29" wheels

[chesram]

Does anyone ride on or have experience of 29" wheels? What is the availability of tyres/inner tubes to suit?

[Thomas125]

I've got a 29er hybrid. I have 25mm inside diameter rim so I can run tyres from 35mm to 55mm.

There's a good choice of tyres I started with some slightly knobbly 45mm tyres and then switched to some slicker 38mm tyres which are quite a bit faster.

I run 70 psi on the rear and 45 at the front and the ride is very comfy not harsh at all. I ride on road and on trails daily. Going forward I'd like a tyre with some more tread on the shoulders to give me a bit of off road grip.

Tyres to consider are:

Schwalbe Marathon / Kojak / Big Apple / City Jet.
Panaracer Paselas
Vittoria Randonneour Hyper or City
Continental Top Contact/Sport Contact

Trouble is choosing which tyre. I'm going to try Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour next and see what happens.

[hubgearfreak]

delighted with halo twin rails - 56mm wide (properly 29"). can ride them as low as 15psi in the snow

[WrightsW5]

So, are these rims the same as 700c ones for cx or 700c hybrids etc?

[531colin]

Yes, 700c, or 622 bead (seat) diameter if you want to use the ETRO system. (much clearer, IMO)
Of course, rufty-tufty mountain bikers couldn't possibly call them the same as namby-pamby roadies do.
Touring cyclists have been doing "roughstuff" on our 700c's ever since they stopped making 27" wheels. (which are a bit bigger than 700c's)

[hubgearfreak]

So, are these rims the same as 700c ones for cx or 700c hybrids etc?

for me, they're sputniks from spa cycles.

[james01]

Of course, rufty-tufty mountain bikers couldn't possibly call them the same as namby-pamby roadies do.
Touring cyclists have been doing "roughstuff" on our 700c's ever since they stopped making 27" wheels. (which are a bit bigger than 700c's)

The quest for a larger diameter easy-rolling MTB tyre settled on 622 diameter. I wonder why they didn't go for the extra 8mm diameter of the old 27" ? Many big tyre makers have still got the manufacturing facilities in place for this size, and 630mm is a nice round number .

[WrightsW5]

Yeah, but 650a is the best size!

[hubgearfreak]

I wonder why they didn't go for the extra 8mm diameter of the old 27" ?

there's a few of us riding off road on 635s...a better size yet as it's bigger & still in use in asia and NL, where as 630 is just obscure off this island

[hubgearfreak]

Yeah, but 650a is the best size!

and in knobblies http://www.archie-wilkinson.co.uk/speed ... tyres.html

[WrightsW5]

Yes, I was at the factory when I bought my frame ))