not 100% the rims are ok for that.
Would they be?
On the other hand, I mean to use 29x2.1 or even 29x2.0, if possible, for a lower rolling resistance.
How can I tell if they would be ok?
Does that depend on brand/model?
Thanks!
12-15-22, 11:09 AM
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Hi,
I have a GT Karakoram Elite 2014. It has the original tires Continental King Race 29x2.2 (rim Jalco XCD22).
I don't have it with me to check anything.
On one hand, I mean to use tubeless ready tires. I am not 100% the rims are ok for that.
Would they be?
On the other hand, I mean to use 29x2.1 or even 29x2.0, if possible, for a lower rolling resistance.
How can I tell if they would be ok?
Does that depend on brand/model?
Thanks!
I have a GT Karakoram Elite 2014. It has the original tires Continental King Race 29x2.2 (rim Jalco XCD22).
I don't have it with me to check anything.
On one hand, I mean to use tubeless ready tires. I am not 100% the rims are ok for that.
Would they be?
On the other hand, I mean to use 29x2.1 or even 29x2.0, if possible, for a lower rolling resistance.
How can I tell if they would be ok?
Does that depend on brand/model?
Thanks!
To answer the non tubeless ready rim use. That is what I have. Front is a 15 year old sun rim. Rear low end sun wheel. I used two wraps of tubeless rim tape. Should have gone three then maybe the floor pump would have seated the Conti tubeless ready tires. I have a compressor. Seated easy with it. They hold air better than the tubes I had. I can run lower pressure without pinch flatting. But carry two tubes if I get a flat.
I see tape width as important. I’m wide enough the tape extends up to the rim bead lock.
The lower pressure and dropper suspension seat post has allowed me to procrastinate more with getting a full suspension 29er.
12-15-22, 04:13 PM
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Where are you riding? Dirt? Pavement? If you're riding dirt you don't want narrower tires for 'less rolling resistance'. It doesn't work that way. Narrower tires need higher pressure to avoid pinch flats. Higher pressure bounces more, and that is the definition of rolling resistance. You want wider tires w/ greater air volume that you can run at lower pressure so they roll without bouncing.
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