Mountain Bike » Tire Size http://www.juneswildride.com Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:41:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 How to Choose a Tire for Your Mountain Bike http://www.juneswildride.com/how-to-choose-a-tire-for-your-mountain-bike-4 http://www.juneswildride.com/how-to-choose-a-tire-for-your-mountain-bike-4#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 07:50:31 +0000 Admin http://www.juneswildride.com/?p=212 One of the most important components on your mountain bike is your tires. Mostmountain bike riders look for light weight, strength and traction in a tire and many advanced riders even have multiple sets of tires for different riding conditions.

So what tire is right for your mountain bike and riding style? Tire Construction:

Consider a Kevlar bead or folding tire – A Kevlar tire weighs an estimated 60-80 grams less then a conventional none folding tire. For hard packed terrain consider a narrower and smooth tire. As an example a tire that is 1.8 to 2.0 wide.

For loosely packed terrain consider a knobby tire. For muddy terrain consider a narrow tire. Riders Body Size:

You can buy your tires at a bike store, order them from an online website or from an individual sell tires posted on a mountain bike classifieds website.

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