Bicycle Wheel Sizes 700c

Wheel size and frame size are generally not correlated.

Bicycle wheel sizes 700c. 700c is the standard wheel size for modern road bikes. Darren there s the debate going on about whether to use 26 wheels tires or 700c whats your take on this also what about clinchers versus disc brakes thank you for your consideration i m going to have a touring bike built soon and would love to have your input on these two very important. Fat bikes ones that use 26 700c 29 wheels with 4 tires are increasingly popular. So here is everything you need to know about.

The size of an inner tube varies with the amount of air that you fill them with. Tyres of the same size may come with lots of different markings. This is one reason why surly only offer 700c wheels on their touring bike frames over 56cm. In fact if you look at other comments here those folks referenced 700c wheels.

C is the width code of the tire as you would see if you looked at your bike from behind or in front. Sometimes very small adult road bike frames will use a smaller wheel size like 650b but it s more common even for. Thankfully picking the correct size of inner tube for your bike is as easy as tires. Bill from evelo here you might be surprised to know that most bikes actually use full size wheels oh sure there are quite a few out there that are folders and so forth some using 20 wheels for example.

700c 29er and 28 inch bicycle wheels all have the same rim diameter of iso 622 mm. However anyone buying a road bike should be aware of what a term such as 700c means. Tire size is shown on the side of a tire. A few common bicycle wheel sizes include.

So they re sold by fixed diameter and range of widths e g. If you are on the smaller size it makes sense to use 26 wheels that reduce toe overlap and the stand over height of your bike. 28 1 15 8 28 1 1 or 700 32c which are all 32 622. While some manufacturers do continue to use the term for marketing purposes the term itself has little if any value.

29er is basically a marketing term for wide 700c wheels that are made for off road riding. A 700c wheel increases the chances of toe overlap compared to the smaller wheel sizes. Pick a tube that matches the numbers embossed on your tire i e. 28 inch is a size that is still used in some parts of the world though it is.

In case of road bike 700c refers to the wheel size. C refers to the old french system which classified tire widths from a the narrowest to d the widest. So a c. Most adult road bikes use 700c wheels whereas 26 is typically a mountain bike wheel size although in recent years mountain bikes are using larger wheels as well.

The notation is a relic from the past and no longer an accurate measure of the wheel size. The 700 number is the stated diameter of the bicycle tire in millimeters. 700c tubular 2130 213 700c 35 622 700x35c 2168 217 38 622 700x38c 2180 218 40 622 700x40c 2200 220 42 622 700x42c 2224 222 44 622 700x44c 2235 224 45 622 700x45c 2242 224 47 622 700x47c 2268 227 54 622 29x2 1 2288 229 29 56 622 29x2 2 2298 230 60 622 29x2 3 2326 233 tire circumference chart please use this chart for your reference. Even worse the same or very similar markings can sometimes be found on completely different sizes of tyre.

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