| When you are on the lookout for a new mountain bike, | | | | narrower tires. They also tend to be quite smooth as |
| there are quite a few different things which you need | | | | they do not have to worry about dealing with rough |
| to look at. The tires are one of them as they are by | | | | terrain. Usually narrower tires have less friction then |
| far one of the most important aspects of the bike. | | | | wider tires. It is possible to use wider tires on |
| Most bikers tend to ride over rough terrain which can | | | | pavements but the only problem with that is that it |
| be fairly damaging to the tires if they are not strong | | | | could slow you down quite a lot. |
| enough the handle the stress. Then there are other | | | | Once you know exactly which tires it is that you |
| riders who prefer to ride just on unpaved roads and | | | | should be using, you should then look into the pressure |
| trails. No matter which type of mountain biking you | | | | of the tires. You need to set the pressure to suit your |
| prefer to do, there will always be a tire to suit your | | | | needs as when the tires are at the right pressure, they |
| needs. | | | | will make riding a lot smoother. If your tire pressure is |
| Choosing the Perfect Tires | | | | too low then it could cause problems for you |
| The main thing that you do have to look at before you | | | | potentially as it could puncture the tires. On the other |
| choose the right tires for you is the terrain which you | | | | hand, if the pressure in your tires is too high, it can |
| will be riding over. This is the sole thing that will | | | | cause riding to be overly bumpy and you could easily |
| determine which tires you should purchase. If you plan | | | | lose control of the bike whilst you are out riding. |
| on riding over varied terrain then it might be a good | | | | Another type of tire you can choose is a tubeless tire. |
| idea to get a few different types of tires. Generally | | | | These require a constant low tire pressure and they |
| when looking into the right tires for you, you will need | | | | will reward you by lowering the chance of you having |
| to remember that wider tires are better for rough | | | | a flat tire. Overall there are a number of different |
| terrain and they will also be slightly bulkier too. | | | | mountain bike tires to choose from and it really does |
| If you were planning to ride mainly on the pavement | | | | depend upon the terrain you expect to be riding over |
| then you should aim to look for a bike which has | | | | as to which ones you actually select. |