Road bike tires generally come in three widths.
Height bike tire sizes chart.
For standard hardtails our mountain bike size chart should be a god send.
The chart is only applicable to light bicycle rims with a specific rim tire interface.
26x1 1 2 650b 27 5 some raleigh and schwinn mountain bikes french utility and touring bikes some new 27 5 mountain bikes.
If you use rims of other brands please send rim profiles to the tire maker for recommendations.
27 5 650 6fattie or even just plus tires.
The letter at the end of a tire size is a throwback to an old french system when the letters a b and c designated different inner tire diameters it does not stand for cm.
23c 25c and 28c their width in mm.
Check your tire s sidewall the numbers there indicate your tire size roughly its outer diameter and its width but not always in that order.
For example with a range from 4 3 to 5 0 4 7 is an optimal option for most riders.
Mountain bike size chart.
So make sure you look at a tire size chart and try a full suspension mountain bike for size before buying.
Unusual size once used on some gt bikes.
26x1 26x1 3 4 650c.
When it comes to choosing width there are two major factors at play.
Typical mountain bike tire.
Used on mountain bikes these tires also go by the names.
27 5 584 mm 650b tires.
Iso etrto mm english size inch french size mm 35 584.
Old schwinn cruiser bikes.
2 2 and 27 5 indicate a tire that has a width of 2 2 and an outer diameter of 27 5.