Road wheels on an mtb bike

[Sven137]

Hi

 

Can I put Road wheels on my titan calypso mtb bike?

[javadude]

Not road wheels, but you can try a set of 29er mtb wheels with road tyres. I put 29er wheels with cyclocross tyres on a 26" GT avalanche that I used for commuting. That bike was so much fun to ride and pretty decent off road too.

[kennyg]

yes it can be done.

 

It mean building a second wheelset, with the disc hubs and road rims.

[Bat-ass]

Ya, as long as you use MTB disc hubs.

MTB rear frame spacing is 135mm. Road hubs are 130mm.

Front bit wider too.

[Sven137]

What is a disk hub? So would it be better to get mtb wheels? As the bike has disks back and front

[gummibear]

Mountain bike hubs have 6 holes for the disc to mount.

 

What's your reason for wanting to do it?

 

 

[Eugene]

Hi

 

Can I put Road wheels on my titan calypso mtb bike?

No you can't without having to have wheels custom made.

 

Just put slicks on your current wheels.

[Sven137]

We want to have a set of Wheels osteitis the Cradle and another set for Northern farms

[Twombles]

Hi-jack on - sorry

 

I know the rim width on a MTB wheel is not the same as a road wheel.

But will you be able to fit a 28c Gatorskin on a MTB wheel?

What are the chances of the tyre coming off around a corner?

 

Hi-jack off

[Twombles]

Also, are MTB rims that specific?

Noob questions, I know, but to me it would seem like you will just be building a new set of MTB wheels (if you use MTB hubs and road rims).

[droo]

Hi-jack on - sorry

 

I know the rim width on a MTB wheel is not the same as a road wheel.

But will you be able to fit a 28c Gatorskin on a MTB wheel?

What are the chances of the tyre coming off around a corner?

 

Hi-jack off

 

29"? You'll be fine, the rims are the same diameter and that's what counts.

[droo]

Also, are MTB rims that specific?

Noob questions, I know, but to me it would seem like you will just be building a new set of MTB wheels (if you use MTB hubs and road rims).

 

Depends. You can fit 29er or road wheels with road tyres onto a 26er. Ona 29er you're just buying a spare pair of wheels so you don't have to swap tyres all the time.