I sprained my wrist a few weeks back which means that I can't ride my road bike - have no strength to use the brakes or gears with my right hand. However, I can ride my MTB with no issues, so I've swapped bikes for commuting. Clearly there is a bit speed difference between knobblies and slicks on the road, so I'm tempted on putting some slicks on my 29er.
Before attempting, can anyone confirm that a 29" rim is the same size as a 700c?
Don't want the tyres to be a bit loose and blow off while riding!
Cheers, Rich
Why does the speed actually matter ?
It only is relevent to your first ride. I do a bit of roadie stuff on Maxxis Aspens... i only care how my time/speed is compared to last weeks speed, not compared to anyone elses.
Circumference, you'll be fine. Width wise, it depends!
Hybrid type slicks would be your best bet, I reckons
Yes, diameter is the same. Width could be an issue though. I can't fit less than 28mm to my arch rims. The schwalbe site has a useful table on the tech section.
No problem, you might find them a bit difficult to get on straight if they are too narrow.
Some rims have a max pressure sticker on them.
Ps they will also fit on a 26er.
Splendid, thanks for the info.
The rims are fairly narrow Stans Crests, so I'll see how one of my assorted road tyres looks when fitted.
Cheers, Rich
My Stans have a max of 50psi i think.
I've been running 25mm Conti GP4Seasons on 29er Crests for about 9 months now with no issues. A bit tricky to get on, but as long as you get the tyre down the centre well of the rim they go on eventually. It would be doable on a dark night with normal tyre levers, it's not so hard that it's a 'workshop only' job.
And I was told by Stans that the pressure limits only apply to tubeless setups.
Marathon Plus 700 x 28mm on crests here. Work great but you might re sprained your wrist getting the tyres on, very tight! But work well with nearly 60 pound of pressure!
I had to cut some 32c tyres off my Arch 29er rims...
I got some 28c Spec armadillo onto Crests but near ruined my hands and ripped some gloves.
Hope I never get a flat.
oooh this is interesting
is there anything around 35mm / 42mm with road based tread that could be run tubeless?
For comfort (thinking of your wrist) something with a decent volume would help - so think 28mm/32mm.
Right, squeezed some 700x23 Michelin Pro 3 races on without too much difficulty, and with a little washing-up liquid they popped into position nicely. Overall profile seems pretty good, and they're nice and fast 🙂
I do have a 32mm Marathon Plus on another currently redundant wheel but that's a real bugger to wrestle on and off, so although that may have been a better choice for either front or back, I couldn't be bothered. Suspension forks on the front, so although not as comfortable as when running MTB tyres, the ride isn't too harsh.
Bike does look a bit frankenesque now though!
Cheers, Rich
28c Marathon Plus on Mach1 MX250 (I think)
Absolute pig to fit the M+ just see SPA Cycles video on YouTube for how to do it.
Once you're done deciding what tyres to run on them, you have to learn how to use disc brakes with skinny tyres.
[quote=nwallace ]Once you're done deciding what tyres to run on them, you have to learn how to use disc brakes with skinny tyres.
I've run my Amazon with 23mm tyres and that has BB7s front and rear. What did you think the problem would be?
If it helps I'm running 700 x 42 Continental Travel Contacts on Mavic TN719 rims. They come up fairly thin but handle really well on Tarmac and dirt track. Fast rolling and not a puncture to date 😀