Quick question about wheels and tires.

[sojudave]

I am using standard beach cruiser wheels. Can I put 26 x 1.5" tires on these things? Or can someone point me to the direction of a related thread?

 

[user 135]

There are a couple of links in the HOW TO MANUAL> http://ratrodbikes.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 87#p249687

One links to Sheldon Brown's Tire size page. http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html

In short.....yes.

 

[sojudave]

Thanks, I knew the answers were on this site. Currently I'm rolling on my rat rod fixie: a generic beach cruiser frame with 2 1/4" wide tires. It looks gnarly but it can be a bit harsh to ride. Thinking of converting over to an old Mt. bike frame and running some skinnier tires.

 

[expjawa]

I'm running 26 x1.5 Continentals on my Long Haul Trucker, but can easily mount up a set of 2.1" wide tires with no other changes (except my narrowish aftermarket fenders).

 

[firestonepilot]

This week I replaced my 26 x 2.25 whitewall tires on my cruiser with 26 x 1.75 on the front and a 26 x 2.35 on the back.
They look awsome and fit the rims just fine.

 

[sojudave]

So there I was, cruising with my chica and her kid to her family's house this last week. Got a trunk mounted rack with my bike on it and the boy's bmx. My front wheel is hanging low near the exhaust - nothing unusual there. 30 min into the trip we heard a pop. I stopped checked and the tire popped. The heat from the exhaust did it in and by the time we finally stopped to eat, the tired had melted.

So we get to her family's house. Her dad gives me a taller mt bike frame to use and I go ahead and run the 1.75 mt tires the donor bike had. The new set up up (frame and tires) makes the whole thing actually look worse than my original set up. Pretty awesome. Now the most expensive thing on the bike is my sealed bearing flip flop hub.