Are wire bead tires compatible with the wheels on a 2019 Rad Rover?

[Pay Jota]

Can I use pretty much any bead type on my RR?

 

[KenS]

One issue to consider is that the range of tire widths that are suitable are governed by your inner rim width. I would ask Rad for that info and the suitable range of tire widths.

 

[Pay Jota]

I did ask Rad about this. All they reply is to buy one of their existing tires that I already have or go to a bike shop and ask them if you want something different.

So, I guess I am headed to a LBS......

 

[KenS]

Get the inner rim width from Rad. They can't turn down that request. Lots of tire manufacturers have look up tables to indicate what tires will fit that rim size.

 

[KenS]

I checked the Rad web site and they do not list a specific brand name for the rim so you will need to get the rim size from Rad.

 

[jim6b]

Could just establish the inner rim width directly. Measure the outer width then break the bead, measure rim edge thickness and subtract (X 2) from the outer width measurement.

 

[harryS]

I like folding bead because it's more flexible and I feel it's easier to stretch over the 4" rim than a wire bead tire. I broke all my plastic tire irons trying to get the cheap tires off my bike (not a Rad), but the folding bead replacements were easy to go on. I now have plastic irons with internal steel cores for this job.

I believe fat tires are more about frame clearance than rim width. On my 20" fatbike with 3" rims, I dropped down from 20 x4.0" tires to 20 x 3". I also use 26 x 3.5" Veeco Speedster on the 4" rims on my 26" fat bike. If I believe amazon reviews, people have put the Veeco 26 x 4.8" snowshoe on 3.5" rims.

 

[Pay Jota]

Based on my searching, I get the feeling that Vee is not making the Speedster anymore. Their direct links on Amazon no longer shows them and the link on their direct site is a 404. It appears they have a new sales site (shopvee tire or something like that) and the Speedster in the 26x3.5 size is no longer shown anywhere.

Basically, it's being sold on ebay by a couple bike shops, probably from existing stock, and no where else.