Originally Posted by
robert schlatte
... With my bike and fenders, 32mm is about as wide as I can go. It looks like the next size up in the contact is 37mm. Does anyone have these and what is their true width?
I don't have 37mm Contacts, but I do have Panaracer Pasela 700x32 on a 24mm wide rim (outside width), and they measured 30.5mm inflated to maximum 95psi.
Rim width does affect actual tire width - the wider the rim, the wider the tire. I suggest you look at some 35mm tires, they may max-out just right for your rims/bike/fenders.
How about these - they are a pretty good value:
http://classic.aebike.com/product/re...r0180-qc30.htm
http://classic.aebike.com/product/re...r0181-qc30.htm
I've read the tans weigh less and are a little more flexible than the blackwall.