Widest bycicle wheel?

Question

how wide are the widest bycicle wheels,and where can i buy one?i heard that the ones used in downhill riding are pretty wide but i don't if they are the widest

Answer 1

The widest rim available is the Surly Large Marge....65mm wide, I think.   It's freakin' huge.  

Echo trials rims (rear) are 40mm wide and available in lots of colors, but only in 36h or 48h drilling.  Check them out at http://www.webcyclery.com    They're made for the stresses of rear-wheel landings in trials riding.....pretty d**n bombproof.

The Sun Doubletrack and Alex DP32 rims are 39mm wide, and the Spank (Stiffy?  Or Subrosa?  I can't remember now) is 40mm wide.  Those are available in 32h if you need.

There are lots and lots of rims available in 32mm and 36mm, which is usually plenty strong for downhilling and urban riding.  I'm not sure why you're asking this question, but if you've been tearing up wheels, you might start with something like the 29mm Sun Rhinolyte XL.   Those are strong and cheap.  If you're doing drops to flat over 3' or getting into some really nasty rocks, look for a rim that's 32mm wide or more.

Before you focus on the widest rim or the widest tire, you need to find out max capacity of your frame and fork.  Unless you get into the downhill or specialty parts, most forks will max out at 2.3 tires, and not many frames will go over that size either.   Also, you don't want to put a "narrow" tire on a wide rim (comparatively speaking here, of course).....you need to match them both up with each other if you want a good and safe ride.  

Hope this helps you out.   Fat is good.   :o)

Answer 2

Hello. If i am not wrong.. Surly Pugesly do have the widest tires. you may want to check them up, those tires are able to go on road, snow and off road!

Answer 3

I did see in Germany one nice and funny really long two wheel bicycle for 23 riders , it had custom build whels and truck GoodYear tires 265 / 70 R 17 .

Answer 4

downhill tyres are the widest.

you may need a new rim in order to ride them

there may not be enough clearance for the tyre on your frame or fork.3-4 inches is not unheard of

but if you are looking for largest diameter wheel it is a 29er

Answer 5

The widest strongest rims I ever had were Mavic Paris/Dakar ceramics.They were bulletproof.

There is a special rim that a shop I know uses that is wide and strong and uses thick spokes.It is a concave rim.They guarantee the wheel if they build it.They can build the wheel in many sizes.

Jack Nauss Bicycle shop,Agricola street,Halifax ,NovaScotia.

Ask for Dave Nauss,or Adam.

The wheels simply dont break

I hope this can be of help

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