Wuide wheel option in 700C?

In article <[email hidden]>, [email hidden] (Budding Tourer)

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Can wider rims be bought? I reckon that somewhere between 1.25" and 1.5"
in old measure would be about right and would certainly fit through the
forks front and rear.

Most hybrids are fitted with such wheels.

Quoted message said:

And I guess the second question is that assuming such rims are available,
just how readily can tyres be bought?

Pretty easily, because of the above.

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"Budding Tourer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I have a nice comfortable frame that I'd like to turn into a tourer.

But I don't want to tour on 700/23C tyres.

Can wider rims be bought? I reckon that somewhere between 1.25" and 1.5"
in old measure would be about right and would certainly fit through the
forks front and rear.

A send-up, or troll??

Assuming you're for real, both my MTBs have rims that are about 23 mm wide,
just under 1", and I've run tyres from 1.25" to 2.25" on them happily. The
rim is less of an issue, it's the tyre that is the main thing to get right.
Very wide tyres (<2.25"😉 on a 1" rim may run greater risk of bead wear and
possible roll-off (though this is more dependant on how tight the tyre is to
begin), but I haven't had any worries with 2" tyres on a 1" rim

1.25" rims and bigger went out in the early 90s. 1.5" rims? Never seen on
anything that wasn't an antique bike!!

Quoted message said:

And I guess the second question is that assuming such rims are available,
just how readily can tyres be bought?

Every LBS will stock 700 X 32, and even 35 often

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Or should I abandon thoughts of using a road frame and do up an old style
steel MTB?

Sure doesn't matter much really. But steel is real!

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Peter

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Budding Tourer said:

I have a nice comfortable frame that I'd like to turn into a tourer.

But I don't want to tour on 700/23C tyres.

Can wider rims be bought? I reckon that somewhere between 1.25" and 1.5"
in old measure would be about right and would certainly fit through the
forks front and rear.

Take it down to your LBS that you are happy to buy at and see what they
can come up with. If no help, try others.

1.25" stuff is still widely available and you should have no problem
with tyres. I'm assuming that you'll buy a complete wheelset and pump
(if needed).

Quoted message said:

And I guess the second question is that assuming such rims are available,
just how readily can tyres be bought?

Or should I abandon thoughts of using a road frame and do up an old style
steel MTB?

The real question is whether it has eyelets on the drop-outs to mount
racks for touring.

As you didn't specify style of touring or where, can not really comment
on steel mtb.

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PeteSig said:

"Budding Tourer" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

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A send-up, or troll??

One look at the profile answers this.

PeteSig said:

1.25" rims and bigger went out in the early 90s.

Not quite
http://salsacycles.com/rims.html

Quoted message said:

1.5" rims? Never seen on
anything that wasn't an antique bike!!

Or perhaps a trials bike, BMX or unicycle. 😉

Parbs

"Parbs" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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PeteSig said:

1.25" rims and bigger went out in the early 90s.

Not quite
http://salsacycles.com/rims.html

XC disc racing MTB rim. Great to whack an extra 30kgs of luggage on and ride
across the Nullarbor.... not!

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Quoted message said:

1.5" rims? Never seen on
anything that wasn't an antique bike!!

Or perhaps a trials bike, BMX or unicycle. 😉

Well we were talking about setting up a touring bike. 1.5" may be used on
old Indian single speed roadsters too!

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Peter

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