Tire size

What size tires can I get for mt. bike rims Mavic 217 SUP 559x17 6005? Need new tires for off road/ singletrack

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Permalink Reply by Tandemonium on September 2, 2014 at 3:48pm

+1 to sheldon links:
http://sheldonbrown.com/tire-sizing.html
This similar page on his website also has a nice matrix of wheel rim widths and tire sizes. You can take a look at that if you want to be more precise. Note he says this matrix is conservative and so you might be able to push it. I've used this several times without any problems.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on September 3, 2014 at 2:26am

17mm interior rim width is narrow for a mtb. Don't go bananas when you're tire shopping. Measure your bike to see how wide of tire your frame can handle.