Skinny 26" tires? Giveing a small fixie a “faster” look I'm a very short woman and, since I wanted a triangle-frame fixie, I used 26" tires and a 49cm frame so it would fit me perfectly. The trouble is my tires are the wider variety. I want to have the slim fixie look, so I want skinny tires, but I can't find them in 26" size.

Are there any solutions?

I mostly want the slim tires for cosmetic reasons. The current tires function perfectly. (Used to to be a messenger, now I just commute) so maybe there are some tires that just have a more "speedy" look to them?

When my bike looks nice I feel good about riding. So, I'm hoping someone can help.
If your LBS doesn't stock speedier/skinnier 26" tires, you might have to order them (either through the shop or online somewhere).

They are a bit less common, but here's four options I found looking at some major tire manufacturer's websites:


Specialized All Condition Elite (26x1.0 available)
Schwalbe Durano 399 (26x1.10 and 26x1.35 available)
Continental Sport Contact (26x1.3 available)
Schwalbe Kojak (26x1.35 available)


Keep in mind:
There's limits to how narrow a tire you can reasonably put on a given rim.  If you go too narrow for a given rim, you'll get pinch flats and possibly even rim damage. Sheldon Brown's site has a helpful chart of tire width and rim width compatibility.  What is the (interior) width of your rims?  Or at the very least, what size tire do you have now?