Running dry should be fine. What’s the clearance spec?
adventure_in on
do you have something to measure in mm? Obviously you can’t get exactly the same width as narrowest distance. Pick a gap based on your chance of having mud and trueness of the wheel, and flex in the frame. Final note some tires are narrower than labeled. My Gravel kings were labeled 40mm but they inflated more narrow. Bicycle rolling resistance has inflated size for quite a few tires.
GarageFew2501 on
not worth buying another pair of tyres you can’t really go much wider, probably only one size larger
5_hundo_miles on
No way will a 45 fit between the chainstays. Probably not a 42, either.
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Usually it’s narrower down by the chain stays
Running dry should be fine. What’s the clearance spec?
do you have something to measure in mm? Obviously you can’t get exactly the same width as narrowest distance. Pick a gap based on your chance of having mud and trueness of the wheel, and flex in the frame. Final note some tires are narrower than labeled. My Gravel kings were labeled 40mm but they inflated more narrow. Bicycle rolling resistance has inflated size for quite a few tires.
not worth buying another pair of tyres you can’t really go much wider, probably only one size larger
No way will a 45 fit between the chainstays. Probably not a 42, either.
But what would 4mm gain you anyway?