Tyres for Dawes Audax

Hello, From memory I think you would be restricted to 23mm with mudguards.
John

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Hi all
Next year im doing a Lands End to John O Groats on my Dawes Audax bike, i
wish to put 700x 28 or 32 touring tyres on it ,does anybody know if the
bike will take these tyres ?

thank
Gal.

Another group member said:

Hello, From memory I think you would be restricted to 23mm with mudguards.
John

Nah! I have a (531C-framed) dawes audax. It has 700x25C's on at the
moment (with guards). I'd estimate as long as the guards aren't wonky
or anything, you might get 28's under there, but I've never tried it.
It *looks* like there's space. Have no idea bout 32's.

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Velvet

The Galibier said:

Next year im doing a Lands End to John O Groats on my Dawes Audax bike, i
wish to put 700x 28 or 32 touring tyres on it ,does anybody know if the bike
will take these tyres ?

Mine certainly does 🙂

The best reference I've found for tyre sizing is Sheldon Brown's page on
the subject: <URL: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire_sizing.html>.
Specifically the green and red table near the bottom.

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Andrew Chadwick

The Galibier said:

Next year im doing a Lands End to John O Groats on my Dawes Audax bike, i
wish to put 700x 28 or 32 touring tyres on it ,does anybody know if the bike
will take these tyres ?

Mine certainly does 🙂

The best reference I've found for tyre sizing is Sheldon Brown's page on
the subject: <URL: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire_sizing.html>.
Specifically the green and red table near the bottom.

--
Andrew Chadwick

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Hi all
Next year im doing a Lands End to John O Groats on my Dawes Audax bike, i
wish to put 700x 28 or 32 touring tyres on it ,does anybody know if the

bike

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will take these tyres ?

thank
Gal.

I've got a '98 Dawes Audax.

Have always used 700x28 and SKS mudguards.
Have had many different (slick types mainly) brands and find there's bags of
space.

Have never tried anything bigger but you could try one, your LBS would
probably swap it for a 28 if nec.
Halfords certainly would. (or borrow one to try).

Paul.

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Hi all
Next year im doing a Lands End to John O Groats on my Dawes Audax bike, i
wish to put 700x 28 or 32 touring tyres on it ,does anybody know if the
bike will take these tyres ?

thank
Gal.

Had a look at my brother-in-law's Dawes Audax on Saturday - currently shod
with Schwalbe 25mm tyres. There looks reasobable clearance for 28mm - 32 may
be pushing it a bit for mudguard clearence although frame clearance looks
fine. The simplest solution is to find a freindly LBS who will let you try
the tyres and buy the ones that fit, you will pay a little more than mail
order but only the once!

HTH
Julia