Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads I just installed these new tires that are 1.5mm wider than the recommended width. Will this clearance be OK? Or am I asking for trouble? by D8nnyJ Bicycling Bike Bike Repair Biking Cycling Repair
squeaky_brakes78 on December 29, 2024 10:49 pm You should be more than fine. Normally they recommend a clearance of 5mm on all sides which you seem to have with ease.
-transparency on December 29, 2024 11:30 pm I think the most important clearance is the chain stays, at the bottom of the rear triangle. How’s it look down there?
Money420-3862 on December 30, 2024 12:35 am Clearance is clearance. If it rubbed then you would have an issue.
FragilePromise on December 30, 2024 12:45 am Plenty of room, if the tire has knobs I think that would cause an issue
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looks fine to me, definitely wouldn’t go any wide though
You should be more than fine. Normally they recommend a clearance of 5mm on all sides which you seem to have with ease.
I’ve read somewhere like around 4-5mm is a minimum
Yeah I’d definitely run that.
Why wouldnt it be?
I think the most important clearance is the chain stays, at the bottom of the rear triangle. How’s it look down there?
I think you’ll be ight
Clearance is clearance. If it rubbed then you would have an issue.
Plenty of room, if the tire has knobs I think that would cause an issue