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<blockquote data-quote="69ST" data-source="post: 182447" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>I don't understand why the tire height issue is so persistently misunderstood. These bikes are limited to about 1.5" talker than stock and rim size has F/A to do with it. All you can do...without serious mods...is change sidewall height.</p><p></p><p>Tire tread and rubber compound, OTOH, can make a huge difference. Any road tire is going to have better grip and improve performance over pavement, compared to knobbies.</p><p></p><p>Either way, once tire diameter exceeds ~19", you first lose chain adjustment range, then the real clearance problems manifest as one goes progressively taller. Beyond ~20" tire-to-chassis clearance can become a safety issue. I've seen guys go over the handlebars when the front tire contacted the lower fork tree, or fender.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="69ST, post: 182447, member: 5"] I don't understand why the tire height issue is so persistently misunderstood. These bikes are limited to about 1.5" talker than stock and rim size has F/A to do with it. All you can do...without serious mods...is change sidewall height. Tire tread and rubber compound, OTOH, can make a huge difference. Any road tire is going to have better grip and improve performance over pavement, compared to knobbies. Either way, once tire diameter exceeds ~19", you first lose chain adjustment range, then the real clearance problems manifest as one goes progressively taller. Beyond ~20" tire-to-chassis clearance can become a safety issue. I've seen guys go over the handlebars when the front tire contacted the lower fork tree, or fender. [/QUOTE]
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