So when I resume using the Speed Rides I'll get some 622x19 rims, maybe even a touch wider for gravel. They feel stable on fast downhill curves. While not an ideal match of tire/rim width, it's fine for my hybrid bike 12 mph loafcycling. Switched to 700x32 Conti Sport Contact II, a better fit for the 622x14 rims and, even better, now fit an old set of SKS Bluemels I already had in the closet. I just wasn't comfortable pushing 'em that hard. Speed Rides are pretty supple with thin sidewalls for tires with specs that seem unremarkable on paper. I just wasn't confident in having that much shoulder flexing unsupported over relatively skinny rims, especially when I dropped the pressure to 30-45 psi for gravel. Felt just a wee bit squirmy on fast curves but never out of control. A friend gave me a nice set of Alex double wall 622x14 rims. Great, versatile tires on my nothing-special Araya 622x19 single wall rims, fast on good pavement, comfy and stable on rough and ripply pavement, excellent on any reasonably good gravel or dirt as long as it's not slippery slimy stuff that needs aggressive tread.Īlas, those rims were borked by a car last spring. Comes in one size, nominally 700x42, actually measures 700x38 on most rims, confirmed by other Speed Ride users. My favorite hybrid tire is the Continental Speed Ride. Whether you notice depends on how and where you ride.Įxample where it didn't make a huge difference. Fat tires on skinny rims leave too much unsupported shoulder. In ordinary conditions puttering around town, probably wouldn't notice much difference. Main difference I notice is in handling on tricky stuff on my road bike - fast curves, especially on ripply and rough pavement.
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