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Old 11-26-19 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Salamandrine
It's weird to me that people call 26 x 1 3/8" tires "650A" now. Most mechanics would have wondered what the hell you were talking about BITD.
Agreed. I suppose I prefer "650A" since that rules out any confusion with the other 26"x1-3/8" size. "ISO 37-590" might be even better, but people definitely didn't talk like that then (right?), and it feels pedantic, here in C&V.
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