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  • 26" Tyres come up as 650s?? Won't Fit. AAAAAARGH!
  • namastebuzz
    Free Member

    Bought a pair of Michelin World Tour Rigid 26 x 1.5 Tyres to go on a friend’s bike so he could ride on the road. I said I’d fit them too and that it would be “no problem”.

    Well, they arrived. The label round them says 26 x 1.5 but on the sidewall it says “650 x 35B – 26×1 1/2”.

    They DON’T FIT 😈

    Way too big for the 26″ rims they’re meant to go on.

    What am I missing?

    Posted 10 years ago
    faustus
    Full Member

    Because 650b came from a very old touring size, and when you put a low profile/road tire on a 650b wheel, it comes up as around 26″, hence the problem, bit of a confusing label though. Tyre volume makes all the difference!

    Now sit back and wait for another 650b wheel size debate to begin.

    Posted 10 years ago
    cliffyc
    Free Member

    MTB tyres are usually iso size 559mm diameter and yours are around 589mm (larger around 650B size).You are fitting these tyres to a mountain bike I’m guessing.I used to work in a LBS and customers often got sizing wrong on older tyres.Michelin World tours don’t come in MTB sizes as far as I am aware.You should be able to swop yours for MTB sized slicks (sizes are usually marked as metric,eg 26 x 1.5 ).Hope this clears it up .

    Posted 10 years ago
    cynic-al
    Free Member

    Show us the url

    Posted 10 years ago
    namastebuzz
    Free Member

    Thanks guys.

    Yeah, makes sense.

    They were listed as 26 x 1.5 on the website with no mention of 650b but it was a trade site so I guess they expect people to know what they’re ordering. 😳

    Posted 10 years ago
    thomthumb
    Free Member

    MTB tyres are usually iso size 559mm diameter and yours are around 589mm

    this

    Posted 10 years ago
    namastebuzz
    Free Member

    I can’t show you the URL as you have to log into the site at CycleSport North.

    CSN

    Yeah it also says 35-584 on the tyre which is another clue.

    Posted 10 years ago
    cbmotorsport
    Free Member

    Try some Schwalbe cityjets, they’ve been good for me for road work, and come in 26″ flavour.

    Posted 10 years ago
    roverpig
    Full Member

    Ah yes, the old 26 x 1 1/2 vs 26 x 1.5 trap. Sound the same, but they are not. Although it sounds as though the person who put the label on these was fooled too.

    Posted 10 years ago
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