Thread: Tire confusion
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Old 01-09-15 | 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by skimaxpower
The short answer is "Probably yes." German bike part companies (for some reason even though they use the metric system) will call a 700c tire a 28 inch tire.

To make matters more confusing, a 29" tire goes on the same diameter wheel as a 28" tire. They're both for 700c wheels with a 622mm bead seat diameter.


ripley called: he said, "believe it or not a 27" tire needs a larger rim than a 28" or 29" tire".

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