Winter bike question

brian-<< I am thinking about setting up an old road frame (Cannondale Silk Road
CAAD
3) as a quasi cross bike for winter >><BR><BR>
<< So, I have a couple questions.
- What brake calipers can I use that will work with wider tires?
- How wide of a tire can I run and what type of tires should I look for.
- Do wider tires need special rims? >><BR><BR>

I answer-The problem isn't the brakes but the fork crown and rear brake bridge
along with the chainstays that will limit the size of tire.

See if you have a LBS that will give tires of different widths a try to find
out.

Lastly, no, standard road rims can accept wide, like up to 32mm, tires.

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

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Lastly, no, standard road rims can accept wide, like up to 32mm, tires.

I use 35mm studded tires with Mavic Open Pro & Reflex rims.

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brian-<< I am thinking about setting up an old road frame (Cannondale Silk
Road
CAAD
3) as a quasi cross bike for winter >><BR><BR>
<< So, I have a couple questions.
- What brake calipers can I use that will work with wider tires?
- How wide of a tire can I run and what type of tires should I look for.
- Do wider tires need special rims? >><BR><BR>

I answer-The problem isn't the brakes but the fork crown and rear brake
bridge
along with the chainstays that will limit the size of tire.

See if you have a LBS that will give tires of different widths a try to
find
out.

Lastly, no, standard road rims can accept wide, like up to 32mm, tires.

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Like Peter said, I think you'll find the limiting factor on tire width will
be somewhere else on the bike -- not the brakes. I have a Trek 5500 frame
and I tried to mount a set of cross tires (can't remember what size, but
they were pretty small for "cross" tires). The rear tire rubbed the inside
of the chainstays just behind the bottom bracket. I switched the wheels to
a K2 frame that offered more clearance for the rear wheel and the front
wheel rubbed at the front fork crown.

The reason cross bikes use different brakes (typically center pull or, more
recently, disc) is for more braking power in wet/muddy conditions, not tire
clearance.

--
Bob C.

"Of course it hurts. The trick is not minding that it hurts."
T. E. Lawrence (of Arabia)

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:36:46 GMT, "Peter Cole"
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<> Lastly, no, standard road rims can accept wide, like up to 32mm, tires.
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<I use 35mm studded tires with Mavic Open Pro & Reflex rims.
<

I'm riding Panaracer Pasela 35s on Sun CR-18s with no problem. I put a caliper
on the tire, it measures 31 at 70psi. The pasela 32s that I have used measured
28.

I have 32 mm Panaracer Paselas on my touring bike with regular road rims (CR 18
in front and narrower MA2 in back) -- likewise, no problem at all. But that's
as wide as I'd go. BTW, 32 mm Panaracers are closer to 28 mm in true width.

Mike Yankee

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A friend prefers the knobby look on her converted road bike. The standard
handlebars have been replaced with straight bars and brake levers. The main
obstacle ...She has a very tight squeeze while mounting or removing the
front wheel for transportation. The 32mm tires require finesse so as to not
knock off the front brake pads.

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Hi,
I am thinking about setting up an old road frame (Cannondale Silk Road

CAAD

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3) as a quasi cross bike for winter. I understand that not all brake
calipers will fit around wider tires. So, I have a couple questions.
- What brake calipers can I use that will work with wider tires?
- How wide of a tire can I run and what type of tires should I look for.
- Do wider tires need special rims?

I trying to do this on the cheap. Dont know if I can or not. Any ideas

would

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be appreciated.

Thanks,

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Brian P

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