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14-05.-2003, 01:38 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Davis County, Utah
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what are clincher tires?
I am looking at buying some tires online and I'm confused. What are clincher tires? Are they tubeless? If so, do you need special rims?
Some tires I am looking at say clincher, others don't. My bike is a Trek 1220, rims have tubes. Appreciate any help. |
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14-05.-2003, 01:47 PM
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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"Clincher" tyres are the conventional kind of tyre that clinch to the sides of the rim, using the air pressure inside the tube to help keep them on.
"Tubular" tyres need to be sewn together and glued onto the rim. I've never seen one, ever. "Tubeless" tyres are expensive mountain bike tyres  that alleviate pinch-flats when pumped to low pressures (as off-road tyres are)This site has more info: http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tires.html
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14-05.-2003, 01:56 PM
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Thanks rek
so I guess just about any tire I choose except tubular should work |
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14-05.-2003, 04:08 PM
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Pretty much anything off-the-shelf will do, yeah. Tubulars are the exception, not the rule, so to speak.
The only issue you may need to look at is width of the tyre; some frames/brakes are thin and don't give much room for wider tyres. For example, my road bike will only accept up to 28mm width tyres, and even then, with the brake caliper in its 'release' position the sides of the tyre still rub the pads a bit when slotting the wheel in.
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