I have an old redline conquest that has some ancient gatorskins on it. Bike hasn’t been ridden in a while. I’d like to put some new tires on it for my son to ride with me as I don’t trust the ones that are on there. Easy gravel, fire roads, bike trail, and cinders.
Funny how skinny old cyclocross rims are compared to today.
Oh gosh, these will stick out like balloons maybe, but a 30c Kenda Kwick is cheap and will suit what he’s doing for now.
Kenda Kwick Cyclocross Tire (Black) (700c) (30mm) - Performance Bicycle
I have a bunch of old Open Pro by Mavic rims that are 15mm wide that I run up to a 42mm gravel tire all the time. I would think anything in the 35 to 37mm range like Gravel Kings would be fine.I mentioned that tire because for mixed roan and not extreme gravel it is a real nice rider.
Yeah, same here. I’ve easily put 700c x 38 on older Mavic Open Pro and Reflex rims, with no problem.
I ended up getting new wheels, REI had a cheap set for 180 and the right shifter had died. So fixed it up a bit more than planned. My son took it out for its return voyage today with me. He blasted up the climb that this picture is at the top of I set my 3rd best 30 second effort following him at the start. Youth and being 50 pounds lighter than dad.
