Hi All, need some expert help. I’m looking to upgrade the tires on my road bike. I think thats is what it’s called. I’m no expert on bikes so please keep that in mind. I was riding the bike the other day on light gravel and got a flat tire. Tires that are currently on my bike are thin and to say unreliable when riding on streets. Would I be able to put some ticker tires on my current rim that would allow me to go on gravel too? Or would I need to buy new set of rims?
Thank you in advance.
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by Remote_Lie_1468
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You won’t find much wider tires in the 27 inch size. 27×1¼ is the standard but you’ll find minor variations in actual width between brands.
Some people with these older bikes switch to 700c wheels, which are 8mm smaller in diameter, you’d have to make sure the brakes could reach the 4mm smaller radius.
But I’d hesitate to invest much into this bike as it looks like the fork is bent in, probably from a frontal impact.
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Where did you get that bike from? It looks to me like someone took a old road bike frame and made it into a flat bar road bike.
The problem is the geometry of the bike is not set up for that.
When you say they are unreliable … do you mean they get flats? What do you mean?
The real question is do you want to ride gravel, do you want to ride road, or do you want to ride both? If you want to ride both which is more important/which are you going to ride more often.
I dont know if they make a knobby grave 27 1/4 tire. That wheel size hasnt been used in more than 20 years. Probably more like 40 years. I’m not going to look it up ATM. So you have a bike with wheels that dont fit most modern tires.
I would take it to a bike shop and see if that fork is bent. If it is … it might be a KO for the bike.
Depends on lots of factors. Do you love the bike? Does it have great sentimental value? If it doesnt, saving up for a $300 flat bar road bike would be in your best interest. Or finding a used one for less on your local used bike market.