Tyre Width Affection on Rides
Replacing wear out tyres are crucial to ensure maximum safety to you and your rides. Averagely, people replacing their tyres at around 50,000KM or after 2 years after using the tyres. Below are the equivalence table:
Rim width |
Minimum tyre width |
Ideal tyre width |
Maximum tyre width |
| 5,0 Inches | 155 mm | 165 or 175 mm | 185 mm |
| 5,5 Inches | 165 mm | 175 or 185 mm | 195 mm |
| 6,0 Inches | 175 mm | 185 or 195 mm | 205 mm |
| 6,5 Inches | 185 mm | 195 or 205 mm | 215 mm |
| 7,0 Inches | 195 mm | 205 or 215 mm | 225 mm |
| 7,5 Inches | 205 mm | 215 or 225 mm | 235 mm |
| 8,0 Inches | 215 mm | 225 or 235 mm | 245 mm |
| 8,5 Inches | 225 mm | 235 or 245 mm | 255 mm |
| 9,0 Inches | 235 mm | 245 or 255 mm | 265 mm |
| 9,5 Inches | 245 mm | 255 or 265 mm | 275 mm |
| 10,0 Inches | 255 mm | 265 or 275 mm | 285 mm |
| 10,5 Inches | 265 mm | 275 or 285 mm | 295 mm |
| 11,0 Inches | 275 mm | 285 or 295 mm | 305 mm |
| 11,5 Inches | 285 mm | 295 or 305 mm | 315 mm |
| 12,0 Inches | 295 mm | 305 or 315 mm | 325 mm |
| 12,5 Inches | 305 mm | 315 or 325 mm | 335 mm |
Why we have to follow the ideal tyre width according to the rim width?
- Sidewall flex – wider tyre (non-optimum tyre) give you a float feel in the transition from straight ahead to corner.
- Wear and tear – Narrow tyre (non-optimum tyre) accelerate the wear and tear due to to the gripping contact point is widen according to the rims width.
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