| Re: Can I use bigger tires?
If you don't get the right WIDTH tire for the rim, you will be asking for trouble. You will change the profile of the tire. This in frighteningly common. Often in class we see riders that are leaning their bikes to the point of scraping and they still have wide chicken strips because the tires are bent in to fit in the rims and you would literally crash before using up the tires. Not to mention the decreased contact patch. The rim is stamped with it's width. Contact the tire manufacturer and determine the matching tire for that specific rim width. Different year bikes of the same model can have different width rims! |