Thank you for putting your valuable knowledge into laymen terms for all of us clumsy swervers into clear precise information that can be easily used! Great Stuff.
Thanks for the helpful video! It’s been years since I looked for new tires and as soon as I started looking today I realize things were convoluted LOL. Looks like I will need to be careful.
Thank goodness for RUclips. Who would have thought that simply needing a new innertube would require a guide to help decipher the many sets of numbers on this tire.
Around 1:04 it is said a 700C is 700mm, not to be confused with centimeters. However, I believe a 700C is 622mm and not 700mm. Please correct if I'm wrong, though :)
My 700C tires also say ##-622 in ISO. Per the video 700C is 700mm diameter but to the outside of the tire, whereas the 622 is 622mm but refers to the diameter for the inside of the tire where it hooks under the rim.
Thankyou you realy helped, my wheelchair wheels are 24x175 in UK it's almost impossible to find chunky tires with a decent tread with that rim width, I was going to try slightly larger size and hope the rim would hold it, I often wondered what that other number was so thankyou.
I'm lookin at getting thinner tyres for my mtb but the tyres I have are not standard, until this video I didn't have a point of reference to determine what new inner tube and tyre would match up with the rim.
It’s so complicated that I don’t want to ride my bike anymore. The human species can take something that was so simple, when I was a kid, my friends used to go to a junk yard. We’d find a frame, hopefully that still had a chain and back tire. And then we’d find handlebars and front tires and mix and match. We’d take them back to our stoop in Brooklyn and put them together with found or old tools. It took some negotiating but wasn’t like this. I’m seriously exhausted from all these measurements. And let’s keep it to inches. Simple is better. I really feel it’s done to weed out lower class or less educated people. I feel so dumb right now. I just want to ride my bike with my kids this summer. No ulterior motives. And there’s so many of these videos. You’d think, there’s one way to measure your bike tire… nope! Thanks for the info but maybe I’ll just play frisbee with my kids. Bye!
Hi newbie question. I have a folding bike with 18 x 1.5 araya rims. Can i fit in an 18 x 1.75 tires? If yes how wide can i go? Do i also need to match the inner tube size?
Good instruction and would be even better if it weren't for the distracting music in the background. Where did the idea that ambient music overlaid on instructional video enhances learning?
Michael Gambill asked, "Where did the idea that ambient music overlaid on instructional video enhances learning?" Probably from the "Music To Overlay Instructional Videos Federation". So many videos...so much blah music to share.
Hey , Thanks for video . I own a hybrid giant bike , you forgot to mention about them. I need to replace both and pulling my hair looking online for proper tires. Also mine asre tube , can i switch to tubeless ?r
Ok thanks! Next problem. You have a rim and looking for tyre and then you have to measure the rim with the spokes and bearings. How do you measure the rim from the beginning? Big tool-caliper or with a yardstick at the inside but that will not be exact measure( yardstick). Also it doesnt stand on the rim what it is. Never seen a list what tyre fits to a rim?? I have 622mm and this is to small and at a list of tyres-list next step is 630 = 29inch?? But I have a racing bike old one and as I am concerned they never had that size or? Tried to measure rim to 630mm but as above it is hard to measure exact. How big shuold the gap between the two be when you bent it on at the last cm:s? So what to do? :).
I have whats called a Hyperbike thats a horse cart. It has 24x2.125 tires fitted to it. There are no fenders or forks, just an axle pin. With regards to the rim and tube, would a 24x2.4 tire be compatible? Trying to find an off road knobby and this is the closest size I can find. Thanks for any insight.
Hi there, hoping you can help. I’ve got a frame that was given to me but the bicycle has no wheels. My nearest bike shop is quite far away and don’t have car to bring it to the bike shop. Is there any way for me to figure out what size wheels and tyres I’ll need for my bike? Any measurements I can take? I’ve emailed the manufacturers company with the serial number of the frame but they haven’t been much help.
Hey thanks great video. I am looking for some new tires for a LOL yes 1983 Schwinn Predator team 24. This was their 24 in BMX bike. the tires on this bike originally were the 24 x 2.25 can you tell me what would work this day in age on this size rim? Thanks
My bike is Axix Ar30 when the tyre go bad i threw it away but now i am finding it hard to get the exact size. It was written on the rim ETRTO : 622x14 6000 spokes. Please can you help me identify which tyre size is it. Thanks
Can I put a wider type in my bicycle without changing the RIM if they are both 26"? The fork can take it but i'm not sure if the tire can be installed in the rim.
Good video with great content.just to confirm what you said at the end.my mountain bike has 28mm road tyres but I want to go for some wider knobbly tyres the current rim should be able to cater for that?Taking into consideration the width of the forks/frame. Any help is appreciated 👍
Just pointing out to folks that WHEN THE TIRE IS MOUNTED, where the "bead meets the rim" is not where you can see the tire sidewall meeting the metal rim. I can imagine that some new enthusiasts will be measuring their tire at this visible interface and concluding your info is wrong.
I have an old hardtail bike which I want now to use with my Tacx trainer at home. The tire on a bike now is 26 x 1.75 but on the tacx site, I can find only 26 x 1.25 Will, that tire fit on this bike?
Can I put 27x1 1/8-1/4 into 27x 1 rim ? I can't find an exact size 27x1 anywhere eBay or amazon.I have aracer bike 30 years old needs new tires and tube.
Prolly answered this in the vid but I'm at work so I can't watch all of it, my son bent his front wheel and the measurement is 24x1.95 but all I can find is 24x1.75 wheels, will the 1.95 tube and tire fit the 1.75 wheel?
I bought a 26" x 3" wheel for the front of my Ebike, the problem is I'm having problems finding three inch fat tires, will a 2.5" tire fit on a three inch rim? Or should I go larger, i.e., will a 4inch tire fit on a 3" rim?
My old tire says 26 x 1.95 (47-559). I can find one tires 26 x 1.95 but the (47-559) number will be different and I can find a tire (47-559) but the 26 x 1.95 number will be different so what do I need? I need a new tire. Also what would the tube size Be for this tire i have?
Great info but it was really hard to focus with the music. I’d say it’s background music but it was hard to tell the difference in what was louder......the speaker or the music.
i have purchased a used byck older schwinn with the odd rim but the old tire doesnt have metric stamped into it, tire i purchased doesnt fit to small for the rim 26 in but not i was talking to myself in very. unpleasant language before finding out about these odd size wheels. where can i get these odd size tires or do i need to get different wheels
Can you please let's us all know is what is the difference between 700c and 29rs 622 and 28 " tyre,s Just i think they will all fit the same tyre,s . Just i have a bike that takes 28 " wheels and i like to buy some Carbon wheels on line but not sure what to buy because so said to me 700c and 29rs and 28" wheels are all the same
Stephen Kasapis t They mix_up together westerners measures with English patterns on the very same shelve . At one point one cannot know if they are refering to inches or centimeters _ ( which are very differents measurements ). The same goes for tire pressure , several standards , BARS , NEWTON'S , PSI , GRAINS , and Pfounds . which is which ???
Make sure the inner portion on the rim where the tubeless tire bead seats is in good condition. An imperfection, moderate scratch, manufacturing defect, etc on the rim could result in an air leak...some slow and some fast. Some people chase for quite a while looking for tire damage instead of looking at the rim when they discover a slow air leak.
so i bought a used bike in wich the constructor manual says it has 700-32c wheels which is different from what is on the bike (700-40c) my quest to understand this mess lead me here so my question is as follow : etrto on the rim is 622-17 etrto o the wheel however is 622-42 what are, in practice the tire size comptable with my rim thank you
If the 3-digit number from the ISO spec matches then you CAN mount the tire on the rim. So you can mount 42-622 tire on a 17-622 rim because the inner diameters (622mm) match up. However, being able to successfully mount the tire doesn't mean it'll be fine once installed on the bike (e.g. a tire that's too wide could rub against the frame).
Just measure it from the dropout( where the axles are attached to the crotch subtract 2 inches then multiply it by 2, that will be your estimated wheel diameter (inches), just find the size thats very close to your calculated number
Thank you for putting your valuable knowledge into laymen terms for all of us clumsy swervers into clear precise information that can be easily used! Great Stuff.
I'm spinning I'm spinning. This helped confirm I have no idea and still don't.
I think I was less confused before knowing anything about tyre sizes
lmfao
Absolute ignorance is never confusing
Thanks for the helpful video! It’s been years since I looked for new tires and as soon as I started looking today I realize things were convoluted LOL. Looks like I will need to be careful.
Always amazes me how something that could be so simple is made so unessesarily complicated.
The longer I watch the video the less I understand about bike tires lol
The bicycle industry usually references the government playbook.
OMG you are soooo right!! Ridiculous. I’m more confused regarding bike tire sizes after watching this video 🤪 LOL
Thank you, that was great information about the ISO measurement.
Have been searching for simple explanation about 2 days.. this is it.
This video is jam-packed with fantastic info, thank you!
Great explanation. Thank you. I was really confused until I watch the video.
This was helpful. Wasn’t releasing of the Bullshit stress and anger from getting wrong tires, but was helpful. Thanks
Thank goodness for RUclips. Who would have thought that simply needing a new innertube would require a guide to help decipher the many sets of numbers on this tire.
Around 1:04 it is said a 700C is 700mm, not to be confused with centimeters. However, I believe a 700C is 622mm and not 700mm. Please correct if I'm wrong, though :)
My 700C tires also say ##-622 in ISO. Per the video 700C is 700mm diameter but to the outside of the tire, whereas the 622 is 622mm but refers to the diameter for the inside of the tire where it hooks under the rim.
The best video on the topic so far
Thank you! That "C" was really bugging me.
It's like a large bunch of drunks (from differing countries) got together and negotiated this.
Your absolutely right. Probably a
holy crap, I have a headache now
Thankyou you realy helped, my wheelchair wheels are 24x175 in UK it's almost impossible to find chunky tires with a decent tread with that rim width, I was going to try slightly larger size and hope the rim would hold it, I often wondered what that other number was so thankyou.
you absolutely did the best you could given the subject matter! you really did help, thank you!
I'm lookin at getting thinner tyres for my mtb but the tyres I have are not standard, until this video I didn't have a point of reference to determine what new inner tube and tyre would match up with the rim.
Thank you. Great explanations! Huge help. Much gratitude!
Awesome video help me to choose a new tire in the right size!!!
It’s so complicated that I don’t want to ride my bike anymore. The human species can take something that was so simple, when I was a kid, my friends used to go to a junk yard. We’d find a frame, hopefully that still had a chain and back tire. And then we’d find handlebars and front tires and mix and match. We’d take them back to our stoop in Brooklyn and put them together with found or old tools. It took some negotiating but wasn’t like this. I’m seriously exhausted from all these measurements. And let’s keep it to inches. Simple is better. I really feel it’s done to weed out lower class or less educated people. I feel so dumb right now. I just want to ride my bike with my kids this summer. No ulterior motives. And there’s so many of these videos. You’d think, there’s one way to measure your bike tire… nope! Thanks for the info but maybe I’ll just play frisbee with my kids. Bye!
Hi newbie question. I have a folding bike with 18 x 1.5 araya rims. Can i fit in an 18 x 1.75 tires? If yes how wide can i go? Do i also need to match the inner tube size?
Thank you so much! I was about to spend $20 on Amazon and get the wrong size!
Good instruction and would be even better if it weren't for the distracting music in the background. Where did the idea that ambient music overlaid on instructional video enhances learning?
Michael Gambill asked, "Where did the idea that ambient music overlaid on instructional video enhances learning?"
Probably from the "Music To Overlay Instructional Videos Federation". So many videos...so much blah music to share.
Absolutely needed this.
Hey , Thanks for video . I own a hybrid giant bike , you forgot to mention about them. I need to replace both and pulling my hair looking online for proper tires. Also mine asre tube , can i switch to tubeless ?r
Ok thanks! Next problem. You have a rim and looking for tyre and then you have to measure the rim with the spokes and bearings. How do you measure the rim from the beginning? Big tool-caliper or with a yardstick at the inside but that will not be exact measure( yardstick). Also it doesnt stand on the rim what it is. Never seen a list what tyre fits to a rim?? I have 622mm and this is to small and at a list of tyres-list next step is 630 = 29inch?? But I have a racing bike old one and as I am concerned they never had that size or? Tried to measure rim to 630mm but as above it is hard to measure exact. How big shuold the gap between the two be when you bent it on at the last cm:s? So what to do? :).
Thank you. Extremely helpful.
I have whats called a Hyperbike thats a horse cart. It has 24x2.125 tires fitted to it. There are no fenders or forks, just an axle pin. With regards to the rim and tube, would a 24x2.4 tire be compatible? Trying to find an off road knobby and this is the closest size I can find. Thanks for any insight.
Great explanation. Thank you!
So some tires fit more than one rim? My old tires are 700c x 35. I bought one that says it can fit 700c x 32-45. It actually works!
Hi there, hoping you can help.
I’ve got a frame that was given to me but the bicycle has no wheels. My nearest bike shop is quite far away and don’t have car to bring it to the bike shop. Is there any way for me to figure out what size wheels and tyres I’ll need for my bike? Any measurements I can take?
I’ve emailed the manufacturers company with the serial number of the frame but they haven’t been much help.
Hopefully this makes my tire search easier. Replacing dry rotted tires on my '77 Schwinn Breeze.
Hey thanks great video. I am looking for some new tires for a LOL yes 1983 Schwinn Predator team 24. This was their 24 in BMX bike. the tires on this bike originally were the 24 x 2.25 can you tell me what would work this day in age on this size rim? Thanks
I have 27’s on a 70’s road bike and it’s frustrating finding anything other than a slick road tire for it
its easy but the width is the most important
My bike is Axix Ar30 when the tyre go bad i threw it away but now i am finding it hard to get the exact size. It was written on the rim ETRTO : 622x14 6000 spokes. Please can you help me identify which tyre size is it. Thanks
Thank you for explaining this to where a noob who needs to change MTB tires for road tires needed to know.
Can u plz summarize it in simple idea. I want to make my mtb to be hybrid too. Mine now are 26x2.30
Can I put a wider type in my bicycle without changing the RIM if they are both 26"?
The fork can take it but i'm not sure if the tire can be installed in the rim.
I have a 26 X 1.95 tire on my bike but i want to put road tires on it what side do i go with
Go with 26 x 2.25. But it will slow you down. It's ok for rough roads but for a long ride , you will feel it. Just my opinion.
I have an older women’s Ross 3 speed and the tires are dry rot so no tire size visible. Can you tell me what size it needs?
The bike industry really doing whatever the hell they want 🤣
Good video with great content.just to confirm what you said at the end.my mountain bike has 28mm road tyres but I want to go for some wider knobbly tyres the current rim should be able to cater for that?Taking into consideration the width of the forks/frame.
Any help is appreciated 👍
Can a 27.5 x 1.95 tire fits on a 27.5 with a 26.5mm inner and 32mm outer width? Thanks
Just pointing out to folks that WHEN THE TIRE IS MOUNTED, where the "bead meets the rim" is not where you can see the tire sidewall meeting the metal rim. I can imagine that some new enthusiasts will be measuring their tire at this visible interface and concluding your info is wrong.
I have an old hardtail bike which I want now to use with my Tacx trainer at home.
The tire on a bike now is 26 x 1.75 but on the tacx site, I can find only 26 x 1.25
Will, that tire fit on this bike?
Hi, I am looking for 28x1 5/8x1 3/8 tyre and tube, unable to find, what are your suggestions?
Can I put 27x1 1/8-1/4 into 27x 1 rim ? I can't find an exact size 27x1 anywhere eBay or amazon.I have aracer bike 30 years old needs new tires and tube.
I have a 27.5x1.95 or 50-584, which is kind of an odd size and difficult to find a tire I want. Could I go slightly bigger like 27.5x2.10?
So if mine says 26x1.50 should I go smaller or larger?
I am finding that is a specialty size and mostly am finding either 1-3/8 or 1-3/4
Great vid, but I'm still a little confused. can a 52 - 622 tyre replace a 57 - 622 one?
Cheers!
No
Iwant to replace the back tire on bike the original says 24x2.125 , can i put a 24x2.25 on it?
I have a 1984 diamondback ascent and I need new tires but can’t fine the size on the tire
Still confused. Can I swap out the entire rim and tire from 26 x 1.95 to 26 x 1.50? I just want to use the bike on an indoor trainer.
Can i replace a 27.5 x 1.75 road wheels on my mtb that has current tire of 27.5 x 2.1? (Cause im ordering one right now and im scared it will not fit)
Prolly answered this in the vid but I'm at work so I can't watch all of it, my son bent his front wheel and the measurement is 24x1.95 but all I can find is 24x1.75 wheels, will the 1.95 tube and tire fit the 1.75 wheel?
Yes it will work.
Thank you!!! Perfect!! Now I know what the #@$! those numbers are!
I bought a 26" x 3" wheel for the front of my Ebike, the problem is I'm having problems finding three inch fat tires, will a 2.5" tire fit on a three inch rim? Or should I go larger, i.e., will a 4inch tire fit on a 3" rim?
My old tire says 26 x 1.95 (47-559). I can find one tires 26 x 1.95 but the (47-559) number will be different and I can find a tire (47-559) but the 26 x 1.95 number will be different so what do I need? I need a new tire. Also what would the tube size Be for this tire i have?
Is there any difference between 26” x 2.0” and 26” x 1.95?
My bike has 2.0 x 26 but will 26 x 1.96 fit in my bike?
What is compatible brake caliper for 40mm rim set??? Road bike thanks
I had 44-622 tires on my bike. Can I put on 40-622 tires without changing the rim?
is it possible to change type of tires on Rayleigh evo2 some thing with bit more bounce maybe some thing like bmx.
I wanted to know the max size tyre i could put on my wheel :(
Can I replace a size 26 x 1 3/8 to a size 26 x 1 3/4 On an old school bike
I have ETRTO 584X21 rim. will 27.5 x 1.75 tyre fit on it
What size is 21-28 700c is it 700x28? Trying to buy online not very clear
What size inner tube do you buy for a 26 inch tire?
Great info but it was really hard to focus with the music. I’d say it’s background music but it was hard to tell the difference in what was louder......the speaker or the music.
Understanding stuff is cool.
Can I fix 26 x 1.5 tyre on 26 x 1.95 wheel ???? I wish use narrow tyre....
I currently have 700x20mm tyres.Would 25mm fit on the wheel?
i have a bmx with 20×2.125 tires and i need to know the rim size and inner tube
Will a 26” hub La E up to a29” rim, may I ask. : )
You didn't cover 28" tires, are they the same as 700?
Can i change my tire size from a 700c to a 1 1/2 inch tire ?
My tires are 700x23c. What size inner tube do I get?
I need help! My tire size is 26x2.10 what would fit it?
great video. And the music was great, btw.
Yeah.what's the title btw?
Any difference between the 26x1-3/8 and 26x1 3/8?
i have purchased a used byck older schwinn with the odd rim but the old tire doesnt have metric stamped into it, tire i purchased doesnt fit to small for the rim 26 in but not i was talking to myself in very. unpleasant language before finding out about these odd size wheels. where can i get these odd size tires or do i need to get different wheels
Can you please let's us all know is what is the difference between 700c and 29rs 622 and 28 " tyre,s
Just i think they will all fit the same tyre,s . Just i have a bike that takes 28 " wheels and i like to buy some Carbon wheels on line but not sure what to buy because so said to me 700c and 29rs and 28" wheels are all the same
Stephen Kasapis t
They mix_up together westerners measures with English patterns on the very same shelve . At one point one cannot know if they are refering to inches or centimeters _ ( which are very differents measurements ).
The same goes for tire pressure , several standards , BARS , NEWTON'S , PSI , GRAINS , and Pfounds . which is which ???
Yes you can run a 700c carbon wheel set you will just need to make sure they are laced to comparable hubs
i have an old bike with 26x 1 and3 8ths what tyre am im looking for
I thought this would show you how to measure the tire yourself. I'll keep looking.
A friend gave me a Trek 3 wheel bike. The tire ISO #40-507 24x1.5. Will a 24x1.75 tire tube fit my bike?
Yes it will, i have a tyre tube 2.00 and placed a 2.4 tyre. Works perfect
Make sure the inner portion on the rim where the tubeless tire bead seats is in good condition. An imperfection, moderate scratch, manufacturing defect, etc on the rim could result in an air leak...some slow and some fast. Some people chase for quite a while looking for tire damage instead of looking at the rim when they discover a slow air leak.
Please someone help me I have a622 - 19rim and 622 -37 tire is that normal and how big the tire width I can fit to this rim ????
I still don't understand..
I have a bike rim that is 27 x 1 1/14 / 27 x 1 1/8 what tire size do i get?
so i bought a used bike in wich the constructor manual says it has 700-32c wheels
which is different from what is on the bike (700-40c)
my quest to understand this mess lead me here so my question is as follow :
etrto on the rim is 622-17
etrto o the wheel however is 622-42
what are, in practice the tire size comptable with my rim
thank you
If the 3-digit number from the ISO spec matches then you CAN mount the tire on the rim. So you can mount 42-622 tire on a 17-622 rim because the inner diameters (622mm) match up. However, being able to successfully mount the tire doesn't mean it'll be fine once installed on the bike (e.g. a tire that's too wide could rub against the frame).
Unbelievable, the only good thing this video guys succeeded in doing is warn people this shit is confusing as life. That is all he did.
whats the best rim for tyre size 60x559
How is 26 x 4.0 - 4.8 worked out?
ok so i have a rim with no tire how do i know what size? you don't even explain how to do that!
Tape measure.
I have an older bike that needs new tires. The tires have "(28x13/8x15/8)" on them. Anyone know what that would translate to?
700x40c that's the closest one but you can go to 29er
I bought an old Schwinn bike from a junkyard it didn't come with tires how do I know what size tires I need to buy. Thanks
Just measure it from the dropout( where the axles are attached to the crotch subtract 2 inches then multiply it by 2, that will be your estimated wheel diameter (inches), just find the size thats very close to your calculated number
JEEZ, couldn't they make it more confusing?? How ridiculous.
What if your a normal person with a regular old beach cruiser
Would a mountain bike tire size 27.5 fit a 700,×38 hybrid crosstrail bike
no 27.5 and 700 are two different wheel sizes
It's like grandpa Simpson came up with bike tire sizes back in the day.