Do you guys think this one side is way too close to the frame? I’ve tightened the wheel all the way and my manual said this would be fine. Just conscious of debris
by Interesting-Bread-98
Do you guys think this one side is way too close to the frame? I’ve tightened the wheel all the way and my manual said this would be fine. Just conscious of debris
by Interesting-Bread-98
19 Comments
Do you mind shredding the inside of your frame?
I wouldn’t ride that
Mud will build up and paint will wear faster
its not “debris” that will fuck the frame up, its mud with stone big enough stuck in it
Wheels and tires flex way more than you think. You going to ruin both your tires and frame
Who gives a shit. It’s an aluminum frame, run that!
6 mm is the value you are looking for, and those photos don’t look like 6 mm to me.
The international bike industry safety specification for tyre clearance to the rest of the bike (all frame and fork elements, anything else in the areas around the tyres) is 6 mm, except for racing (road) bikes for which it’s 4 mm. ISO 4210, if you want to look it up.
You can measure with calipers, if you don’t have calipers you can put hex keys into the gaps, if you only have non-metric hex keys for some reason then use a 1/4″ one.
Once that wheel goes slightly untrue it will rub noticeably on the frame. If you’re comfortable truing wheels on the road, go for it.
They are too wide. Go with 42 mm at max.
Thought so, that’ll be going straight back to the shop in that case! Appreciate the unanimous decision on that one – thanks for saving my bike 🫡
Hard no, ha.
Go back to 40s
The obsession with “bigger is better” in the gravel world is silly.
Too close but I want to note that my Cinturato gravel M 45s measured at almost 48mm. You might be better off with a 40mm gravel M, that measure 42.5 on my 25mm inner time width wheels.
Is there something wrong with the rear derailleur cable? The angle at which it comes out from the frame slot seems wrong to me…
The exit angle on that cable is fukt. What frame is this?
Not at all. Run it!
Have fun being cross posted on r/bicyclingcirclejerk. I wouldn’t even floss between there
If you never ride in mud, and if it doesn’t rub when you do a standing sprint then you’re good
That looks like a frame built for smaller wheels. Are these 700×45?
My carbon bike is designed for 650b wheels, and has a flare on the inside of both chainstays right on the spot where a fat 650b tire would sit. Yours looks the same.