I don’t know if this is the right place to ask, but I’ve been following this sub for a while now and y’all seem to be very knowledgeable on the topic, so I decided to try.
I got myself a nice secondhand road bike, but I wanted to get some new tires that would be a bit more versatile than the traditional road tire. The bike originally comes with 700x25c, but I decided to experiment fit a 700x32c with a some thread so that it’s more puncture resistant and also can handle some gravel roads. It seems to me that these tires are okay and that there’s still enough clearance from the brakes and the frame, both in the front and on the back (see pics). What do you think? Would you ride it as is or go down to 700x28c? Thanks in advance for the expertise!
by Okami-PT
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Looks like plenty from here. Can you fit a 4mm allen wrench between the tightest spot? That’s the old go-to clearance test.
Yes plenty of room here.:
Yes plenty of room here. If you don’t have to file anything down then send it.
Fork and seatstays look good, did you check the chainstays? They are often the tightest
Plenty.
Plenty.
Plenty.
If it fits I sits
Yes
I also switched my front tire from 700×28 to 700×32, with less clearance, and it rides just fine. Yours is plenty.
Looks fine to me, but the only way to know for sure is if you tell us whether or not the tire is rubbing on something.