Rear tire size question

[ecr959]

Hello everybody

I have been here a short time, but I have already been admiring the cool-looking fat rear tire in some photos I've seen. I want that fat rear tire. I got a question about the rim. So far, I understand that the standard size is 130, so I buy a 140 , will I also need to buy another rim ? OR Will this standard rim I have accept it ? I really like that look. Share your "fat tire" pics with me.

[geezer]

the 140 will fit and all you have to do is move the black bar that holds the rear brake drum in placewith a few washers to move it away from the tire.[attachment=2:2wwkr36n]DSC09738.JPG[/attachment:2wwkr36n][attachment=1:2wwkr36n]DSC09739.JPG[/attachment:2wwkr36n][attachment=0:2wwkr36n]DSC09740.JPG[/attachment:2wwkr36n]

[geezer]

yeah those are pretty worthless pics but that is the 140 so there you go, on the stock rim, and in the last pic youll see the bar im talking about

[blaine]

Hello everybody

I have been here a short time, but I have already been admiring the cool-looking fat rear tire in some photos I've seen. I want that fat rear tire. I got a question about the rim. So far, I understand that the standard size is 130, so I buy a 140 , will I also need to buy another rim ? OR Will this standard rim I have accept it ? I really like that look. Share your "fat tire" pics with me.
You do not to buy another rim.The 140 tire will fit on it,no problem.
:) :cool:

[ecr959]

I was taking a close look at the rear tire today. I'm gonna back off on buying a new tire just to have an extra 10 millimeters. I looked at a metric ruler too, I can't justify spending $98 plus tax and maybe more (if I can't do it myself" just to have 140 millimeters instead of 130. Its only about 3/8 of an inch.

My bike is almost new , just 412 miles from the previous owner. My rear tire looks OK.

[blaine]

I was taking a close look at the rear tire today. I'm gonna back off on buying a new tire just to have an extra 10 millimeters. I looked at a metric ruler too, I can't justify spending $98 plus tax and maybe more (if I can't do it myself" just to have 140 millimeters instead of 130. Its only about 3/8 of an inch.

My bike is almost new , just 412 miles from the previous owner. My rear tire looks OK.
I waited and installed a 140 at replacement time. :) :2tup:

[geezer]

also did mine when it was time to replace. another good thing about the 140 is a bit more ground clearance. i lean the bike till my pegs scrape so every little bit helps. also a negative point to the 140 is a bit less torque. this bike needs all it can get so if you dont mind stick with the 130

[jonathan180iq]

I was going to say, a fatter rear tire will eat up some of your power.

The fatter the tire, the more "umph" it takes to get it moving and the more parastitic drag it will have while traveling down the road. This is just wasted energy.

It's why thinner, harder times on you car result in better gas mileage. The same principle is true with bicycles, especially.
I once had a Wal-Mart special mountain bike that I would use to trek from work to class and then home. With knobby mountain bike tires, that trip took me 1 hour and some change. Switching over the a higher pressure smooth tire, and going the same route, I could make the journey in just 45 minutes.

I'm not saying that you're going to experience some huge loss of power or that your bike will come to a dead stop by itself... but it is something to consider.

As with any modification, it's usually better to replace something when it goes bad. I don't like to fix things that ain't broke. :)