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brandon asked in SportsCycling · 3 years ago

I have a bike tire that’s 26x2.3 and I need a new tire would a 26x2.25 fit on the same rim ?

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  • 3 years ago
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    Chances are 99.999999% - YES! You're only talking 5/100th of an INCH. You could probably go a lot thinner than that too.

    Good article from the late cycling guru, Sheldon Brown. https://www.sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html

  • 3 years ago

    Yes, any rim that can take a 2.3” wide tire will also be able to take a 2.25” tire. The width difference is only in the widest part of the tread. The bead of the tire(contact point to the rim) will have the same width with almost all mountainbike tires regardless of tread width.

  • David
    Lv 6
    3 years ago

    The 26” designation can be tricky, as it has 5 different sizes that aren’t compatible. It’s safer to go by the millimeter size, which should be 559 mm diameter for the most common 26”. If your diameter is indeed 559 mm, then that difference in width is nothing to worry about.

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