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If you would like to contact us thru: Phone : 1-866-786-3869 Email : contact@cycleclothingxpert.com Choosing a Mountain Bike Tire Getting a cycling and running tights and mountain bike tire can be more challenging than a lot of people might think. This article might help you make your decisions. Before you can buy a new bike tyres , you must get the dimensions of the tire from the side of the tire. Standard U.S. sizes include: 26 x 2.1 and 26 x 2.5, among many others. The first number (usually 26 for mountain bikes) is the diameter of the tire in inches, and the other number is the width. When buying a tire, you must buy one that has the same diameter, but you can buy one with a different width. Your second concern, unless your bicycle tyres are tubeless, should be the variety of beads you want; beads hold the tire in place. The two broad kinds of beads are folding beads, which are constructed of various man-created materials, and wire beads, which are created of steel. Wire-beaded tires are heavier but less expensive than folding tires. The multi tool tire’s casing fabric is rated in threads per inch (TPI), and the higher the number, the better your handling and control will be. Tires with a lower TPI are heftier, heavier and more rigid, but they're also more affordable, less prone to punctures and more long-lasting. If you want a heftier bike tire and don’t mind many extra weight, you can buy a tire with sub-tread, a strengthening sub-layer. Here are some road conditions and the type of tread most right for them. Smooth Hard pack and Racing If you normally mostly ride on smooth hard pack, you’ll want mountain bike tires that have a low rolling resistance. You'll want narrow tires (1.8 to 2.0), unless the hard pack has rocks mixed into it or you're heavier. Also excellent are tires with tightly spaced knobbles, which make the tire smoother and faster. Knobs that are wider at the base are nice for cornering on hard pack.

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Choosing a Mountain Bike Tire

Getting a cycling and running tights and mountain bike tire can be more challenging than a lot of

people might think. This article might help you make your decisions.

Before you can buy a new bike tyres, you must get the dimensions of the tire from the side of the tire.

Standard U.S. sizes include: 26 x 2.1 and 26 x 2.5, among many others. The first number (usually 26 for

mountain bikes) is the diameter of the tire in inches, and the other number is the width. When buying

a tire, you must buy one that has the same diameter, but you can buy one with a different width.

Your second concern, unless your bicycle tyres are tubeless, should be the variety of beads you want;

beads hold the tire in place. The two broad kinds of beads are folding beads, which are constructed of

various man-created materials, and wire beads, which are created of steel. Wire-beaded tires are

heavier but less expensive than folding tires.

The multi tool tire’s casing fabric is rated in threads per inch (TPI), and the higher the number, the

better your handling and control will be. Tires with a lower TPI are heftier, heavier and more rigid, but

they're also more affordable, less prone to punctures and more long-lasting.

If you want a heftier bike tire and don’t mind many extra weight, you can buy a tire with sub-tread, a

strengthening sub-layer.

Here are some road conditions and the type of tread most right for them.

Smooth Hard pack and Racing

If you normally mostly ride on smooth hard pack, you’ll want mountain bike tires that have a low

rolling resistance. You'll want narrow tires (1.8 to 2.0), unless the hard pack has rocks mixed into it or

you're heavier.

Also excellent are tires with tightly spaced knobbles, which make the tire smoother and faster. Knobs

that are wider at the base are nice for cornering on hard pack.

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Loose and Technical Conditions

If you frequently ride in places with roots, loose rocks and loose climbs, you'll want an aggressive tread

pattern; higher knobbles provide great traction. .

You'll want a tire that is narrow enough for climbing, yet wide enough to smooth out the rocks; a tire in

the 2.0 to 2.3 range would be great. But you should use a wider tire if you do plenty of aggressive

downhill riding, though that will slow down your climbing power.

Muddy Conditions

If you need to ride in mud, you will want to use narrower tires. That way, if mud adheres to the tires,

it won't clog your fork and stays so much. A widely spaced tread style enables mud to fall off, helping

prevent mud from getting stuck between the knobs.

Varied Terrain

For versatility, a tightly spaced, low tread pattern is a very good choice. That way, you’ll have some

climbing and cornering traction yet have a fairly low rolling resistance. You might want a semi-slick

mountain bike tire, which would yield you knobbles on the sides for cornering and little or no tread in

the middle.

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