Quote Originally Posted by mayanorange View Post
So how does one figure out if a frame is capable of handling a wider wheelset? For example, if I get some cool old steel road bike off craigslist, could I put a wider 700c wheel in there to make it more of a hybrid/trail bike?
You may not need a new wheelset, depending on how much room you have in the brakes and on the frame itself, you may be able to run 700x32 tires or something like that on an old cool steel frame.


Look at the cycocross tires.

But some frames don't have that much clearance.