A good rule of thumb for tire width WRT to INSIDE Rim Width, IRW: ROAD:
1.4 to 2/2.5 times IRW so for a rim with inside width of 17mm: Tires of 24mm - 35/42mm or so. Brake and QR release will temper max tire width choice for easy tire removal. MTB 1.4-3 times IRW The IRW of most rims will be about 4-5mm the outside width. The width data above is consistent with recommendations given from various sources: Peter White, Sheldon Brown, Mavic, Barnett's Manual, and others no doubt. Look-up and validation is left as an exercise to the reader. So for the Hetre. IRW of Synergy rim = 17mm. 40mm/17mm = 2.35, within the range mentioned above. I have Synergy rims and can say Hetres work fine with them. -- Rod *~*~*Happy Holidays*~*~* On Dec 20, 12:53 pm, Bruce <[email protected]> wrote: > What rim width does a red balloon, err, Hetre need? Will the Velocity > Synergy 650B wheel handle it? > > ________________________________ > From: RodC <[email protected]> > > After riding Fatty Rumpkins and Hetres, 40+ mm, I just can't see me > riding a tire as skinny as 33m any longer. At least not on my 650B > bikes. Once you go fat, you won't go back! :-) > -- --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
