Will 23" wheels work on my 53"?

Question

I have a 53" road bike and the original wheels are 26".If I buy Wheels that are 23", will there be any problems??

Answer 1

Presuming this is the width of the tyre, the 700 x 23 will fit as direct replacement, however comfort will not be as good.

Answer 2

First off your bike is 53 cm [centimetres] not 53 inches unless you are about ten feet tall and even then it's probably too big.

If you put a 700 wheel on it then your brake pads may not contact the rim properly.

Never use a tape measure to find the size of the wheel as a 26 inch wheel is not the actual size of the rim.

Take it to a bike shop as this advice is always free friend.

I hope this can be of some help to you

Answer 3

Not sure what you mean. I've never heard of a 23" wheel. However, changing wheel size usually doesn't work. Asside from frme clearance issues the brakes won't be in the right place to hit the rim.