In need of some advice
- Thread starter Mart79
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arranged to pick my new bike up for the 26th Jan, but a couple of days before I tested positive for COVID-19 !!
So finally managed to pick up the bike last Monday 8th Feb, and what a cracking bike it is. Although didn’t realise it had fat tyres........ my mistake for not reading the description properly on Halfords, not really a problem, would of preferred a narrower tyre. (Defo not hybrid thin)
Tyre measures, 27.5 x 2.8. When it comes to replacing the tyres, do I necessarily need to replace like for like or can I go for a slightly smaller width tyre?
So finally managed to pick up the bike last Monday 8th Feb, and what a cracking bike it is. Although didn’t realise it had fat tyres........ my mistake for not reading the description properly on Halfords, not really a problem, would of preferred a narrower tyre. (Defo not hybrid thin)
Tyre measures, 27.5 x 2.8. When it comes to replacing the tyres, do I necessarily need to replace like for like or can I go for a slightly smaller width tyre?
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
There's a sensible minimum and maximum width multiple of the internal width of the wheel rim, so going to either extreme of wide or narrow is not advisable. I would expect 27.5" x 2" to be perfectly do-able though. 2" wide was once pretty much the default standard for MTB tyres for years and years, and still generally is with 26'ers.
Sixteen gears - ?Only 16 gears
Eehh lad, luxury, sheer luxury - ! 
'Back in t'day', when men were men, touring with single speeds was normal - ! 
