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Old 06-01-12, 06:21 PM
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bnqcsac
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How'd I screw this up?

Hello,

New here, just dropped a post in the intro thread and now down to business - ha! This is a noob question but I thought I'd post it here for those more familiar with cross bikes.

So I've recently purchased a 2012 Kona Jake for commuting and light off roading - or so i thought! This bike's been so much fun I can't keep it off the trails. Anyhow, I was given an Amazon gift card and thought I pick up a set of more commuter friendly tires. So these arrived in the mail today:

http://www.amazon.com/Schwalbe-Marat...8595299&sr=8-1

Apparently buying tires isn't as straight forward as I thought because these things are too large (?). The tires that came with the Jake are 700 x 33c and the Marathon's are 700x32s.

I had a feeling I should have bought something more universal online and got the tires at the LBS. So where'd I go wrong?

Thanks for any help.
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