We used to run 20mm external width rims and 2.4" tires all the time back when singlespeeding was hip. Built dozens of bikes with that combo, zero issues. -james / analog cycles
On Thursday, October 17, 2019 at 9:34:57 PM UTC-4, j.schwartz wrote: > > I am waiting for a new 59cm Clem-L to arrive and plan on building it up as > a pretty basic off-road bike. Most of the parts are things that have been > floating around my bike bins for years. > The only new thing I'm planning on using is a Bosco 52cm alu bar I > purchased earlier this year but haven't really used. > > I just replaced my old touring wheelset that was on the Appa with a new > more modern and appropriate Cliffhanger wheelset > > So I have the older wheels which are: 36h Synergy Rims laced to Shimano > dyno (DH-3N72) in front and an XT hub in the back. I've ridden these > Synergy rims for about 9 years and they show no signs of any issues around > the eyelets that others have reported. > > I'd like to use what I have but I want to maximize the tires for the Clem. > I'm planning to use tubes (those rims aren't good candidates for tubeless > anyway) > Does anyone have any thoughts to how big I can go? > > Note these are 700's. > > I'd really like to mount 29x2.4's but these rims are 23mm wide with a 19mm > interior width. > > I did mount some non-tubeless Vittoria Mezcals in 29x2.1 size when they > were on the Appaloosa and they really didn't balloon at all. Maybe they > could've been stretched out a little better by a wider rim, but they fit > and rode pretty well. > *Pics attached of that > > Has anyone successfully run some off roady, tubed, mountain tires on those > rims in about 2.35" and up ? > > Thanks > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d3dc8239-a45c-4eba-98ec-9bcb0d03774b%40googlegroups.com.
