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I ride my rigid hardtail on a mixture of road and off road and am currently riding Michelin XC Hard terrain 2" tyres (which I love) at about 40-45psi. The Michelin tyres haven't been in production for some years and I'm looking at possible replacements.
I quite like the look of [url= https://www.vittoria.com/tire/booze-light/ ]Vittoria Booze Light[/url] but they're 2.3" and very high volume (potentially quite nice on a rigid bike). I'm vaguely aware that for a given tyre pressure, stress on the rims increases with the tyre volume so I'm a little unsure whether I need to be mindful of this with my rims. My wheelset is built on Sun Ringle Inferno 25 rims.
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rigid hardtail
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PS: your rims will be fine
stress on the rims increases with the tyre volume
With higher volume tyres, you generally run lower pressures. Running 2.3" tyres won't make any real-world difference to the stress on your rims.
I wouldn't worry about the rims, frame clearance could be very tight though, particularly the rear, if its more a hybrid/commuter frame.
This is a 2.1 racing ralph on carrera hard tail frame, rims are 27/33mm.
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