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08-31-12 | 08:20 PM

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waynesworld

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Originally Posted by E.S.

Cycle-computers only need to be adjusted for wheel diameter, not tire width.

I also noticed quite a speed difference switching from CX knobbies to slicks.

I hope you aren't saying that all tires mounted on the same 700c wheels have the same circumference (not diameter). They do not.

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