Focus Mares CX Tire clearance
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Hello all,
Cross is coming ! And I'm on the lookout for a new bike. I'm reading good things about the Focus Mares CX and am just wondering about it's max tire clearance. So I can pop some wider gravel tires in come spring.
Would love to hear from you, also if you have any experiences good or bad with this bike.
Cross is coming ! And I'm on the lookout for a new bike. I'm reading good things about the Focus Mares CX and am just wondering about it's max tire clearance. So I can pop some wider gravel tires in come spring.
Would love to hear from you, also if you have any experiences good or bad with this bike.
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I've fit up to 38MM with minimal rubbing.
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I'm running 38c Schwalbe G-Ones on my Mares with no issues at all.
Wouldn't recommend going any bigger though.
I have 33c X-Ones for rainy days.
Wouldn't recommend going any bigger though.
I have 33c X-Ones for rainy days.
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bearsdidit wrote:I've fit up to 38MM with minimal rubbing.
Any rubbing at all doesn’t inspire much confidence if you so much as pick up a pebble.
It's clearance by the BB that's the issue.
I would say that you could fit some 40s on 100% straight wheels and still have a few mm either side.
However, as soon as you pick up some mud, it's gunna clog up immediately.
Remember the Mares is a CX bike which should be used with 33c tyres (to legally race on). It's not a gravel bike that allows for huge width tyres.
I would say that you could fit some 40s on 100% straight wheels and still have a few mm either side.
However, as soon as you pick up some mud, it's gunna clog up immediately.
Remember the Mares is a CX bike which should be used with 33c tyres (to legally race on). It's not a gravel bike that allows for huge width tyres.
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Thanks for the replies ! Unfortunately the mares I wanted is sold out, which was a force 1 for the same price as a new apex1. So now I'm looking around for other CX bikes, with manufacturer clearance up to 40c. Since I don't (yet ) race any uci- events I would love to go wider than 33c, which all the newly released CX bikes will do.
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Im riding Schwalbe G-One Allround Evolution - TLEasy - Folding Tire - 40-622, 700 x 38C with wide Easton R90 SL Clincher Rim 19.5mm inner width and there is plenty of clearance. Wouldnt run 40mm with wide rims though.
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Don't think so, as the frame in the rear doesn't seem to be designed with 650 in mind ie curved and shaped chainstays. It will definitely fit 700x40 with about 3-4mm clearance on each side, but that's about it.
according to this article:yinzerniner wrote: ↑Fri Apr 27, 2018 11:27 pmDon't think so, as the frame in the rear doesn't seem to be designed with 650 in mind ie curved and shaped chainstays. It will definitely fit 700x40 with about 3-4mm clearance on each side, but that's about it.
http://www.bikeman.com/bikeman-blogs/65 ... -guidlines
to find the area of the stays and fork for clearance width, they say to measure 320mm from center of the axle. that's for 650b x 38mm tire.
how much would i add to 320 mm for a 47mm tire?
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I recently picked up some zipp 30 course wheels (21mm internal) and was hoping to run the new specialized tracer in a 38c.
I tried out a 40c WTB nano, and it fits but is tighter than I would like. How much room is enough room? This would be a dry only wheelset so I’m not worried about mud clearance but don’t want to destroy a frame with a wheel wobble or by picking up a pebble.
I tried out a 40c WTB nano, and it fits but is tighter than I would like. How much room is enough room? This would be a dry only wheelset so I’m not worried about mud clearance but don’t want to destroy a frame with a wheel wobble or by picking up a pebble.