Widest tire possible for 700c?

SharpyWarpy <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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What's the widest tire possible for a 700c rim, one inch wide? I
don't want the tire to blow off but I need something wider than the
22mm I'm using.

Is that 1" *internal* width or *external* width? According to the
chart on Sheldon Brown's pages (
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire_sizing.html#width ) 22mm is far too
narrow for a 1" *internal* width rim. If it's *external* width, you
should be able to use up to a 32mm wide tire without a problem.

FWIW: I use Sun CR-18 rims on a couple bikes. No problems with tires
from 28mm to 38mm wide.

Jeff

The simple answer: 28mm is a great commuting tire for a road bike.

The details?

The first issue is your weight and what pressure you are running. Divide
the weight of you and your bike by your tire pressure, and you will have
about how much tire meets the road. Heavy weight and low pressure mean big
tires.

Wider tires will reduce pinch or snakebite flats, from hitting sharp objects
such as curbs and grates.

While you could get very wide hybrid tires, such as 45s or so, I wouldn't
advise it unless you want to run lower pressure and go slower.

"SharpyWarpy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

What's the widest tire possible for a 700c rim, one inch wide? I
don't want the tire to blow off but I need something wider than the
22mm I'm using.

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SharpyWarpy said:

What's the widest tire possible for a 700c rim, one inch wide? I
don't want the tire to blow off but I need something wider than the
22mm I'm using.

The Schwalbe Big Apple [1] is available in ISO 50-622 and 60-622 [2]
sizes (among others) which makes it one of the widest tires intended for
on pavement use.

[1] <
http://www.schwalbetires.com/on_tour.php?Nickname=BIG%20APPLE&Image=TireImages/big_apple.gif

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[2] ISO 622-mm = 700C = "28-inch" [3]
[3] A "28-inch" tire actually has a smaller bead seat diameter than a
"27-inch" (ISO 630-mm) tire. For some irrational reason continental
Europeans like to use the "28-inch" designation.

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Tom Sherman - Quad Cities (Illinois Side)