Is it ok to put on smaller MTB tires on the front? my bike is too heavy with "26x 2.1"?

... I want a hybrid type, bike. Since I occasionally bike around trails with a little mud. But I also ride in the streets wherein I like it lighter like police bikes.

I have put tires as small as 26x1.75 on bikes for those who want to use their all terrain bike as a hybrid, but you will never get the performance of a hybrid by just changing tires.

Hybrids have a completely different design including frame geometry, gearing, and materials They are much closer to a road bike than an mtb or atb so are built lighter and with angles that better suit on-road riding and off-road on smoother trails.

If you have a bike with full suspension you may as well forget getting any kind of on-road performance out of it- even with a tire change. Every time you push a pedal on a full suspension bike the frame flexes... rather than your energy going into forward motion it gets damped in the suspension. The average person can only produce about 1/4 horsepower and with full suspension on the road your energy is wasted. Comparing this to cars, you'll note that Cadillac-like cars require much more power than stiff little sportscars. Why? Because their frame, weight, and suspension require a bigger powerplant.

So, if you want a hybrid bike, buy a hybrid bike. Consider your ideas as putting racing wheels on a cement truck. Besides, having 2 bikes is better than one. Source(s): bike mechanic for 26 years

i dont see a problem with it..... although one might wear faster than the other . have fun
try kenda 1.95
What bikes do you have now? If your bike has a larger diameter wheelset than 26", you probably will afect riding geometry. If you're running 26", probably 26x2.1 might be good, but there are very different tires that vary in weight a lot in the same size.

Continental Explorers, Scwhalbe Racing Ralphs and Tioga Red Dragon comes to mind as light tires.

This is not a rule, but most people run wider tires at front to have better direction and a narrow tire at the rear.
check out nashbar.com or performance.com for 26" tires you can use for trails and roads.

I pick a set up on nashbar on sale. It was kevlar-lined with a smooth center and knobbies on the side. I do most of rides on pavement with occasional trail.
Yes it's ok, the wife has an Answer Manitou FS MTB and she didn't like the off road tires and we switched her Tioga 26x1.95 off road tires to a 26x1.50 Tioga city slicker for a smoother ride and it works perfectly and that's basically what she achieved was turning her mtb into a hybrid.

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