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Buying new MTB road tyres. What size tyres are good for the rim? Kevlar?
I bought a bike which has 47-559 MTB tyres on a 16-559 rim. I have been doing a lot of cycling on the road recently, so I have looked into getting some MTB road tyres. After reading quite a few guides the general advice appears to be that a 16-559 rim should have a tyre between 25 and 37 - 559. So if I understand it correctly I should get a 26 in tyre that is either 1.25 in or 1.5 in width. Is getting a tyre containing kevlar worth the extra weight and expense?
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