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WTB Byway Front Tire

What the checker says48will not fit18check before you buy

Run variant by variant through the gravel bike builder’s own engine. Every sentence below is the checker’s, unedited. Nothing here says this part fits your bike; it says what it does and does not fit among the parts we hold.

Checked against 739 verified gravel bike parts in this catalog. 716 produced no finding of any kind; that is Byway. Byway clears 576. Each variant produces 3 to 45 distinct errors and 1 to 17 distinct warnings.

Will not fit

  • Will not fiterror · Rear WheelWheel size mismatch: Rear wheel = 700c, Front tire = 650b. A road or gravel build runs one wheel size end to end. On 59 of the 71 verified rear wheels in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · Front WheelWheel size mismatch: Front wheel = 700c, Front tire = 650b. A road or gravel build runs one wheel size end to end. On 49 of the 58 verified front wheels in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · Rear WheelWheel size mismatch: Rear wheel = 650b, Front tire = 700c. A road or gravel build runs one wheel size end to end. On 12 of the 71 verified rear wheels in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · Front WheelWheel size mismatch: Front wheel = 650b, Front tire = 700c. A road or gravel build runs one wheel size end to end. On 9 of the 58 verified front wheels in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · ForkWheel size mismatch: Fox 32 Taper-Cast is a 700c fork but the build is 650b. On 2 of the 31 verified forks in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · ForkWheel size mismatch: RockShox Rudy XL Ultimate is a 700c fork but the build is 650b. On 2 of the 31 verified forks in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · ForkWheel size mismatch: RockShox Rudy XL is a 700c fork but the build is 650b. On 2 of the 31 verified forks in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.
  • Will not fiterror · ForkWheel size mismatch: RockShox Rudy XPLR (Base) is a 700c fork but the build is 650b. On 2 of the 31 verified forks in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 2 variants.

Rg wheel size, Frame. 37 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 74 verified frames each.

Rg wheel size, Fork. 3 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 31 verified forks each.

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    Rg tire fork, Fork. 10 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 31 verified forks each.

    Rg tire rim, Front Wheel. 7 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 58 verified front wheels each.

    Rg tire rim min, Front Wheel. 1 more finding from the same check, on up to 1 of the 58 verified front wheels each.

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    The checker compares the dimensions listed in what we check, and what we don’t. “No conflicts found” means no conflict among those dimensions — not a guarantee that a build works. Errors mean it won’t fit; warnings mean it works but check; infos are notes.

    $64.95 MSRP·426 to 564 g

    What the maker states

    Wheel
    Built for a 650b wheel (on 1 of 2 variants); Built for a 700c wheel (on 1 of 2 variants)
    Width
    Tire width 40 (on 1 of 2 variants); Tire width 47 (on 1 of 2 variants)
    Casing
    tcs-light casing
    Compound
    fast-rolling compound
    Tubeless
    Ready (maker-stated)

    A value shown as a set or a range differs between this model’s variants and is never one variant’s spec.

    2 verified variants

    VariantWheelWidthPrice (MSRP)WeightSourceLast checkedBuild
    BywayBuilt for a 700c wheelTire width 40$64.95426 gmaker’s page2026-07-20Build with this
    BywayBuilt for a 650b wheelTire width 47$64.95564 gmaker’s page2026-07-29Build with this
    The rest of what the maker states1 not published

    1 further field the checker looks for is not published by WTB, so we leave it blank rather than estimate it, and that check stays silent on this front tire. It is hookless approved. Each is recorded as “not stated by the maker (not checked)”.

    Source: each variant links the maker’s own page in the table above. Last checked 2026-07-20 to 2026-07-29.

    Checked against

    The checker ran this model against every verified part below that it has a slot for, the same way it checks a build in the builder. What follows is the verdict it actually produced for that specific pairing — not a recommendation, and not a guarantee any of these parts fits your own bike.

    6 of 435 counterparts with a page of their own that the checker actually probed this model against, in alphabetical order by brand and model — never by price, popularity or the verdict itself.

    Where this sits

    WTB Byway is the first model on that list.Next: WTB ExposureAll WTB tiresOpen a variant in the builder to see the ones that apply to your own parts