You are reading a single comment by @drøn and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@drøn
this photo shows the clearance between the chain stays with a 23mm tyre on a 19mm rim (both actual as well as labeled measurements.
I want this to be a nice road bike with modern bits.
now the dilemma:
I've been dreaming about a 25mm tyre setup on 23mm rims, but there's 19mm carbon rims on sale atm. I will not be able to afford new 23mm carbons.
do the clearances in the photo above warrant going 19mm rather than the tad wider for the sake of precaution? or is that just me trying to convince my self to buy sale rims? no archetypes for me btw...
edit: I tried putting a 30mm(27 on label) on a 25mm rim on, but it wouldn't fit.