Despite sharing diameters, it's worth knowing that mountain bike wheels have a much wider rim than road bike wheels - often between 25 and 35mm - so in practice, it’s unlikely that you will be ...

Road bikes and mountain bikes are among the most popular types of bikes you can buy. But they're very different. Their frames look completely different, one has fat tyres while the other has ...

The 29-inch wheels now on some mountain bikes (Gary Fisher makes several models) have two supposed advantages: One, you can use 700c tires on them (the road bike standard these days, referring to ...

The 29er mountain bike uses a rim the same size as a road bike, for good reason: It offers less rolling resistance, and, arguably, greater stability while climbing, descending and cornering.