So my oldest son seems to enjoy mountain biking. He has a Commençal Ramones 24, which is a 24" fully rigid "plus" bike (24"x2.6). After a couple of 12 mi rides, he's mentioned his hands hurt by the end. Given that summer camps are likely to be limited this summer, I figured if we ride together he should have a fork.
It seems that the only option I can actually get my hands on is the Suntour XCR 24" (1-1/8" steerer, disc brakes, QR dropouts). On the site, they say Max tire width is 54mm.
So my question is, will the 63mm tires he has on there now fit? I emailed Suntour to ask. They didn't have the measurement of the space between the legs, but said that each side has to have 6mm clearance to the arch.
I found these pictures from a post on MTBR from 2016:
to me, it looks like he'll have plenty of clearance to the legs. And as I recall, wide tires on wide rims aren't much taller than "normal" tires. I wish I knew what size those tires in the picture are...
Unfortunately, I can't go and try his wheel in a fork as they won't be available till mid-June (2 weeks!) and my shop doesn't carry that sort of item, they'd be special-ordering it.
I suppose I could always get a skinnier tire if I find the 2.6 doesn't fit, but I find "plus" tires work well for him overall...
Any thoughts?
edited to add: it's probably worth mentioning that I'm willing to invest a little in this bike. My oldest (9) will be riding it at least through to the end of this year, and my youngest (7) will probably inherit it next year for a couple of years.
It seems that the only option I can actually get my hands on is the Suntour XCR 24" (1-1/8" steerer, disc brakes, QR dropouts). On the site, they say Max tire width is 54mm.
So my question is, will the 63mm tires he has on there now fit? I emailed Suntour to ask. They didn't have the measurement of the space between the legs, but said that each side has to have 6mm clearance to the arch.
I found these pictures from a post on MTBR from 2016:
to me, it looks like he'll have plenty of clearance to the legs. And as I recall, wide tires on wide rims aren't much taller than "normal" tires. I wish I knew what size those tires in the picture are...
Unfortunately, I can't go and try his wheel in a fork as they won't be available till mid-June (2 weeks!) and my shop doesn't carry that sort of item, they'd be special-ordering it.
I suppose I could always get a skinnier tire if I find the 2.6 doesn't fit, but I find "plus" tires work well for him overall...
Any thoughts?
edited to add: it's probably worth mentioning that I'm willing to invest a little in this bike. My oldest (9) will be riding it at least through to the end of this year, and my youngest (7) will probably inherit it next year for a couple of years.
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