CJ, this is another good tech video. Tire sizes have always been a puzzle to me but as you clarified don’t mix decimal with fractional nor metric with inch sizes. Fortunately I moved away from vintage bikes and now I only need to sort through the huge variety of metric tire choices.
Finally, been waiting for you to upload a video for months! Thank you so much! I want to see more of your rides within the city and (possibly) any future bike tours. I miss those types of content vids so much!
Very informative video Christopher! Wow, bike tires are surprisingly complicated lol! Which is why I usually take my bike to a shop to get work done on it. I actually learnt a little about this recently. I had a tire delaminate inside and got two new bike tires sent to me free under the warranty. I took the bike and tires to the bike shop, and then after the work was done the person at the shop was explaining the different sizes. The tires on my bike are 650b x 47 mm tires, and apparently that is supposed to be the same at 27.5 inches.
I'm really happy to see you back in cycling topic! Great explanation! But also among tires for 28' rims could be a confusement. Some classic road bikes used 40-635 (28x1 1/2") tyres. I don't think it is an issue in Canada, but here in Czechia are many old bikes branded "Favorit", which use them and some 28' tyres are still offered in that size.
Thanks haha. That was actually my mountain bike from 17 years ago. It certainly saw a lot of single track riding back in my teens and early 20's, but I've now sold it so that someone else can enjoy it.
Also by going narrower tyre you lower total outer diameter of a wheel plus tyre combination,even though it's rarely expressed in any numbers.Something to be aware of to avoid pedal strike.
Nice to see again JC Hoyle
Thanks.
@@cjhoyle I remember watching your backward abc song when I was like 4😭Im now 10... good times😭
Just happened to watch this video yesterday, then happened to see you on Runnymede as I drove my bus. Good to see you out there. 🤜🏼💥🤛🏼
CJ, this is another good tech video. Tire sizes have always been a puzzle to me but as you clarified don’t mix decimal with fractional nor metric with inch sizes. Fortunately I moved away from vintage bikes and now I only need to sort through the huge variety of metric tire choices.
Finally, been waiting for you to upload a video for months! Thank you so much! I want to see more of your rides within the city and (possibly) any future bike tours. I miss those types of content vids so much!
Very informative video Christopher! Wow, bike tires are surprisingly complicated lol! Which is why I usually take my bike to a shop to get work done on it. I actually learnt a little about this recently. I had a tire delaminate inside and got two new bike tires sent to me free under the warranty. I took the bike and tires to the bike shop, and then after the work was done the person at the shop was explaining the different sizes. The tires on my bike are 650b x 47 mm tires, and apparently that is supposed to be the same at 27.5 inches.
Thanks for the video. Glad to see you back..
Thanks.
Welcome back CJ. Hopefully this video will save people from a lot of trouble and expense, Thanks
Thanks. That was my goal.
Glad to see you back c.j.
Thanks for info
I'm really happy to see you back in cycling topic! Great explanation! But also among tires for 28' rims could be a confusement. Some classic road bikes used 40-635 (28x1 1/2") tyres. I don't think it is an issue in Canada, but here in Czechia are many old bikes branded "Favorit", which use them and some 28' tyres are still offered in that size.
In researching for this video I learned there are a lot of unique sizes in other countries that we never come across in Canada.
Great to see you back! I did not know about this...... so thank you.
No problem. Thank you.
Great to see you back! Hope you’ve been having some fun adventures!
Thank you.
Thank you, great info!
I’m about to buy a new rear tire for my mountain bike…. So thanks for this information.!
No problem. Thank you.
I never knew this, thanks for the info!
No problem.
Thanks for the video - we'll be expecting some single track riding on that Trek MTB!
Thanks haha. That was actually my mountain bike from 17 years ago. It certainly saw a lot of single track riding back in my teens and early 20's, but I've now sold it so that someone else can enjoy it.
Also by going narrower tyre you lower total outer diameter of a wheel plus tyre combination,even though it's rarely expressed in any numbers.Something to be aware of to avoid pedal strike.
That's wild. I never knew that. So I guess it was pure luck that I got the right tube for my early '80s bike with 26x1⅜ tires.
Ya for sure. 26x1 3/8 tire/tubes are somewhat hard to come by, and as you saw in the video, a very different size than decimal sized 26 inch tires
I always go with the Millimeter numbers, can't go wrong there.
Thank you for the knowledge and glad to see you back, CJ! Cheers🍀
Thanks :)
How do you know which one it is if there are no fractions or decimals? If it is one inch for instance?
For decimal inch sizing, they normally express the decimals, even if they are zeros. For example a common size is 26x2.00"
The best part is on a 700c rim, it is possible to mount a 29er mountain bike tire. They look funny, but it can be done.
if only you posted these a week or two eariler before i brought a 26x1.50 tire as a replacement for my existing 26x1.3/8 tire. lol at least i know now
Oh no!! Well hopefully in the future this video will save at least 1 other person in your shoes.
Remember: This is the dude that made the ZYX song
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