Originally Posted by
tyrion
Lots of confusion with tire size names. 29" tire usually means a tire bigger than 2" on a 700c rim, 28" sometimes refers to tires around 2" on a 700c rim.
28" is the inch-designation that Europeans use for 700C road tires. I agree it's vague and confusing to use these contrived size names. Maybe it's to make you think it's a new and improved size so you'll buy it?