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Hector13
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I am new to biking, but I plan to use my bike solely for exercise by biking around the new york city
area (ie, on "paved" roads mostly, not on any mountains).
I plan to do some 30-50 mile rides over this summer and I have heard of people putting thin
("slick"?) tires on their mountain bikes.
My question is, is this an easy/possible thing to do on my bike? The current tires on the bike are
2.1" (I believe). Can I just get a set of 1.25s or 1.5s and throw them on the bike or do I need to
get new tubes as well? Also, when people say "slicks" do they mean tires that are 1.25 to 2" or can
you actually get road-size tires for a mountain bike (I mean in width, I realize they have different
diameters).
Lastly, if it is possible, is it something a newbie could do with perhaps the help of a bike
maintenance book (any recommendations)?
Thanks for any help.
area (ie, on "paved" roads mostly, not on any mountains).
I plan to do some 30-50 mile rides over this summer and I have heard of people putting thin
("slick"?) tires on their mountain bikes.
My question is, is this an easy/possible thing to do on my bike? The current tires on the bike are
2.1" (I believe). Can I just get a set of 1.25s or 1.5s and throw them on the bike or do I need to
get new tubes as well? Also, when people say "slicks" do they mean tires that are 1.25 to 2" or can
you actually get road-size tires for a mountain bike (I mean in width, I realize they have different
diameters).
Lastly, if it is possible, is it something a newbie could do with perhaps the help of a bike
maintenance book (any recommendations)?
Thanks for any help.