Rear tire is rubbing against whatever this part is called. I’m using a different tire brand but it’s the same size as my previous tire. What’s up with that?
by atnim
Rear tire is rubbing against whatever this part is called. I’m using a different tire brand but it’s the same size as my previous tire. What’s up with that?
by atnim
9 Comments
Forgot to mention that I don’t have any major issues while riding, I just hear a very faint scraping sound on my rear wheel.
Maybe after another 30km you can go back to your old tire brand.
The tire is too big. It shouldn’t rub. Eventually something big will get stuck there and cause damage
that tire is too wide for that bike (width adds height too). you can just live with the noise, but that sound is coming from friction which is also creating heat in the tire. i wouldn’t ride it like that.
Is the wheel all the way back in the frame? (Looks like an older frame with horizontal risers)
Thicker tread on the tire, is it the same size in width or just diameter..?
You should be able to adjust your wheel back a little so it misses
Put another link in the chain or tighten your chain more and it should clear
Different tires will always end up being different sizes on the bike. This one may just have more tread on the top, or it may be a more voluminous tire overall, even though it’s the same “width”
I’d call that part it’s rubbing a fender bridge (alternatively a chainstay bridge or seatstay bridge depending on which bars it’s connecting).
You’ve just discovered that manufacturers take a lot of leeway when they say the size of their rubber. This will vary based on internal rim width, tire pressure, etc. and different manufacturers use different standards for this. So any time you swap tires to something else that’s listed as the “same size” you can’t count on clearance. The question is whether your old tires were undersized or the current shoes are oversized… or perhaps the true size splits the difference.