| decision to buy a mountain bike cannot begin or end | | | | wide, heavy tires which are ideal to handle the friction |
| without paying special notice to the type of tires in the | | | | and dangers of rough terrains. |
| bike. Your choice of adventure, whether rough or | | | | Similarly, if your interest lies in mountain biking on |
| paved, as a biker can largely help determine the type | | | | pavements and well paved paths, then narrow smooth |
| of tires you need to buy as well as the amount of tire | | | | tires are what you need. However a point to |
| pressure you may need to maintain in your mountain | | | | remember is that even tires used for mountain biking |
| bike. All you need to do is keep this correlation in mind | | | | on paved road do need to have friction although on a |
| before as well as after you buy your mountain bike. | | | | lesser scale. Using tires with high friction on paved |
| Mountain Biking adventures involve rugged, rough | | | | areas can cause you to lose speed so though high |
| landscapes and unpaved roads. Sometimes paved | | | | friction tires can be used, they should be preferably |
| roads and well trodden bike trails are also preferred by | | | | avoided. |
| some mountain bikers. The choice of adventure | | | | Appropriate pressure in tires |
| depends from biker to biker and thus the choice of | | | | Having determined the type of tires you need for your |
| Mountain Bike will differ too. Before you decide on your | | | | mountain bike, you need to now focus on the tire |
| choice of mountain bike, you should delve into certain | | | | pressure. The right tire pressure can give you a |
| important factors like the type of tires you will need | | | | smooth ride and better control on your mountain bike. |
| and the type of trail you will be riding on. The | | | | The effects on maintaining either low tire pressure or |
| importance of choosing the right Mountain Bike tires | | | | high tire pressure are easily evident. A mountain bike |
| can be listed as below. | | | | having high tire pressure can lead to a bumpy uneven |
| Types of Tires – Wide, Narrow, High Friction, | | | | ride which can result in loss of control. On the other |
| Low Friction | | | | hand, low tire pressures can make riding difficult and |
| As already pointed out, the type of mountain biking | | | | increased possibility of tire punctures. |
| adventure one prefers differs from biker to biker and | | | | Nowadays, bikers also have the viable option of |
| this very aspect should help you determine the type of | | | | selecting tubeless tires for their mountain bikes. |
| tires you will need and the type of mountain bike you | | | | However tubeless tires require low tire pressure |
| will have to purchase. Though you can purchase | | | | ranging from thirty to forty pounds per square inch but |
| multiple set of tires yet it is important to take a good | | | | the benefit would be lesser chances of facing a flat |
| check on the tires on the Mountain Bike you wish to | | | | tire and the ability to ride on less than normal pressure |
| purchase. If you are a biker who loves riding on rough | | | | in tires for various types of mountain bikes. |
| terrains, your choice of mountain bike should have | | | | |