... I want a hybrid type, bike. Since I occasionally bike around trails with a little mud. But I also ride in the streets wherein I like it lighter like police bikes.
2006-10-19 16:11:42 · 10 answers · asked by marj-ma-lade 1 in Sports ➔ Cycling
I have put tires as small as 26x1.75 on bikes for those who want to use their all terrain bike as a hybrid, but you will never get the performance of a hybrid by just changing tires.
Hybrids have a completely different design including frame geometry, gearing, and materials They are much closer to a road bike than an mtb or atb so are built lighter and with angles that better suit on-road riding and off-road on smoother trails.
If you have a bike with full suspension you may as well forget getting any kind of on-road performance out of it- even with a tire change. Every time you push a pedal on a full suspension bike the frame flexes... rather than your energy going into forward motion it gets damped in the suspension. The average person can only produce about 1/4 horsepower and with full suspension on the road your energy is wasted. Comparing this to cars, you'll note that Cadillac-like cars require much more power than stiff little sportscars. Why? Because their frame, weight, and suspension require a bigger powerplant.
So, if you want a hybrid bike, buy a hybrid bike. Consider your ideas as putting racing wheels on a cement truck. Besides, having 2 bikes is better than one.
2006-10-20 01:40:55 · answer #1 · answered by bikeworks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What bikes do you have now? If your bike has a larger diameter wheelset than 26", you probably will afect riding geometry. If you're running 26", probably 26x2.1 might be good, but there are very different tires that vary in weight a lot in the same size.
Continental Explorers, Scwhalbe Racing Ralphs and Tioga Red Dragon comes to mind as light tires.
This is not a rule, but most people run wider tires at front to have better direction and a narrow tire at the rear.
2006-10-19 18:20:18 · answer #2 · answered by Roberto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's ok, the wife has an Answer Manitou FS MTB and she didn't like the off road tires and we switched her Tioga 26x1.95 off road tires to a 26x1.50 Tioga city slicker for a smoother ride and it works perfectly and that's basically what she achieved was turning her mtb into a hybrid.
2006-10-20 00:09:31 · answer #3 · answered by Ric 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you definitely can. I have 26X2.1 and replaced both front and rear with 26X1.5 slicks for a 100 mile road bike ride. The difference was incredible.
2006-10-20 13:09:42 · answer #4 · answered by Andrew W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no mechanical reason why you can't put a more narrow set of tires on your bike. I would say 1.95 would be the correct width from your brief description. I like Contintal tires, or Armadillo's.
2006-10-20 05:49:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out nashbar.com or performance.com for 26" tires you can use for trails and roads.
I pick a set up on nashbar on sale. It was kevlar-lined with a smooth center and knobbies on the side. I do most of rides on pavement with occasional trail.
2006-10-19 19:10:10 · answer #6 · answered by buddhaboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"hybrid" bikes arent really that light anyway to begin with. i would just get a decent lightweight hardtail and switch the tires out from rd to mt. when u need to.
2006-10-20 00:50:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's best to go smaller in back than in front for MTB, but if ur mostly street, i'd go with 26x1.9.
2006-10-20 15:17:22 · answer #8 · answered by dbqdawg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont see a problem with it..... although one might wear faster than the other . have fun
2006-10-19 16:14:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try kenda 1.95
2006-10-19 16:18:08 · answer #10 · answered by jp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋