Road Bike Tire Sizes 700c

Sometimes very small adult road bike frames will use a smaller wheel size like 650b but it s more common even for small frames to use 700c wheels.

Road bike tire sizes 700c.

Solé bicycles sells custom single speed fixed gear bicycles city bicyclesc dutch bicycles and beach cruisers. Typical road bike tire. Note that the c does not stand for centimeters. 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.

Nowadays bike tires are typically marked according to iso standard a system originally developed by etrto european tire and rim technical organization but older english and french tire size dimensions are still used as well use the data from the following tables to determine interchangeability and convert between iso etrto english. Because of the high pressure and desired low rolling resistance road tires come in narrow widths. If a tire is 700cc by 25 millimeters then the width of the tire is 25mm. 700 x 32c indicates a tire that has an outer diameter of 700mm and a width of 32mm.

Determining which tire size you want is dependent upon what you are going to be using them for. All of our bicycles are designed in venice beach ca. C refers to the old french system which classified tire widths from a the narrowest to d the widest. Very old us lightweight bicycles.

C is the width code of the tire as you would see if you looked at your bike from behind or in front. Modern road bikes hybrids 29 mountain bikes. Commonly used in asia and the netherlands for utility bicycles. 700 32 47mm for road cyclocross gravel and hybrid bikes with 700c wheels and 32 to 47mm tyres bigger tyres naturally require bigger inner tubes.

Some bikes especially triathlon bikes are available with wheel diameters of 650 or 650c. 700c is the size of your bike tire according to the french system. It s a holdover from an old french system that designated tire sizes using the letters a b and c you might see just one set of sizing numbers on a tire or two or even three. Most road wheels have a diameter of 700c though some models could be as small as 650c.

Some older road bikes still have the 27 inch size. Road tires generally come in the size 700c which roughly equals 700 millimeters. Iso conventional size application. 26x1 1 4 26x1 3 8 s 6.

The gmc bike comes with 700c wheels that are lightweight and ideal for casual cycling. On the left is a 700 x 32 47mm inner tube. Conversion tables for common bicycle tire sizes. The 700 number is the stated diameter of the bicycle tire in millimeters.