non-knob tires for mountain bike

[eddief]

I want to turn my ancient Rock Hopper into a more cityfied machine.

Gonna remove the aftermarket shock fork and re-install original equipment rigid steel.

Then I need to replace the knob tires. Can I really get 26x1.0 tires on those fat rims?

Any recommendations for tires that will do well on pavement and the occasional gravel fire road?

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bro ritchey slicks i.m.h.o. cheers :beer:

[Ken Robb]

Too skinny for mtn. rims. I like 1.5 Avocet Cross ll on my MB3.

[Lifelover]

I know you can get away with 1.5" because I put "WTB Slickasaurus" on a old Trek 930 for my boys to use as a road bike. They have a pretty round profile like a standard road tire

However I use "D" shaped 2" slicks on my SS MTB and don't notice much if any loss in rolling resistance. IMO the round skinny tires look silly on the MTB.

[samcat]

...you ought to be able to run a 1.25 (32mm) Geax Street Runner or the Performance slick street tire similar to it...City Slicker or something like that. Either make terrific commute tires.

You might find though, as others have already posted, that a 1.5 or 1.75 tire will protect the wider rims better.

PH

[YO!!!]

Matrix Road Warrier slicks are 26" x 1.50.

Got them on my Gary Fisher Klunker.

[zap]

Specialized Fat Boy 1.25.

[Chief]

Running Ritchey Tom Slicks 1.4 on mine.

[d_douglas]

Agreed with the earlier comment that super skinny MTB tires don't really do much for you. Part of the fun of commuting on an MTB is that you can ride off of the odd curb or hit a rut in the road without fearing for your life.

I used Specialized 1.0" Turbos and was constantly getting flats until I got a flat spot in my rim. I then switched to Michelin Wildgripper City tires (1.5") and they were much much better (highly recommended for durability, by the way) My current MTB has Conti Town and Country 1.75" and they are great as well, though maybe a bit too wide. Crank up the PSI and they roll like fat road tires.

This thread will yield everyone's personal tire preferences, but what you can see as a pattern is that no one has advocated the use of 1.0" tires - I would rather ride my road bike if that was the case.

Good luck!

Darren

[eddief]

I have decided due to good deal on ebay and voices heard here to try some Tom Slicks in the 1.4 width.