how to convert my tire size for cyclocomputer?
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how to convert my tire size for cyclocomputer?
My tire size is 700x26c
That is not a default size on my Cateye computer. And I can't figure out how to convert it into mm. These are the closest default on the computer:
700x25c = 2105 L(mm)
100x28c = 2136 L(mm)
Can anyone help me out?
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That is not a default size on my Cateye computer. And I can't figure out how to convert it into mm. These are the closest default on the computer:
700x25c = 2105 L(mm)
100x28c = 2136 L(mm)
Can anyone help me out?
Thanks
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Can you manually enter the circumference? Most computers should have that option. Just lay out a tape measure and measure how far the tire rolls with 1 revolution. Convert to mm and enter into computer. I had to do that with my friends cyclometer.
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Or Just take the diameter (in your case, 26 inches), and since the Circumference (C) is equivalent to the diameter (D) multiplied by Pie (pi) ( c= pi * d), you can figure out the circumference in inches by multiplying 26 inches by pi or 3.14159.
Apparently, there are 25.4 mm for every Inch (if my math and online unit converter is working right), so you can multiply the circumference in inches by the 25.4mm/inch, and that will give you inches.
So, if I have done my math and all else right, the total comes out to about 2075.
Apparently, there are 25.4 mm for every Inch (if my math and online unit converter is working right), so you can multiply the circumference in inches by the 25.4mm/inch, and that will give you inches.
So, if I have done my math and all else right, the total comes out to about 2075.
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700c*26 is not 26". It is 622mm+26mm+26mm=674mm*pi= 2117. But if you can't enter it manually, just go with the closest 700x25. You'll be off (2117-2105)/2117=<0.6% I think you can live with this.
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The "A" answer is to roll out your tire. Mark a line on the floor, line up your valve stem with the mark and roll your bike one tire circumference. Measure that distance in millimeters and use that value. That'll give you a real accurate answer.
The "B" answer is to interpolate between the factory numbers. In your example I'd use 2115.
The "C" answer is to use the closest suggested circumference in the computer set-up directions. Actually, to be honest, I always use the next bigger number because I want my customers to feel like they're riding a little farther and a little faster. It won't be as precise as rolling out the tire, but it'll be plenty accurate enough for any normal use.
The "B" answer is to interpolate between the factory numbers. In your example I'd use 2115.
The "C" answer is to use the closest suggested circumference in the computer set-up directions. Actually, to be honest, I always use the next bigger number because I want my customers to feel like they're riding a little farther and a little faster. It won't be as precise as rolling out the tire, but it'll be plenty accurate enough for any normal use.
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Yes I can enter it manually. I had input 2115, and that seems close enough.
Thanks so much!!!
Thanks so much!!!
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Originally Posted by tamiann
Yes I can enter it manually. I had input 2115, and that seems close enough.
Thanks so much!!!
Thanks so much!!!
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Rollouts are only accurate for a particular tire pressure and weight being carried on the wheel. the figure will also change as the rubber wears off the tire. Close is good enough.
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Originally Posted by vpiuva
700c*26 is not 26". It is 622mm+26mm+26mm=674mm*pi= 2117. But if you can't enter it manually, just go with the closest 700x25. You'll be off (2117-2105)/2117=<0.6% I think you can live with this.
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Originally Posted by AndrewP
Rollouts are only accurate for a particular tire pressure and weight being carried on the wheel. the figure will also change as the rubber wears off the tire. Close is good enough.
And if the computer sensor works off of the rear wheel there will be a bigger difference between the loaded bike and the unloaded bike.
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Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
The "C" answer is to use the closest suggested circumference in the computer set-up directions. Actually, to be honest, I always use the next bigger number because I want my customers to feel like they're riding a little farther and a little faster. It won't be as precise as rolling out the tire, but it'll be plenty accurate enough for any normal use.
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Who cares. Just use the number and re-verify with GPS or gmaps. It's not important to have millimeter accuracy only that it's consistent (within reason).
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Originally Posted by Sir Lunch-a-lot
Oh. Okay. My bad. I thought the 26 was the measure of diameter. I usually don't see tire sizes measured in this fasion. So... if you don't mind my asking, what does the 700c*26 indicate then?
a 700x20c tire would be 622+20+20=662cm in diameter.
a 700x39c tire would actually be 700cm diameter
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Originally Posted by Psydotek
700c is the wheel size, 26 is the tire width in mm i believe.
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Originally Posted by HillRider
That's funny. I use the next smaller number for my own bikes. A 700x23 is recommended by Cat-Eye at 210 cm and calculates at 209.8. I set my cyclometers at 209 because I want to be sure I've ridden at least the indicated distance.
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Myself, I just used the cyclocomputer calibration chart that Sheldon Brown has. More accurate than certain owner's manuals. (My Schwinn cyclocomputer's manual listed 27 x 1 1/4 (32-630) as 2155 mm circumference, the same as 700x32C (32-622), when it was really 2161...)
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When the only person you're trying to beat is yourself, consistancy trumps accuracy any day. Just hop on your bike and enjoy it. Give yourself some goals of riding further and faster than the month or week before if you want, and you don't need to worry too much about it.
If you want brutally honest accuracy, go get a Garmin Edge. Even GPS can be off by a bit but it'll probably be more accurate (although arguably less consistant) than a regular wheel-rotation-counting cyclometer.
If you want brutally honest accuracy, go get a Garmin Edge. Even GPS can be off by a bit but it'll probably be more accurate (although arguably less consistant) than a regular wheel-rotation-counting cyclometer.
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Originally Posted by bhtooefr
Myself, I just used the cyclocomputer calibration chart that Sheldon Brown has. More accurate than certain owner's manuals. (My Schwinn cyclocomputer's manual listed 27 x 1 1/4 (32-630) as 2155 mm circumference, the same as 700x32C (32-622), when it was really 2161...)