Single pivot brakes crowd the tires less than dual pivot, because the body sits even with the bolt hole. If you want to go bigger than 28, you'll probably need to look at a 650b conversion.
Michael On Dec 29, 2:52 pm, "Casey Anderson" <[email protected]> wrote: > I like to put relatively wide tires on my road bike (a 2005 Jamis > Ventura, if it matters) -- 700x28 tires will clear my brake pads, but I find > that many tires of this width are too "tall" and rub against the body of the > calipers. For example, Panaracer T-Serv Messenger tires are narrow enough > but too tall to clear the rear brake calipers (the front has slightly more > vertical clearance). > > I have previously used cheapo 700x 28 tires from Performance, which clear > the brakes, but would like to upgrade -- has anyone had problems with the > height as opposed to the width of their road tires, and could anyone > recommend a tire in this size that has a low profile? > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions -- > > Casey Anderson --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" 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/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
