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  • blastit
    Free Member

    Fancy putting some road tyres on my 29er hardtail to make things a little quicker , don’t fancy the full roadie bit yet.
    So can you fit 700c tyres on 29″ rims(seems to be lots of choice) if so what is good if not which 29er tyres. 😕

    Cheers

    scud
    Free Member

    Simple answer is yes, I run Stans Crests on my CX bike and fitted Schwalbe Durano 28c road tyres on it for a bit of winter roadie action. Of course if you run wide 29er rims, like Flows, you may not get the best shaped tyre if you then run 23c road tyres.

    nemesis
    Free Member

    700c = 29er

    The only things to consider are rim width and max pressure – some 29er rims will be too wide for narrow road tyres and some 29er rims won’t be designed for road pressures (though they may well be fine).

    Northwind
    Full Member

    Yup, what they said. I’m using 29er wheels on my disc hybrid as they’re cheaper than “proper” road disc wheels, works a charm with my 35c Kojaks.

    nedrapier
    Full Member

    Yes, 29er = 700c.

    Obviously you’re not going to get a 23c road tyre on a 45mm Dually.

    There might be some rim/tyre combo’s that muight be tricky, but that’s the same for any wheel size.

    You might find that pressures needed for 25c or 28c are above the maximum recommended by the rim manufacturer. Some people have done this with no problems, though.

    You shouldn’t have a problem if you stay above 32c, I’d have thought? *

    *guess

    nedrapier
    Full Member

    Also, if you spend more than a minute or so answering an easy question on here, you might as well not bother. 🙂

    blastit
    Free Member

    Good info
    Never even thought about tyre pressure !!
    rims are xc ones so should be ok
    Thanks all

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