2183707 said:It is unlikely that they aren't but the rims are hooked?
Go for whatever fits between the stays/fork blades/ mudguards. The worst that can happen on a narrow rim is that the tyre will have a slightly greater tendency to roll sideyways under side loading - due to the slightly less rigid sidewall - but this is only ever a problem at very low pressures.
None whatsoever.CXP22s, http://www.ekmpowershop25.com/ekmps...road-rims-700c-cxp22-black-mav081-19805-p.jpg
Hooked
Think I'll get away with it, it's a TriCross. Will measure to verify.
I might be at fairly low pressure (30-40psi or so?) with this winter tyre - ice spiker pro. No risk of tyre coming off the rim in your opinion?
"Increased chance of sidewall wear?" Thats pretty lame.http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html
I follow sheldon's advice, usually pretty good.....there's a chart at the bottom.
As a reason not to fit fat tyres to skinny rims it falls flat. One of the things you check when installing rim brake blocks is that they dont foul the tyre sidewall. Its obvious. And if a tyre is so soft that it hits the brake block it was already way too flat to ride on. Sheldon makes it up as he goes along sometimes.Not really, tyre flex = possible tyre rub on rim edge, same as underflated tyres. Not common, I suppose, but does happen..might be one of the reasons of the latest tubeless mtb ( as well as snake bite) fashion.
Sheldon makes it up as he goes along sometimes.
When you say 'rated up to 28mm',,,
Most mtb's are discs are they not? As I understand mtb'ers go tubeless so they can go narrower to tackle the issues that sheldon's page talks about ( not sheldon but an article on his page).As a reason not to fit fat tyres to skinny rims it falls flat. One of the things you check when installing rim brake blocks is that they dont foul the tyre sidewall. Its obvious. And if a tyre is so soft that it hits the brake block it was already way too flat to ride on. Sheldon makes it up as he goes along sometimes.