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fitting wider tyres to my sirrus
wolfboy 
| 02 Aug 13:15 |
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Joined: 02 Aug 2009 Posts: 18 Bike: My Profile | Hi, I have a Sirrus Elite which came with 28C tyres. I will be doing the Isle Wight ride this year, probably the 50mile route which is described as "'may not be suitable for road bikes" Does any one know if you can fit wider tyres to a Sirrus, without changing wheels and would the frame be ok for gentle off road, (gravel paths). Regards Martin |
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raywebb
| 02 Aug 13:54 |
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Joined: 07 Jun 2009 Posts: 21 Bike: My Profile | I did this route about 5 years ago...it certainly wasn't suitable for road bikes then. Quite a bit of single track through woods etc from Cowes to Yarmouth and again over to the west of the island past Sandown. You could by-pass the off road sections as there is a coastal road that goes round most of the island. It's a great ride though. Ray |
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wolfboy
| 02 Aug 18:04 |
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Joined: 02 Aug 2009 Posts: 18 Bike: My Profile | Hi raywebb, I will have my 13 year old son with me who has only done a 25 and 32, so thought the round the Island route which 70, might be a bit much? I do have an old mountain bike I could use, but the Sirrus is so nice to ride, I was wondering if I could turn it into a hybrid for the day. |
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dudley
| 03 Aug 02:34 |
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Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 498 Bike: My Profile | the rims will probably take 35's but you need to check clearance near the stem / brakes etc. Depending on the bike and breaks, it may be hard to get the tyre past the brake blocks, even when eased for removing the wheel. |
| My Latest Route: Nov 2009 Forth Estuary Circular | |
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wolfboy
| 03 Aug 05:48 |
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Joined: 02 Aug 2009 Posts: 18 Bike: My Profile | Thanks for your reply, I think I will find an old tyre and give it a go. The bike has carbon forks, do you think these will be ok, or could they be damaged, on gravel etc? Wolfboy |
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dudley
| 03 Aug 08:41 |
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Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 498 Bike: My Profile | don't know the bike, but as you can buy a full carbon MTB, i dont think the material itself is an issue. Just like steel or aluminium, the just use more of it, in different sections for the MTB than the road bikes. if it is gravel paths, and nothing more adventurous, you should be alright with wider tyres if yo can get them, i'd have thought. worth an email / call to the organiser? they'll know exactly how 'off-road' the route is. |
| My Latest Route: Nov 2009 Forth Estuary Circular | |
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