The MTB tyre deal checklist: six checks before price
Match wheel diameter, width, casing, compound, tubeless specification and part number before comparing MTB tyre deals across shops.
Research-based buying guidance · reviewed 2026-09-08 · The Sendicate editorial approach
The expensive tyre is the one you cannot use. Before opening ten retailer tabs, write one exact specification. This checklist turns “a cheap Assegai” into a comparison you can actually act on.
Six fields to confirm
- Wheel diameter: copy the size from the tyre and wheel, including the ETRTO marking where available. Do not assume both wheels are the same size on a mixed-wheel bike.
- Width and clearance: check your rim manufacturer's permitted widths and your frame/fork clearance. The advertised inch width alone is not a fit guarantee.
- Casing: write the full designation, not just “enduro tyre”.
- Compound: match the rubber option explicitly; a photograph or abbreviated title is not enough.
- Tubeless specification: confirm the tyre and wheel system's requirements rather than assume every folding tyre is tubeless-ready.
- Part number and generation: use the manufacturer identifier to distinguish variants that share a tread name.
Schwalbe explains that tyre and rim diameters must match and that tyre width must suit internal rim width; it also flags additional wheel-maker requirements for hookless rims. Check Schwalbe's dimension guidance. Follow the specifications for your actual tyre and wheel rather than treating a general chart as approval of every combination.
Then compare the bill
For the same confirmed variant, record the item price, payable currency, delivery charge, any import charges confirmed at checkout, and return conditions. Mark a missing cost as unknown, not zero. Check that a discounted listing applies to your selected size rather than another option in the menu.
A useful shopping note
Front: model / diameter / width / casing / compound / part number.
Rear: model / diameter / width / casing / compound / part number.
For each shop: confirmed variant / currency / delivery / total /
checked date.
If an offer is missing a critical specification, ask the retailer for it. A family page is a discovery aid, not proof that every listed tyre is interchangeable.